DeWine cannot run for reelection in 2026 because of term limits. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted planned to run as DeWine's successor, but Husted recently accepted DeWine's appointment to the U.S. Senate, replacing Vice President JD Vance.

Ready to party? Heck, yeah ... constitutionally) fund Ohio’s public schools. (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.)

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.

Senate Republicans want to scale back Ohio’s voter-backed recreational marijuana program—cutting home grow limits, raising taxes, lowering potency and shifting revenue away from social equity programs.

A political group aimed at supporting LGBTQ+ Ohioans says 46 members of the minority community ran for elected office across the state in the last two general

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken is headed to the Statehouse. Timken, who unsuccessfully ran to be a U.S. Senator, will instead replace state Sen. Kirk Schuring in the Ohio Senate.

Fresh off of his unexpected departure from President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy has set his sights on becoming governor of Ohio, his home state.

Republican Ohio Auditor Keith Faber has launched a bid for state attorney general. His announcement Monday came as elections for Ohio's five open statewide elective offices began ramping up.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Next year’s competitive elections for Ohio’s five open statewide offices ramped up further on Monday, as Republican Auditor Keith Faber entered the race for attorney ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Republican lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 1, the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act, Monday at the Statehouse. They say it will ensure academic excellence on Ohio's ...

The proposal would link capital punishment repeal with prohibitions on state funding for abortion or physician-assisted suicide.

Republican Jane Timken was selected to fill vacancy in the Ohio Senate. She plans to focus on economic development and making Ohio a "top-tier state."