COLUMBUS — Elements of Gov. John Kasich’s ambitious policy agenda have whisked so quickly through the Ohio Legislature this month that fellow Republicans, Democrats and sidelined witnesses alike grumbled at the pace.
COLUMBUS — Leaders in the Ohio House delayed a vote Wednesday night on a contentious measure that would repeal a new election law that reduces early voting opportunities in the presidential battleground state.
COLUMBUS — Ohio House Democrats said Monday they will introduce an amendment to the governor’s sweeping mid-biennium review that will use surplus taxpayer money to offset budget cuts to schools and local police and fire services.
COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. John Kasich plans to unveil a new energy policy this week that could deliver a personal income-tax cut by taxing certain resources extracted through a new form of oil and gas drilling, according to published reports.
COLUMBUS — The successful campaign to repeal Ohio’s collective bargaining law last fall has drawn teachers and other public workers into Democratic primary races across the state as the party tries to regain seats in the Republican-dominated Legislature that passed the measure.
The mock convention took on a double meaning at Ohio Wesleyan University this weekend, as the campus with a liberal reputation simulated the Republican nomination process.
COLUMBUS — Public documents released Monday by voter advocates show representatives of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and operatives at the National Republican Congressional Committee were central in drawing the state’s disputed congressional map.
COLUMBUS — Unionized teachers and retirees, local government officials, and veterans are among public workers running for office in an effort by Ohio Democrats to take control of the state House after a successful fall campaign to repeal a collective bargaining overhaul championed by Gov. John Kasich and fellow Republicans.