Ohio Justice Pat DeWine won’t recuse himself from gerrymandering cases involving his dad
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is a defendant in three lawsuits challenging Ohio’s district maps.
By Matt Cohen - August 29, 2022Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is a defendant in three lawsuits challenging Ohio’s district maps.
By Matt Cohen - August 29, 2022Justice Pat DeWine has refused to recuse himself from cases that directly involve his father, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.
By Matt Cohen - July 05, 2022The Ohio Legislature has passed a bill that would cut the required firearms training time for teachers who want to carry guns on school grounds.
By Emily Singer - June 02, 2022‘The evidence in these cases makes clear beyond all doubt that the General Assembly did not heed the clarion call sent by Ohio voters to stop political gerrymandering,’ the Ohio court said.
By Josh Israel - January 14, 2022Ohio’s three biggest cities are all experiencing problems with homicides, but resources were used to deploy law enforcement to Texas.
By Oliver Willis - September 09, 2021Republicans are in the middle of a campaign attacking President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.
By Oliver Willis - July 07, 2021Older people are sharing their memories of the polio era with young people as a lesson of hope for emergence from COVID-19.
By Associated Press - June 12, 2021Florida’s GOP governor will hold open an overwhelmingly Democratic U.S. House seat for eight months, depriving Democrats of a seat while they hold a narrow majority.
By Emily Singer - May 05, 2021‘No more kneeling and social media posts — we’ve had enough of the performative acts. Real police reform is needed now,’ said state Sen. Steven Bradford of California.
By Associated Press - April 25, 2021Gov. Mike DeWine is one of few Republican governors to implement a mask mandate and other coronavirus restrictions.
By Emily Singer - December 01, 2020For a Republican, challenging Trump’s false claims of election fraud can be a risky move.
By Donna Provencher - November 23, 2020The alleged $60 million bribery scheme could cause political fallout for Republicans in Ohio.
By Associated Press - July 22, 2020A new study confirms that ‘restrictive policies do not improve reproductive health.’
By Lisa Needham - May 28, 2020Democratic governors in those states face lawsuits, legislation, and other moves by Republicans trying to seize control of the response to the virus.
By Associated Press - May 11, 2020The state is encouraging employers to report workers who do not come back to reopened jobs out of fear of the coronavirus.
By Emily Singer - May 05, 2020‘Life comes with some level of risk and it should be our choice to determine how we assess that risk as free citizens,’ Ohio state Rep. Nino Vitale wrote to Gov. Mike DeWine.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 20, 2020Gov. Mike DeWine said he does not have the power to order the change, so affected voters will file a lawsuit asking a judge to do it instead.
By Associated Press - March 16, 2020Gov. Mike DeWine promised to ‘do something’ after a deadly shooting earlier this year. Now he’s reversing course.
By Josh Israel - October 07, 2019Republicans in Ohio want to alter education curriculum to push their own agenda.
By Oliver Willis - July 09, 2019