Marilou Johanek is an award-winning journalist and columnist with decades of experience covering Ohio politics and policy. Her sharp commentary and analysis illuminate the forces shaping our democracy.
A commentary on rising economic hardship, Trump-era policies, and the growing fight to protect democracy and civil liberties in Ohio and across the U.S.
Ohio Republicans advanced Senate Bill 50 to let 14- and 15-year-olds work later hours for lower wages, sparking criticism that the measure prioritizes business interests over children’s safety, education, and long-standing labor protections.
Ohio Republicans are pushing Trump-style election restrictions that would toss out thousands of legitimate mail-in ballots and make voting harder for many Ohioans. SB 293 and SB 153, modeled after Trump’s executive order, would strip away safeguards and feed false narratives about election fraud — all while Ohio’s leaders march in lockstep with Trump World.
Betrayal can be dressed up as bipartisan or best-case scenario, but it is still betrayal. Ohio Republicans picked off two more congressional districts to gerrymander, in defiance of the Ohio…
Silver linings are so rare in the grim story being written on the death watch of self-governance in Ohio and our democratic republic writ large that any glimmer of hope…
Never forget that the Ohioan who is a heartbeat away from the presidency — and champing at the bit to replace the aging, increasingly incoherent incumbent — said he makes…
They are aiding and abetting a train wreck coming straight for us. Ohio Republicans in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate own the damage being done to constituents whose federal…
“No comment.” That’s all Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said and walked away. Only at the tail end of DeWine’s press conference last Friday, to announce Lt. Gov. Jon Husted as…
The 39-year-old from Cincinnati, rocking a pretentious pompadour, got carried away with himself last week. Vivek Ramaswamy presumed his sizable net worth, amassed from biotech and financial investments, and his…
Funny how Republicans running red states have done a 180 on indoctrination of students in public schools — as long as it’s Bible-based indoctrination. Ohio appears on the verge of…
A week from now it will be over. Except for the voting, the counting of ballots and the nail-biting, the 2024 campaign season will be history. Turnout will determine outcome.…
And so, it begins. In-person early voting and absentee voting by mail — from Tuesday, Oct. 8 through Sunday, Nov. 3 — is now officially underway in Ohio. Even before…
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