With new raises coming to their pockets, Statehouse leaders are far more prepared to ready to party than do the people's business.

Ohio Republican leadership is doubling down on their threat to cut public school spending, calling the continuation of the current funding plan a "fantasy."

Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman, who just a month ago said he wanted to drastically change the state's marijuana law, has seemingly had a change of heart.

New Ohio House speaker backs school choice, lowering the state's income tax and limiting access to legal marijuana approved by voters in 2023.

Ohio Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou declared that Ohio is no longer a swing state during a special event held in Fremont by the Sandusky County Republican Party. Triantafilou attributed Republican successes in the last election to continued party unity, from the Ohio Statehouse to the U.S. Congress and the presidency.

Ohio Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou ... followed by Republican wins in Columbus that led to multiple years with super-majorities. “We have the power. Ohioans have entrusted us ...

Still, there’s some doubt the 136th General Assembly will fully fund the multiyear, bipartisan Cupp-Patterson school funding compromise, and might boost other priorities, instead. For example, Speaker Matt Huffman is maybe the Statehouse’s No.

Jerry Dobbins remembers a young Vance growing up in Middletown, decades before he would be sworn in as vice president. Dobbins lived two doors down from Vance's grandmother − affectionately known as "Mamaw" − and he called her a "tough bird" who pushed her grandson to do well and stay out of trouble.

Democrats meet Saturday to pick party leaders for the coming two years. Five candidates vie for the role of chair, among calls to reboot the party.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Governor Mike DeWine has tapped his Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill J.D. Vance’s seat in the United States Senate.