Max Miller ad misrepresents Poindexter’s positions on taxes, health care
Poindexter's actual record shows support for modest local levies funding libraries and a hospital now facing Medicaid cuts Miller backed in Congress.
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FBI’s Patel dodges questions on election interference at rambunctious US Senate hearing
Booker called Patel an incompetent lackey, Grassley told him to shut up, and Patel wouldn't rule out sending FBI agents to Michigan polling sites.
Poll finds voters favor US Senate candidates with plan for averting Social Security cut
Nearly three-quarters of swing-state voters back a new payroll tax on income above $184,500 to head off a 22% benefit cut hitting in 2032.
Why did Gary Click quietly leave his church? Months later, voters still don't have a clear answer
Rep. Gary Click called the transition "very public" when challenged but has not identified any announcement from March 2025, when he says he stepped down.
Ohio Supreme Court fast-tracks lawsuit seeking to remove Caleb Stidham from House District 89 ballot
The challenge targets the closed Republican committee meeting where Stidham participated in the 4-2 vote that made him the replacement nominee. Secretary of State Frank LaRose and the Erie County Board of Elections must answer the lawsuit by Thursday.
How Ohio college students can register to vote on campus or back home
Though potential changes around voting by mail have sparked confusion ahead of the Nov. 3 election, nothing is changing about voting in Ohio. Residents have until Oct. 5 to complete or update their voter registration.
US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Kavanaugh's concurrence says the rule may be legal but too rushed for the midterms, while dissenters Thomas and Alito say it should stand for now.
U.S. Senate Dems disclose Trump administration operation dug through state voter rolls
A whistleblower says DHS agents impersonated voters and faced quotas of five checks per hour, sometimes flagging U.S. citizens due to faulty data.
AIPAC backed Jon Husted with nearly $550K; Sherrod Brown got none
More than $538,000 in individual donations were routed to Husted through AIPAC's fundraising network, while AIPAC's PAC gave him another $5,000. Federal records reviewed for Brown show no comparable AIPAC money.
Suspended Sandusky County judge stays on ballot; Ohio justice says he is ineligible to hold office
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled it cannot remove Jon Ickes from the November ballot after his law license was suspended for two years, exposing a gap in state election law that could leave voters choosing a candidate who cannot serve.
Husted political committee got nearly $500K from a bank he worked for while in office
Ohio's ethics law exempts campaign cash from conflict-of-interest rules, but Common Cause calls Heartland Bank's donations to Husted nearly legalized bribery.
Data centers are on the November ballot in these 18 Ohio communities
One petition organizer in Piqua turned health fears from a battery plant into a mayoral recall bid after Meta proposed a 1,400-megawatt facility there.
Jon Husted political director out over Nazi SS photo, second campaign exit in two months
Woytek's firing marks the second Husted staffer to depart after journalists, not the campaign, surfaced damaging information it apparently never vetted.
Wood County residents rally against Jon Husted as $800 million Meta data center rises near Bowling Green
The Republican senator spent years championing Ohio’s data center buildout. At a Bowling Green rally this week, residents pointed to rising electric bills and accused Husted of helping create a problem he is now trying to rein in.
Vance blasts Dem ‘crazies’ in convention speech seen as possible 2028 audition
The DNC's Kendall Witmer called Vance Trump's most loyal puppet, as the Ohioan wove tributes to Charlie Kirk and his newborn son into the Dallas speech.
Bipartisan lawmakers urge Ohio Dep. of Transportation to halt, revoke Flock permits
Columbus paused its Flock program after an audit found an officer searched one plate 272 times, fueling gubernatorial candidates' shifting stances on the cameras.
Trump doesn’t have the power to limit mail-in voting, lawmakers tell US Supreme Court
A whistleblower says the rushed verification portal has bugs that could reject valid ballots, with midterms weeks away and a ruling pending.
'Vivek is here to SELL US OUT': Parts of the Republican base still aren't buying into Ramaswamy's governor bid
Former primary rival Casey Putsch says he won't support Ramaswamy, while months of confrontations with conservative voters reveal persistent fractures on the right.
Man accused of lunging toward Ohio Democrat Amy Acton to be arraigned in Mahoning County
Patrick Havas was found carrying a taser, two pistols and brass knuckles, and is related to a Husted campaign chair who resigned over a past sex offense.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow Postal Service vote-by-mail rule
A federal judge called the rule unconstitutional days before ballots began mailing, setting up an emergency Supreme Court fight over Congress and states election powers.
