Statehouse and Around Ohio
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Ohio’s U.S. Senate nominees clash in final debate
Ohio U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Tim Ryan, left, and Republican candidate J.D. Vance, right. Screenshot courtesy of WFMJ broadcast of debate in Youngstown on Oct. 17, 2022. BY: NICK EVANS – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio’s U.S. Senate nominees met Monday in a contentious, final debate of the campaign. Polling has continued to show a dead heat within margins of error…
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Despite reports of harm, DeWine refuses comment on abortion ban law
BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal With Gov. Mike DeWine’s blessing, Ohio is in court, fighting to reimpose strict abortion regulations under a law he signed in 2019. But he’s refusing to publicly comment on the numerous stories of suffering it caused during the 11 weeks it was enforced. The law DeWine signed, Senate Bill 23, bans…
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Ohio Republican group urges GOP, swing voters to reject J.D. Vance
Former Cincinnati Councilmember and Hamilton County Commissioner Phil Heimlich is part of a coalition of Ohio Republicans encouraging voters to reject Trump-aligned candidates like J.D. Vance. BY: NICK EVANS – Ohio Capital Journal With November’s election looming, a group of Republicans are hitting the campaign trail this week. But instead of stumping for the GOP, they’ll be encouraging…
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A “Women’s Wave” happened Sunday in Loveland
Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, Loveland Magazine TV, News, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around Ohioby David Miller Loveland, Ohio – Adults and children from across the tri-state gathered in Nisbet Park along the Little Miami River in Historic Downtown on a sunny and warm Fall Sunday afternoon to be part of a “Women’s Wave” of activists out to change the course of voting patterns in our community. After speeches,…
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Pat Furterer inducted into Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame
Art and Culture, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around OhioColumbus, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Aging inducted 15 older Ohioans, including Loveland, resident Pat Furterer into the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame in a special ceremony in the Statehouse Atrium on Wednesday, Sept. 14. This year’s inductees range in age from 66 to 101. The citizens were honored because, “Their stories are compelling and…
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Two Ohio lawmakers want to prohibit paying people with disabilities less than minimum wage
BY: NICK EVANS – Ohio Capital Journal State Rep. Brigid Kelly, D-Cincinnati. Photo from Ohio House website. Thanks to a 2006 constitutional amendment, Ohio’s minimum wage will increase from $9.30 to $10.10 next January. Two Democratic state lawmakers want to make sure all of the state’s minimum wage workers get that raise. Under current state law, employers…
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COVID deniers take vandalism case to Ohio Supreme Court
Photos from court documents of stickers placed on the Plain City Public Library. BY: JAKE ZUCKERMAN – Ohio Capital Journal The Plain City Public Library asked her to leave in January 2021 for repeatedly refusing to wear her mask, as was state policy at the time. Court records indicate Julie Dean’s “unruly behavior had been a continual issue…
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GOP mum, Majewski irate after AP story questions his characterization of military record
Still from the music video for “Lets Go Brandon Save America” featuring J360, Savannah Craven and Ohio GOP congressional candidate J.R. Majewski. BY: NICK EVANS – Ohio Capital Journal Republicans are holding their tongues after the Associated Press published a story indicating GOP congressional nominee J.R. Majewski exaggerated his service record. Majewski himself is lashing out at the AP, threatening…
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Affidavits: More pregnant minors who were raped denied Ohio abortions
Documents describe dozens of painful situations under Ohio abortion restrictions BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal At least two more minors made pregnant by sexual assault were forced to leave Ohio to avoid having their rapists’ babies, according to sworn affidavits filed by abortion providers. The affidavits were filed in Cincinnati as part of a lawsuit aimed…
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GOP officials and a collegiate political scandal could nix Dem’s ballot slot in SE Ohio
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose talks to reporters. (Photo by Susan Tebben, OCJ.) BY: JAKE ZUCKERMAN – Ohio Capital Journal The story of the ballot fight includes a scandal in Ohio University’s Student Senate, a primary election delayed by Ohio’s messy redistricting clash, a Democrat’s resignation after winning an uncontested race, and some of the finer points…
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