Ohio lawmakers to drop DeWine’s ‘sin tax’ hikes from budget plan, add $600M in Browns stadium bonds
Lawmakers are preparing to dump Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed tax hikes on cigarettes, marijuana, and sports gambling, as well as advance a plan to issue $600 million in bonds for a new Cleveland Browns ...
Ohio members of Congress split on government funding bill as shutdown deadline looms
Ohio's Republicans back a measure to extend spending through the end of September, while Democrats argue it hurts communities and empowers Donald Trump and Elon Musk ...
Lawmakers push to relocate NASA headquarters to Ohio
A group of Ohio lawmakers is calling for NASA’s headquarters to be relocated from Washington, D.C. to Cleveland, arguing that the move would improve efficiency and cut costs, and aligning ...
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Tressel gets new playbook
Gov. Mike DeWine is handing Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, a former Youngstown State University and Ohio State University football coach, a new playbook. During Wednesday’s State of the State address, DeWine ...
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Opinion – Bill Straub: Thomas Massie, brushing aside Trump’s threats, stands ground in true ‘Massie’ fashion
Rep. Thomas Massie is the sort of guy who drives the wrong way down a one-way street simply because he wants to. This time ...
Elon Musk’s paranoid conspiracy theory about Social Security, explained
Pinned to the top of Elon Musk’s X account is a six-minute clip of his recent three-hour interview with the podcaster Joe ...
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Ohio lawmakers eyeing property tax relief in state budget and beyond
Major changes aimed at property owners digesting a historic increase in their tax bills still could be months or years away.
House Democrats bash Senate colleagues for backing GOP spending bill: ‘Huge slap in the face’
House Democrats are furious at their fellow Democrats in the Senate for supporting a Republican spending bill, saying Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other aisle-hopping senators are ...
Senate Democrats refuse to go along with GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears
A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that ...
Democrats look to save face in shutdown battle
Senate Democrats say privately that they will not allow the government to shut down Saturday, despite growing pressure from activists and liberal lawmakers who want them to kill a GOP-crafted ...
Trump administration withdraws CDC director nomination just before Senate hearing
The Republican-controlled Senate health committee announced Thursday morning that it was canceling a planned hearing on ...