Statehouse and Around Ohio
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Ohio Secretary of State says he didn’t call for Supreme Court chief’s ouster
(Photo by Susan Tebben, OCJ.) BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose on Tuesday denied that he had called for the impeachment of Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor after she had repeatedly ruled against LaRose and the rest of her fellow Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission. LaRose’s comments come…
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Early voting starts today. Here are the basics
Getty Images photo of voters in line. BY: JAKE ZUCKERMAN – Ohio Capital Journal Despite drawn out legal battles over district lines for state legislative and U.S. House seats, yes, there’s still a May 3 primary in Ohio. Monday was the final day to register to vote in time to participate in the May 3 primary. Early voting…
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LaRose would ‘be fine with’ chief justice’s impeachment over redistricting rulings
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose talks to reporters. (Photo by Susan Tebben, OCJ.) Ohio elections chief says O’Connor ‘violated her oath’ by rejecting GOP-drawn districts BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose on Friday said he “certainly wouldn’t oppose it” if the legislature impeached Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor…
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Ohio Supreme Court denies Dem request to change primary
State Sen. Vernon Sykes, D-Akron, speaks with press alongside House Minority Leader Allison Russo in a February press conference. (Photo: Susan Tebben, OCJ) BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal Democrats weren’t successful in convincing the Ohio Supreme Court to change the May 3 primary date, according to a Thursday afternoon filing. The motion was filed by House…
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Legal mediators added to the Ohio redistricting fold
House Speaker and Ohio Redistricting Commission co-chair Bob Cupp, center seated, speaks with House Minority Leader Allison Russo, right seated, as fellow co-chair state Sen. Vernon Sykes looks on. The ORC agreed to hire two outside mapmakers to assist in the process of legislative redistrict after a third set of maps was struck down by…
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Ohio Republican Senate candidate forum devolves into near fight
Mike Gibbons, left, and Josh Mandel, right, have a heated exchange. Photo by Nick Evans, OCJ. BY: NICK EVANS – Ohio Capital Journal The leading candidates for the Ohio Republican U.S. Senate nomination met in Gahanna Friday. Two of them nearly came to blows. The candidate forum hosted by FreedomWorks didn’t make it through opening statements before former…
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Both FirstEnergy and its shareholders seek secrecy around company’s bribes
BY: JAKE ZUCKERMAN – Ohio Capital Journal Both FirstEnergy Corp. and its shareholders argued to a federal judge that they shouldn’t be forced to publicly disclose which executives ordered the payment of political bribes that the company admitted to in a related criminal case. The two parties are awaiting judicial approval of a proposed settlement from a derivative lawsuit filed…
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Ohio Medicaid preaches transparency, withholds watchdog reports
BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Medicaid director Maureen Corcoran often stresses the importance of transparency in delivering $35 billion worth of health care each year to Ohio’s poor and disabled. But in response to an open-records request, the department last week refused to provide copies of key, federally required reports meant to ensure that its biggest contractors aren’t…
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House GOP leader on Justice Maureen O’Connor impeachment: ‘All options are on the table’
BY: JAKE ZUCKERMAN AND NICK EVANS – Ohio Capital Journal Columbus, Ohio – A ranking House Republican left open the possibility of impeaching the chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, which this week rejected Republicans’ third proposed legislative redistricting map. During a private GOP caucus phone call Thursday, House Majority Leader Bill Seitz and Rep. Jon Cross voiced support…
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PERMITLESS CARRY, A TOP NRA PRIORITY, ADVANCING ACROSS Ohio and COUNTRY DESPITE WIDESPREAD OPPOSITION
EDITORIAL, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around OhioIf the gun lobby gets its way, more than half the country will have permitless carry laws in place by the end of 2022. Just in the past week, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Alabama Governor Kay Ivey sided with the gun lobby and signed new permitless carry bills into law, ignoring widespread opposition from…
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