Andrew Tobias
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The development sets up a likely matchup next year between Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy. Gov. Mike DeWine is term-limited and can’t run for reelection.
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Democrat Tim Ryan passes on running in Ohio governor's race - Signal Ohio
The development sets up a likely matchup between Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in next year's Ohio governor's race.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The development sets up a likely matchup next year between Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy. Gov. Mike DeWine is term-limited and can’t run for reelection.
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The fate of three swing seats held by Democrats — and control of Congress — could hinge on how Republicans redraw Ohio’s map and whether Democrats can rally voters to overturn it.
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Ohio redistricting talks continue as Democrats threaten map repeal
Republicans are preparing to help themselves add extra seats in Congress while Democrats are ramping up a threatened referendum campaign.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The fate of three swing seats held by Democrats — and control of Congress — could hinge on how Republicans redraw Ohio’s map and whether Democrats can rally voters to overturn it.
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NEW: In a letter to Republican Party officials, Second District Court of Appeals Judge Ron Lewis, who’s facing some internal backlash over a decade-old tax related issue, cited a lack of unity among party insiders.
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Ohio Supreme Court candidate no longer seeking GOP endorsement, despite winning ‘pre-vote’ - Signal Ohio
Ron Lewis, who’s facing some internal backlash over a decade-old tax related issue, cited a lack of party unity in letter to GOP insiders.
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August 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
NEW: In a letter to Republican Party officials, Second District Court of Appeals Judge Ron Lewis, who’s facing some internal backlash over a decade-old tax related issue, cited a lack of unity among party insiders.
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Inbox: Former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, the 2022 Democratic nominee for governor, has endorsed Amy Acton for governor in next year's election.
August 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Inbox: Former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, the 2022 Democratic nominee for governor, has endorsed Amy Acton for governor in next year's election.
Ohio Supreme Court justice ends bid to run for Democratic colleague’s seat after GOP panel backs rival
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Ohio Supreme Court justice ends bid to run for Democratic colleague’s seat after GOP panel backs rival - Signal Ohio
Had he won next year's election, Republican Justice Pat Fischer would have been able to put off mandatory retirement for four more years.
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August 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Ohio Supreme Court justice ends bid to run for Democratic colleague’s seat after GOP panel backs rival
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“I would think sundial.”
“‘Kay.”
“‘Kay.”
So here's the discussion where John Kruk asks Tom McCarthy how the person who invented the first clock knew what time it was
August 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
“I would think sundial.”
“‘Kay.”
“‘Kay.”
The initiative foundered following the 2022 election in the face of opposition from Republicans, local judges.
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Vivek Ramaswamy considers reviving Ohio sentencing database
Vivek Ramaswamy floated reviving the database, which was a key issue in the 2022 Ohio Supreme Court races, during a recent campaign event.
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August 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The initiative foundered following the 2022 election in the face of opposition from Republicans, local judges.
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Sherrod Brown says he didn’t plan to run for office again. But it turns out that’s exactly what he’s doing nine months after he lost his U.S. Senate seat in November last year.
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Ohio' Sherrod-Brown- launches 2026. U.S. Senate bid
Brown said he's watched the last eight months with alarm and could no longer sit by without trying to change Washington politics.
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August 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Sherrod Brown says he didn’t plan to run for office again. But it turns out that’s exactly what he’s doing nine months after he lost his U.S. Senate seat in November last year.
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“These fundraising numbers show that the momentum behind Vivek’s campaign to turn Ohio into a state of excellence is massive,” said Andy Surbian, chief strategist to the pro-Ramaswamy Super PAC.
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Billionaire makes huge contribution to political group backing Ohio GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy - Signal Ohio
Jeff Yass's $10 million contribution to a pro-Ramaswamy Super PAC is the latest example of a billionaire helping fund a Republican Ohio political campaign.
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July 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“These fundraising numbers show that the momentum behind Vivek’s campaign to turn Ohio into a state of excellence is massive,” said Andy Surbian, chief strategist to the pro-Ramaswamy Super PAC.
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Billionaire makes huge contribution to political group backing Ohio GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy
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July 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Billionaire makes huge contribution to political group backing Ohio GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy
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The long-considered ‘Flight Path’ project got $1.5 million in federal funding two years ago. But Dayton officials say Norfolk Southern has doubled its asking price for the abandoned track to more than $7 million.
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Dayton bike path stalled by Norfolk Southern's price of old rail
The 'Flight Path' project got $1.5 million in federal funding two years ago. But Dayton officials say Norfolk Southern double its price.
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July 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The long-considered ‘Flight Path’ project got $1.5 million in federal funding two years ago. But Dayton officials say Norfolk Southern has doubled its asking price for the abandoned track to more than $7 million.
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Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and other Republicans on the Ohio Ballot Board said the new anti-discrimination protections and the proposed repeal of the same-sex marriage ban were two separate topics.
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Ohio Republicans split LBGTQ rights proposal over gay marriage
The Ohio Ballot Board said proposed anti-discrimination protections and the proposed repeal of the same-sex marriage ban were separate topics.
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July 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and other Republicans on the Ohio Ballot Board said the new anti-discrimination protections and the proposed repeal of the same-sex marriage ban were two separate topics.
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Gov. Mike DeWine uses budget vetoes to help schools, libraries and some on Medicaid
DeWine sides with schools, libraries, Browns while signing budget
DeWine kept many GOP priorities, including a tax cut for the state’s top one-fifth of earners and $600 million for the Cleveland Browns.
