The impact Joyce Kale-Pesta had on Mahoning County elections and politics was remarkable and will remain with us long after her recent death. I was fortunate to know Kale-Pesta for the past 25 years, covering politics in the Mahoning Valley. Long before I came to this area, Kale-Pesta ...

The biggest takeaway from the Mahoning County Republican Party Lincoln Day dinner, headlined by Vivek Ramaswamy, and the town hall with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is that this area is not lacking in political enthusiasm. This is the case even though the presidential election was five months ago, ...

Democrat Bill O’Neill, a former Ohio Supreme Court justice, faces an uphill battle next year when he challenges U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce for the 14th Congressional District seat. O’Neill, a Chagrin Falls Democrat, is no stranger to voters — particularly in this congressional district — as ...

Throughout his political career, Democrat Sherrod Brown has talked about the “dignity of work.” So it came as little surprise that Brown recently announced the creation of the Dignity of Work Institute, which will focus on empowering and growing the middle class. But Brown also is a ...

Lieutenant governors in Ohio typically run a state agency in addition to being a close adviser to the governor because the actual responsibilities of the position are minimal. The Ohio Constitution states: “The lieutenant governor shall perform such duties in the executive department as are ...

While this was the first State of the State address for Tex Fischer, R-Boardman, and David Thomas, R-Jefferson, as Ohio House members, the two said they knew what to expect from Gov. Mike DeWine. “The governor was going to emphasize education, workforce and career tech and try to sell for ...