DeWine cannot run for reelection in 2026 because of term limits. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted planned to run as DeWine's successor, but Husted recently accepted DeWine's appointment to the U.S. Senate, replacing Vice President JD Vance.

Ohio lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would end the death penalty and prohibit state funding for abortions and assisted suicide.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday that he's running for governor to replace term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine in 2026.

Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appointed his state's lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, on Friday to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's former seat in the U.S. Senate. The move was among several playing out as members of the party's narrow majorities ...

Mike DeWine’s appointment of Lt ... We’re really entering a golden age, and we are excited.” The Ohio Republican Party’s statement was similar, and celebrated Husted and Moreno as allies ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed his lieutenant ... post was in line with Husted's personal and political ambitions. DeWine had said appointing someone who could win a competitive Republican primary next year was among his chief considerations.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is expected to appoint Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R) to the empty Senate seat left vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance. The post Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Expected to Appoint His Lt.

Mike DeWine will appoint ... plant in central Ohio. He also enjoyed a moment in the national spotlight when he gave the vice-presidential nomination speech for Vance at last year's Republican National Convention. DeWine will need to appoint someone to ...

The summit comes as Ohio’s largest business lobbies have thrown their collective weight behind improving child care in Ohio, a policy position they say is critical to attracting more jobs.

Mike DeWine announced Lt ... in the Senate seat included Ohio entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Ohio Republican Party chair Jane Timken and U.S. Rep. Mike Carey, R-Columbus.

The new House Speaker, cousin to the Senate bill sponsor, is more receptive to tightening Ohio’s marijuana law, and Republicans could fast track SB 56—whether Democrats like it or not. Democrats picked up a few seats in both legislative chambers, but Republicans still hold overwhelming majorities.