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July 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Gov. Mike DeWine uses budget vetoes to help schools, libraries and some on Medicaid
Gov. Mike DeWine uses budget vetoes to help schools, libraries and some on Medicaid
DeWine sides with schools, libraries, Browns while signing budget
DeWine kept many GOP priorities, including a tax cut for the state’s top one-fifth of earners and $600 million for the Cleveland Browns.
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July 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Gov. Mike DeWine uses budget vetoes to help schools, libraries and some on Medicaid
Ohio lawmakers have promised to refund billions in property taxes from school districts. But will tax bills really shrink?
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Budget bill forces school districts to refund money
Ohio school districts whose bank accounts grow too large will be forced to issue refunds to local property taxpayers under a new state law.
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June 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Ohio lawmakers have promised to refund billions in property taxes from school districts. But will tax bills really shrink?
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"I know there are groups -- notably those that did not provide full-throated support -- that are salivating at the idea of getting the names addresses of those who signed," organizer Mandy Fehlbaum wrote in an email to supporters. "That's just now how we operate..."
campaign to block anti-DEI education bill lacks voter signatures
Senate Bill 1 now is set to take effect on Friday after a repeal campaign missed a deadline to submit hundreds of thousands of signatures.
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June 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"I know there are groups -- notably those that did not provide full-throated support -- that are salivating at the idea of getting the names addresses of those who signed," organizer Mandy Fehlbaum wrote in an email to supporters. "That's just now how we operate..."
Update: The repeal campaign says it collected 194,981 signatures, about 54,000 signatures short of the bare minimum it needed.
Organizers also say they plan to shred the petitions they collected rather than sharing voter data with other groups.
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Organizers also say they plan to shred the petitions they collected rather than sharing voter data with other groups.
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campaign to block anti-DEI education bill lacks voter signatures
Senate Bill 1 now is set to take effect on Friday after a repeal campaign missed a deadline to submit hundreds of thousands of signatures.
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June 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Update: The repeal campaign says it collected 194,981 signatures, about 54,000 signatures short of the bare minimum it needed.
Organizers also say they plan to shred the petitions they collected rather than sharing voter data with other groups.
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Organizers also say they plan to shred the petitions they collected rather than sharing voter data with other groups.
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The campaign group working to repeal SB1 contacted the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday and said it had failed to collect enough signatures. The law now seems set to take effect on Friday.
Campaign to repeal anti-DEI Ohio higher education tells state it lacks voter signatures needed to get on ballot - Signal Ohio
Senate Bill 1 now is set to take effect on Friday after a repeal campaign missed a deadline to submit hundreds of thousands of signatures.
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June 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The campaign group working to repeal SB1 contacted the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday and said it had failed to collect enough signatures. The law now seems set to take effect on Friday.
Vance headlined an Ohio Republican Party fundraiser in his first public appearance in his home state since becoming vice president
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JD Vance tells Republicans in Lima that Ohio is a red state now
JD Vance headlined an Ohio Republican Party fundraiser in his first public appearance in his home state since becoming vice president
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June 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Vance headlined an Ohio Republican Party fundraiser in his first public appearance in his home state since becoming vice president
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One person who won't be here is Gov. Mike DeWine. He told reporters yesterday he's too busy with the state budget bill to make it up here. Guess that rationale doesn't apply to Huffman and all the other legislators here. The bill is set to be approved as soon as tomorrow.
June 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
One person who won't be here is Gov. Mike DeWine. He told reporters yesterday he's too busy with the state budget bill to make it up here. Guess that rationale doesn't apply to Huffman and all the other legislators here. The bill is set to be approved as soon as tomorrow.
Rep. Rodney Creech, whose resignation Huffman recently called for, has reserved a whole table in the back
June 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Rep. Rodney Creech, whose resignation Huffman recently called for, has reserved a whole table in the back
Plenty of familiar faces here, including Cory Bowman, Vance's brother who's running for mayor of Cincinnati, and some state legislators, including House Speaker Matt Huffman.
June 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Plenty of familiar faces here, including Cory Bowman, Vance's brother who's running for mayor of Cincinnati, and some state legislators, including House Speaker Matt Huffman.
The view from the back of the room at the Veterans Civic Center in Lima. JD Vance is headlining a fundraiser here that will begin in about 25 minutes.
June 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The view from the back of the room at the Veterans Civic Center in Lima. JD Vance is headlining a fundraiser here that will begin in about 25 minutes.
Ohio House Republicans float adding ‘draconian’ property tax proposal to state budget; driver’s ed reforms hit the curb
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Ohio House Republicans float adding ‘draconian’ property tax proposal to state budget; driver's ed reforms hit the curb - Signal Ohio
Ohio's House speaker isn’t ruling out adding the proposal to the state budget. And that’s freaked out local government officials.
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June 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Ohio House Republicans float adding ‘draconian’ property tax proposal to state budget; driver’s ed reforms hit the curb
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Ohio House Republicans float adding ‘draconian’ property tax proposal to state budget; driver’s ed reforms hit the curb
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Proposed bill would slash property taxes by billions but leave hole in school, city budgets - Signal Ohio
House Bill 335 would eliminate what’s called “inside millage” – the portion of property taxes local governments can add without a vote.
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June 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Ohio House Republicans float adding ‘draconian’ property tax proposal to state budget; driver’s ed reforms hit the curb
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Read this week's State Signals newsletter here:
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