After public and private outcry, Ohio Republican leadership has backtracked on their steadfast effort to cut funding for public education, though Ohio leaders have a long way to go until the deadline for Ohio's next two-year state budget this summer.

Ending months of speculation, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine chose his second-in-command, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, to succeed Vice President JD Vance in the Senate.We first reported just after the election that Husted was the odds-on favorite for the appointment,

Mike DeWine has appointed his lieutenant governor ... to be an ally," Husted said of Trump when asked if he believed he would have his endorsement in a GOP primary. "He is going to, I think, probably say something more about this next week.

More than a week after JD Vance resigned his U.S. Senate seat before his inauguration as vice president, Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to appoint his lieutenant governor Jon Husted to replace Vance.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is expected to announce the Senate replacement for Vice President-elect JD Vance on Friday afternoon. With just days left until President-elect Trump returns to the Oval

Mike DeWine announced his own Lt ... Husted, a protege of the more moderate, less populist, old-school GOP DeWine, will serve through the special election in 2026. Before serving as lieutenant ...

Mike DeWine (R) tapped Husted ... Also complicating the number of Senate GOP members was rhetoric delayed swearing in of Sen. Jim Justice (W.Va.) until his gubernatorial replacement was seated.

Political leaders in the Mahoning Valley reacted predictably Friday to Gov. Mike DeWine’s appointment of Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to the U.S. Senate. Republicans, such as Mahoning County GOP Chairman Tom McCabe,

Mike DeWine appears to have used as a key touchstone ... the first woman from Ohio to the U.S. Senate, with former Ohio GOP chair Jane Timken in the mix. (Timken was named yesterday to fill ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine stayed mum Thursday on his looming announcement of who he’ll pick to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance’s seat in the United States Senate.

Mike DeWine, who is tasked with appointing someone ... The timing of Ramaswamy’s decision to seek higher office has sparked speculation in GOP circles that he is looking for a lifeline after ...

Johnson sent shockwaves around Capitol Hill when he decided to oust Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio — a staunch NATO supporter who has aggressively pushed for U.S. aid to Ukraine — as chair of the House Intelligence Committee and replace him with Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., a conservative who voted against the most recent Ukraine aid package.