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Jeff Yauger cleans the plaque for his father's headstone after placing flowers at the Sunset Cemetery in Galloway, Ohio, on May 30, 2016. Jeff was visiting the cemetery with his mother, Marla Yauger, and girlfriend, Monica Morris.
For years we've been told the reason there are so many negative campaign attack ads is simple - because they work. That makes sense when candidates and campaigns spend hundreds of millions of dollars on such ads, mostly 30-second television commercials.
Gov. John Kasich says the state probably will challenge a federal judge's ruling that put ahold on an effort to defund Planned Parenthood in Ohio. "I'm not for funding Planned Parenthood.
Hello! Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Ohio. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP Columbus bureau at 614-885-2727 or APColumbus@ap.org.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today issued a statement regarding the recent Obama Administration "guidance" letter on the issue of school facilities and issues of gender identity. "This threat made by federal bureaucrats to nationalize and politicize the way schools address gender identity issues down to the level of school locker rooms and bathrooms is astonishing.
The offices of the International Association of Theater and Screen Employees were the opening media event site for Ohio Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Ted Strickland's three-day sojourn around Ohio to contrast his agenda with incumbent Republican Sen. Rob Portman's, especially on issues including economic fairness and getting earned pay for overtime work. Wednesday's media event featuring Ted Strickland speaking to a small group about wealth disparities and pay for work was dubbed the "You Work It, You Earn It" Tour.
How many times did we hear Ohio Gov. John Kasich say with absolute certainty that Donald John Trump would not be the Republican nominee for president this year? On Thursday, that absolute certainty crumbled into dust as the New York real estate billionaire announced he now has the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination in Cleveland in July on the first all-important ballot. Gov. Kasich finished in fourth place in the delegate count with just 160, behind second place finisher Ted Cruz of Texas and Marco Rubio of Florida who despite dropping out of the race before Mr. Kasich, finished with more.
Picking a liberal running mate would help the Democratic presidential front-runner unify the party, they say, driving young progressives to the polls against presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Libertarian Party eyes 2016 as breakthrough year Clinton urged to go liberal with vice presidential pick Sanders takes different position on superdelegates than he did in 2008 MORE "She needs to do something in the coming weeks to show that she's also trying to unify the party," one Clinton surrogate said. "And that would be a clear signal."
That's the message the media are sending with a spate of articles about the obstacles facing the Republican nominee. On the surface, it seems apparent that if Trump has trouble raising a billion dollars, does battle with a much smaller staff and has little turnout operation, he's ceding some crucial advantages to Hillary Clinton.
Vacant-housing demolition took up 90 percent of Ohio's request, but critics say asking for more mortgage-assistance funds would have ensured the entire application was viewed more favorably by the federal government. As the days passed, Ohio's application for upward of $250 million in federal housing money asked for more of the money to be devoted to vacant-housing demolition and less for mortgage assistance.
Voters in western Ohio will hear from the three candidates vying to succeed John Boehner in Congress at a forum Monday evening. Miami University's event center in downtown Hamilton will host the candidates ahead of a June 7 special election to complete Boehner's term.
Perez has spent his years at the helm of the labor department fighting for paid leave, overtime pay and visiting workers on the ground - and he's not done yet On Tuesday night, the White House announced that the Obama administration had finalized a new rule that could potentially expand overtime benefits to 4.2 million more Americans. On Wednesday morning, Perez boarded Air Force Two and with Vice-President Joe Biden and flew to Columbus, Ohio, where they made the official public announcement inside Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams .
Hillary Clinton and her allies are beefing up their campaign and super PAC operations in preparation for the fight against Donald Trump. Clinton's top super PAC, Priorities USA, said Friday that it has $47 million in the bank.
Swing state Ohio saw its voters sway in the presidential primary, with more than three times as many Democrats casting Republican ballots compared with the number of GOP party switchers, according to new data being released Wednesday from the state's election chief.