MANSFIELD — Matt Dolan said Monday he is the only Republican candidate U.S. Senate candidate in Ohio who can beat Sherrod Brown. But to earn the chance in November to take on the Mansfield native, the current state senator from Cuyahoga County has to beat two other GOP candidates in March, one of whom has […]
J.D. Vance
OHIO — J.D. Vance opinion columns and news coverage in Richland Source of the Ohio U.S. senator and 2024 vice presidential candidate.
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J.D. Vance raises concerns to Ohio State president over ‘discriminatory’ DEI Initiatives
“Some of the poorest counties in our state are in the Appalachian region, a region that is disproportionately white, and suffers from a host of socioeconomic problems at higher rates than the country at large. I wonder how many poor children have come to Ohio State as I did — first in their family to […]
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Vance: Explaining my Ohio story
I thought I’d take a second to tell you how I got here. There’s so much to tell, and I want all of you to know why I am so determined to fight for the forgotten men and women of this country. Let me give you the Sparknotes version of my Hillbilly Elegy. My sister Lindsay […]
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Sherrod Brown: Ensuring 1st Responders get Social Security
Social Security is a bedrock of our middle class. It’s retirement security that Ohioans pay into and earn over a lifetime of work – and should be able to count on to be there for them when they retire. But right now, laws dating back to the 1970s and 1980s prevent almost 250,000 Ohioans from […]
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Vance: U.S. can’t afford to auction off its industrial base
At 600 Grant St. in Pittsburgh stands the tallest building in Appalachia. The 64-story U.S. Steel Tower, containing more than 44,000 tons of structural steel and barricaded by massive steel columns, symbolizes the Steel City and its industry. That structure dominates the Pittsburgh skyline, but its eponymous tenant no longer dominates the building. A regional […]
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Vance: Time is now to expand Utica Shale usage
In a time of grinding inflation, increasing energy costs and continuing global instability, we Ohioans are lucky to live on top of the Utica Shale oil and gas basin. Stretching across Appalachian Ohio and into our neighboring states, the Utica Shale is a vast, underground reserve of energy containing an estimated 38 trillion cubic feet […]
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OPINION: Sen. Vance opposes name change of Wayne National Forest
The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service is proposing to change the name of the Wayne National Forest to the Buckeye National Forest. The effort comes in response to requests from American Indian Tribes and local community members. U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) is among those opposing this name change. The forest was originally […]
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OPINION: Vance calls for antitrust inquiries into higher education institutions, uncovers evidence of coordinated behavior
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator JD Vance (R-OH) sent a letter to Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division requesting antitrust inquiries into collusive behavior in the higher education system. In his letter, Senator Vance also expresses concerns over allegations […]
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U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance slams Trump indictment
CINCINNATI — Ohio U.S. Senator JD Vance issued the following statement Thursday night regarding the corrupt Department of Justice’s sham indictment of President Trump. “We live in a third-world country with a two-tiered justice system. The actions of the corrupt Department of Justice should stand as a warning to all Americans: if the leader of […]
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Senator J.D. Vance: We cannot let Norfolk Southern off the hook in East Palestine disaster
EAST PALESTINE – Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) visited with residents and local officials in East Palestine on Thursday. Following those meetings, Senator Vance spoke with the media outside of Centenary United Methodist Church. Excerpts of Senator Vance’s remarks: “Obviously, I’m most concerned about the public safety component of this. Is the air breathable? Is the […]