Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy spoke to Allen County Republicans on Friday about the United States' founding principles.
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LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Prior to President Trump's address to Congress tonight, the Allen County Democrats held a protest in response to some of his…
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose would like to see a supermajority in elections, but that requirement would only be for voter-approved amendments that are put on by the public, not by state lawmakers. For ballot issues put on by state lawmakers, like Issue One and Two in this past general election, the pass or failure would only have to reach, at least, 50%.
2022 is the year that voters in Ohio decide who will be leading the state for the next four years. Besides the highly contested race between former Dayton mayor Nan Whaley and Governor Mike DeWine for his seat, voters will also have to decide on the races for Ohio's attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, and treasurer, as well as for state representative seats. Ohio also has two statewide issues on the ballot, both would make changes to the state constitution.
The Ohio Supreme Court will be looking at a new map that was done by the Ohio Redistricting Committee that was submitted on January 22nd to the court. Any briefs were to be filed by noon today. Ohio Speaker of the House Bob Cupp says that several changes were made in larger metropolitan areas to try and meet the required political proportionality in the Ohio Constitution.
Following Congressman Jim Jordan's announcement that he would not cooperate with the January 6th Select Committee, a candidate on the Democratic side is responding. Jeff Sites is running for Ohio's 4th Congressional District as a Democrat, and says that Jim Jordan's refusal to testify is a failure to keep his oath to uphold the Constitution.
September 19 is National Constitution Day and Bluffton University honored it by bringing in a guest lecturer.