YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Columbiana County Republican Party chairman Dave Johnson yesterday defended his use of a meme blaming liberals for a wildfire raging in California that has claimed nearly 80 lives with hundreds more missing. Johnson also a rejected the call by his Democratic counterpart in Mahoning County to step down, calling it an attempt […]

NORTH JACKSON, Ohio – Much has changed in the 20 years since the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber and UAW Locals 1112 and 1714 spearheaded the Bring It Home campaign, which supported the efforts of General Motors Co.’s Lordstown plant to win a new vehicle to manufacture there. Competition in the global market is more intense than […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan has not ruled out a challenge to Nancy Pelosi’s bid to return as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, despite comments on MSNBC’s Morning Joe this morning.  Ryan, D-13 Ohio, appeared to downplay the notion that he might again challenge Pelosi for the leadership post during the […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan blamed a “poor national brand” for Democrats not fully capitalizing on opportunities this midterm election. Ryan, D-13 Ohio, last night won a ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, which flipped to Democratic control. The party also claimed several governorships. However, despite U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Mike DeWine will be the next governor of Ohio and Jon Husted the next lieutenant governor. With nearly 100% of the state’s precincts reporting results, the Republican Party ticket has garnered 50.7% of the vote , defeating the Democratic Party’s gubernatorial candidate, Richard Cordray, and his running mate, Betty Sutton, who got […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The boards of elections offices in Trumbull and Columbiana counties this afternoon both report brisk activity at their precincts. At stake in Tuesday’s midterm elections are the slate of statewide offices including governor, one of the state’s two U.S. senators, all of its representatives to the U.S. House of Representatives and representation […]

WARREN, Ohio – U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan fired back at a detractor who accused him of criticizing Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to raise his profile for a potential 2020 presidential run, and defended his efforts on behalf of fellow Democrats. Ryan, D-13 Ohio, was appearing with supporters at the intersection of East Market Street and […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Mike DeWine visited the Mahoning County Republican Party’s headquarters in Boardman Friday morning to rally the troops before next Tuesday. “We can’t let up,” he said. “As you have probably read in the paper, these races are all very close. Our commitment to you is to continue right up to the end.” […]