Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy advance in Ohio election for governor
Ohio’s race for governor this November is set. The Associated Press projects Republican Vivek Ramaswamy will face Democrat Amy Acton…
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In Ohio Secretary of State race, it will be Allison Russo v. Robert Sprague
The race for Ohio Secretary of State will be a competitive one this November, with state Rep. Allison Russo winning…
Sherrod Brown wins Ohio Democratic U.S. Senate primary, set to face Jon Husted in November
Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown won Tuesday’s primary for the Democratic nomination this November in a special election for an…
Click deletes election day attack on Vance ally Edwards
Gary Click deleted a primary-day Facebook attack on JD Vance ally Jay Edwards over Householder ties — but Click's own 2019 campaign ran a Facebook ad promoting HB 6.
Conditions in Haiti ‘grave’ as Supreme Court weighs allowing revoked legal status and deportation
The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing the Trump administration's move to end temporary protected status for roughly 45,000 Haitians in Ohio, as a new report warns Haiti remains one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
An Ohio court may OK fracking-waste wells despite pollution concerns
Ohio is moving to approve fracking waste wells in Washington County despite local opposition — while solar and wind projects face permit denials for the same kind of pushback.
Commissioner Bill Frankart acknowledged past false claims in deposition, report says
A new report says Seneca County Commissioner Bill Frankart acknowledged under oath that some public statements were false and went uncorrected ahead of the May 5 primary election.
Husted touts endorsement of Ohio sheriff who intimidated voters
It's at least the third controversial endorsement Husted's campaign has publicly promoted in recent months.
Top races to watch in Tuesday's Ohio primary
From House District 88 to Ohio Supreme Court, here are the top 2026 primary races to watch. Polls open Tuesday, May 5th from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Ohio’s Republican supreme court candidates make a bid to unseat 6-1 court’s only Democratic justice
Four Republican candidates in Ohio’s Supreme Court primary highlight legal experience and judicial philosophy as they compete to unseat the court’s lone Democrat.
Supreme Court won’t hear appeal in Ohio utility bribery case
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear appeals from Larry Householder and Matt Borges, upholding convictions in Ohio’s HB 6 bribery scandal tied to FirstEnergy.
Formal complaints filed against Sandusky County judge over Venmo campaign funds
A Defiance man has filed formal complaints with 2 Ohio regulatory bodies alleging Sandusky County Judge Brad Smith violated state campaign finance law by accepting campaign contributions through a personal Venmo account — allegations Smith has not addressed publicly.
Ramaswamy backed COVID 'segregation' as firm got $2.25B
Vivek Ramaswamy backed a national COVID registry that would 'segregate' Americans, while his biotech firm got $2.25B from Moderna over vaccines.
Sandusky County Judge Brad Smith took campaign cash through personal Venmo, records show
Public transaction records show Sandusky County Judge Brad Smith's personal Venmo account received payments labeled as campaign contributions — a practice Ohio law requires be conducted through a separate, campaign-dedicated account.
Ohio Supreme Court reverses PUCO decision, finds utility resellers are utilities under state law
The Ohio Supreme Court reversed a state regulators' decision, ruling that third-party submetering companies supplying electricity to apartment tenants must be treated as utilities — sending the case back to the Public Utilities Commission and intensifying a legislative battle over consumer protections.
Ohio Supreme Court rules against parental rights for woman in same-sex custody case
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a woman has no legal parenting rights to children born to her former same-sex partner, rejecting a lower court's "would-have-been-married" standard as an impossible legal test.
Ohio Gun Owners drops Gary Click to F rating days before primary
Ohio Gun Owners downgraded State Rep. Gary Click from a C-minus to an F rating Thursday, citing what the organization calls unreturned campaign contributions from gun-control lobbyists — a last-minute blow 5 days before the May 5 Republican primary.
Gary Click paid nonprofit dues 910 days late, former president says
The former president of a Fremont nonprofit accused Rep. Gary Click of joining the child abuse prevention group for political gain and paying his dues 910 days late.
Beth Tischler rates Jon Ickes '9 out of 10' as he faces discipline for n-word, child rape trial texts
Sandusky County Prosecutor Beth Tischler rated Judge Jon Ickes a 9 out of 10 in disciplinary proceedings that found he repeatedly called an 18-month-old rape victim's case the "baby cocksucker case," used the n-word in the courthouse within earshot of a Black defendant, and sent sexual texts to staff during the trial.
Ohio data center ban advocates are trying to get 413,000 signatures by July 1
A volunteer-driven effort to ban large data centers in Ohio needs more than 413,000 signatures across 44 counties by July 1 — organizers say they're confident they'll make it.
