Sketchy dealings: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed consumer protection lawsuits against two central Ohio automobile dealers, Shahid Meighan of The Columbus Dispatch reports. They’re accused of altering odometer readings, failing to turn over titles to dozens of customers who purchased vehicles, and other violations.

Ready to party? Heck, yeah. In charge ... (The plan’s architects: Former Ohio House Speaker Robert R. Cupp, a Lima Republican, and former Rep. John Patterson, a Democrat from Ashtabula County’s Jefferson.) Cupp-Patterson, backed by school-funding ...

Former Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken has been appointed to an open seat in the state Senate. The Northeast Ohio district has been without representation since Kirk Schuring, the three-decade-long serving legislator,

The new House Speaker, cousin to the Senate bill sponsor, is more receptive to tightening Ohio’s marijuana law, and Republicans could fast track SB 56—whether Democrats like it or not. Democrats picked up a few seats in both legislative chambers, but Republicans still hold overwhelming majorities.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the viewing area in Emancipation Hall following the 2025 Presidential Inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. Standing behind Trump are from left, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., his wife, Kelly Johnson, House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La. and his wife, Jennifer Scalise.

The Cincinnati-born Timken, who is now based in Canton, will replace the late Kirk Schuring, a Jackson Township Republican who died of cancer last November.

Republican Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday that he is running to be the next governor of Ohio — wedging the news between the departure from the race of a top rival and the expected entry as soon as next week of a new one.

"Ohio is not just the place that made me who I am. I think Ohio is the Republican Party of today and the Republican Party of the future," he added. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Vance's mom Beverly Aikins, Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court Sharon ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis criticized members of his own party for refusing to hold a special session to help implement President Donald Trump 's immigration policies. In a post and video shared on social media, DeSantis accused Florida Republicans of putting forward a "substantially weaker" legislative proposal.

Ramaswamy, who travels with his own small security detail, was again swarmed the same evening during a black-tie inaugural ball in Washington sponsored by the Ohio Republican Party. Ramaswamy will ...

After a false start last year, a state board is slated to vote Monday on extending JobsOhio’s lease of state liquor profits for an additional 15 years.