Gov. DeWine says Ramaswamy ad blaming Acton for 2020 poll closure is inaccurate
Gov. Mike DeWine says he — not Amy Acton — ordered Ohio's 2020 primary polls closed, calling a new Ramaswamy-McColley attack ad against Acton inaccurate.
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New evidence pulls Jon Husted deeper into Ohio's $60M bribery scandal
New AP reporting adds fresh dark money documentation and previously unreported texts to the mounting evidence contradicting Sen. Jon Husted's denials.
Republican candidate for Ohio governor drops running mate 17 days before primary election
Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Heather Hill announced Saturday she is dropping running mate Stuart Moats, who called her allegations "complete lies," 17 days before the May 5 primary.
How Gary Click and Rodney Creech became Ohio GOP's toxic pair of endorsements
Republican campaigns keep scrubbing state Reps. Gary Click and Rodney Creech from their endorsements pages — then quietly restoring them. Only Sen. Jon Husted, in the tightest race of the cycle, has refused to walk away. A TiffinOhio.net analysis.
Crypto, sports betting and other interests target Ohio’s biggest political races with millions in spending
Planned outside spending echoes Ohio’s historically expensive 2024 Senate race, while new filings show sports betting and school choice money is flowing into the governor’s race.
Online gambling creates social costs — and most of the revenue leaves Ohio
3 Ohio House Republicans unveiled the Save Ohio Sports Act to restrict online betting, cap wagers, and ban credit card gambling — as data shows $533 million in Ohio betting revenue flowed out of state in 2025.
Vivek Ramaswamy mocks Amy Acton for being a childhood sex abuse survivor
GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy posted a video saying opponent Amy Acton can only "complain about what someone else did to her" — one day after his allies were condemned for shaming Acton over her documented childhood sexual abuse.
DraftKings-funded PAC backs accused sex pest Rodney Creech with ads featuring young girl
A super PAC funded by DraftKings' parent company is running Facebook ads and sending campaign mailers for state Rep. Rodney Creech — accused of climbing into bed with a minor female relative while erect and wearing only his underwear. One mailer features a young girl. His daughter says the group used family photos of children "[Creech] has not contacted or seen in years."
Gary Click voted to make it harder for Ohioans to fight unwanted development
State Rep. Gary Click voted for a budget raising Ohio's zoning referendum threshold from 15% to 35% and co-sponsored a bill investigating whether data center opposition is "foreign propaganda."
Ohio economists: Water-quality bonds good for public health, uncertain about other benefits
Gov. DeWine is pushing to put H2Ohio water-quality bonds on Ohio's November ballot after Republicans cut the program's budget by roughly 40%. A Scioto Analysis survey found economists largely agree the bonds would lower water treatment costs but are divided on broader economic benefits.
Husted campaign chair reminisced about talking to 'young girls' about sex
Jon Husted's Sandusky County campaign chair, State Rep. Gary Click, reminisced on video about talking to young girls about sex during Ohio House testimony. The same endorsement list includes Rep. Rodney Creech, accused of climbing into bed with a minor relative.
Ohio bill would codify antisemitism definition, but opponents argue it violates free speech
Ohio Senate Bill 87 seeks to define antisemitism in state law, sparking debate over free speech and protection of Jewish students and communities.
What impact is the science of reading having so far in Ohio classrooms and on college campuses?
Ohio requires science of reading instruction in all districts starting this school year, but third-grade reading scores dipped and 10 colleges were found out of compliance with teacher prep standards.
Photo of Derek Merrin with disgraced lawmaker Wes Goodman resurfaces in OH-9 GOP primary
A 2017 photo of congressional candidate Derek Merrin with disgraced former State Rep. Wes Goodman — who resigned after being caught having sex with a man in his Statehouse office — is resurfacing as Merrin runs on an anti-LGBTQ record in Ohio's 9th District.
Gary Click clashes with gun lobby leader ahead of GOP primary: He’s a 'fraud'
With weeks until the GOP primary, Rep. Gary Click and Ohio Gun Owners’ Chris Dorr trade accusations as gun policy tensions shape the District 88 race.
Firearms a leading cause of death for Ohio children, compounded by a lack of support for prevention
A new Children's Defense Fund Ohio report finds the state's child firearm death rate rose 58% between 2019 and 2024, exceeding the national rate, as federal funding for prevention programs is cut and state legislation remains stalled.
Video: Ohio GOP lawmaker Gary Click reminisces about talking to young girls about sex
In resurfaced 2023 testimony on HB 68, State Rep. Gary Click told the Ohio House Public Health Policy Committee that young girls had told him it was "very, very painful to have sex" — raising questions about when and how a former Baptist pastor was discussing sex with minors.
Ohioans react to Gary Click wanting state cameras watching kids in day care: 'Creepy'
Hundreds of Ohioans slammed HB 649 as "creepy" and "insane" after TiffinOhio.net reported the bill would give the state live camera access to every child care center. The backlash focused on cosponsors Gary Click and Rodney Creech — whose BCI investigation into alleged conduct with a minor made his involvement a lightning rod.
Gary Click's 3-bill assault on public schools started after voucher push for his church failed
Rep. Gary Click cosponsored 2 laws now costing Tiffin City Schools $1.2M annually and introduced a third bill to kill all continuing levies by 2030 — after his bid to fund his own church's private school with public dollars died 3 times.
Ohio GOP bills would put live state cameras in every child care center — with Click and Creech as cosponsors
Two Ohio House bills would mandate cameras with live state access in all child care centers, track parents via phone location data, and strip providers of appeal rights. Among the cosponsors: Reps. Gary Click and Rodney Creech.
