COLUMBUS — Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is Gov. Mike DeWine’s choice to replace Vice President-elect J.D. Vance in the U.S. Senate. The governor made the announcement during a Friday afternoon press conference. “I came to the conclusion, as you see, that the person who is best suited to be the United States senator is […]
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J.D. Vance steps down as Ohio Senator to assume role as Vice President
WASHINGTON D.C. — Vice President-elect J.D. Vance is resigning from his seat representing Ohio in the U.S. Senate, effective Friday at the stroke of midnight. The first-term senator has to resign from his seat before he and President-elect Donald Trump are sworn into office on Jan. 20. Trump and Vance defeated the Democratic presidential candidate, Vice […]
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Election ends, coming days are ripe for kindness
EDITOR’S NOTE: This opinion piece was originally published as an email the morning after election day by Jay Allred, the CEO and publisher of Source Media Properties. It’s the day after Election Day. Here’s all of our local and regional coverage. Thanks to the thousands of readers, listeners and watchers who trusted us to cover this election. […]
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Mansfield native Sherrod Brown loses bid for 4th U.S. Senate term
MANSFIELD — Sherrod Brown’s long political career apparently came to an end Tuesday night when the Mansfield native lost his bid for a fourth term in the U.S. Senate. Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno defeated Brown, 71, according to final, unofficial vote totals from various Ohio county boards of election. The Associated Press called the election […]
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Ohio to decide on proposed Citizens Redistricting Commission with Issue 1 vote
COLUMBUS — A statewide ballot issue asks voters to replace Ohio’s current redistricting process with a non-politician commission. That commission would be tasked with drawing boundaries for the state’s legislative and congressional districts. Issue 1 earned a spot on the ballot in July when 535,005 signatures collected by a group called “Citizens Not Politicians” were […]
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J.D. Vance: 2nd assassination attempt on Trump exposes media’s ‘breathtaking double standard’
(Sunday), Donald J. Trump nearly lost his life. An armed gunman waited for him in the bushes. He brought a go-pro camera to record it. A secret service agent spotted the barrel of a gun through a fence and shot at the gunman. The gunman fled. He was caught — and now we slowly learn […]
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Delegates from Ashland, Richland counties reflect on Republican National Convention experience
MILWAUKEE — Ashland Mayor Matt Miller has followed politics for several years, first attending a Republican National Convention in 2004, when former President George W. Bush clinched the party’s nomination and went on to win the presidency. Miller said this year’s convention, held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, last week differed from previous conventions. Miller attended as […]
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Breaking news: President Biden announces withdrawal from 2024 re-election bid
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Sunday afternoon he will drop his re-election bid for a second term in the White House. The 46th president made his announcement on X (formerly Twitter) just before 2 p.m. with the following statement: Biden said he will complete his term in office. He did not […]
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Ashland’s Trump rally survivors recount harrowing experience
ASHLAND — Kelly and Patrick Eckrich stood a mere 50 feet away from former President Donald Trump with thousands of other supporters when shots rang out on July 13 in Butler, Pa. Now, a week later, Kelly wakes up with splitting headaches, rattled from disturbing dreams. Patrick is still processing the traumatic experience. In the […]
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COLUMN: Vance & Brown offer our readers a peek behind the politics
EDITOR’S NOTE: Special thanks to Bruce Cummins, CEO of Mansfield Engineered Components, who corrected an earlier version of this story. Ohioan John Bricker was on the 1944 Republican National Ticket. Thomas E. Dewey lost to President Franklin Roosevelt that year. J.D. Vance on Monday was announced as former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential selection at […]