When it comes to redistricting, Gov. Mike DeWine is clear he wants nothing to do with it, but the fact is he has no choice. DeWine sits on the seven-member Ohio Redistricting Commission that will convene at some point this year to approve state legislative maps and possibly a congressional ...

Former Congressman Tim Ryan’s new job as a member of the two-person leadership council of Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future, an organizations that promotes natural gas as clean energy, raised eyebrows from some environmentalists and fellow Democrats. Dave Scott, a former Sierra Club ...

Mike DeWine has spent most of his adult life in politics, but this four-year term as governor is likely his last. Asked during a recent interview if 2022 was his final campaign, DeWine said: “You never want to say last, but I don’t have any plans to do anything as far as elected office ...

Gov. Mike DeWine hit the right notes on several priorities in his State of the State address, legislators from the Mahoning Valley said, but how many of them will survive scrutiny and be funded after review by the General Assembly? During last year’s State of the State, DeWine listed ...

Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Sandra O'Brien, whose district includes all of Trumbull County, would make significant changes to school funding by providing public dollars for students to attend private schools. While it's probable the bill eventually will pass in the state Senate, it ...

State Sen. Matt Dolan learned a lot during his unsuccessful bid last year for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. One is that support from former President Donald Trump means much in the party’s primary. Dolan of Chagrin Falls didn’t seek Trump’s endorsement and wouldn’t have ...