Even before he officially joined the governor’s race, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy had all of the momentum on his side. While the biotech entrepreneur and short-lived presidential candidate has never held elected office before, he was seen as the 2026 gubernatorial front-runner before his ...

A proposal to take away the funding revenue stream for communities with adult recreational marijuana dispensaries located there was pulled from a bill, but the state Legislature is still expected to move ahead with other major changes to the law. Also, just because the funding for communities ...

Before Gov. Mike DeWine met with Jim Tressel on Feb. 1, he already made up his mind to offer the former football coach and retired Youngstown State University president the opportunity to be his lieutenant governor. A little more than 48 hours after DeWine announced Monday that Tressel, a ...

Covering visits from presidents and vice presidents — or those running for those offices — can be exhausting. It’s not the actual events that are difficult, but the hoops journalists often have to jump through primarily before it that make it so challenging. I learned last Friday that ...

The Republican candidates for next year’s statewide races are starting to come into focus. U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, the former lieutenant governor appointed to Congress’ upper chamber by Gov. Mike DeWine, will seek election to the seat next year. Husted will have to run again in 2028 for a ...

Hardly anyone, including Jon Husted, pictured him as a U.S. senator. But the Republican, who has eyed the Ohio governor’s seat for many years, just couldn’t pass up the opportunity. Husted, lieutenant governor for the past six years, gave the vice-presidential nominating speech for J.D. ...