Democrats /tags/democrats Democrats en-US Copyright Thu, 27 Mar 2025 03:12:47 GMT Democrats call for pause on $600M Browns stadium bond being considered for state budget /2025-03-26/democrats-call-for-halt-to-600m-browns-stadium-bond-package-being-considered-for-state-budget The three Democrats' letter to Republican leaders comes as an amendment has been drafted to add a $600 million bond package for the Cleveland Browns stadium project into the budget. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 03:12:47 GMT /2025-03-26/democrats-call-for-halt-to-600m-browns-stadium-bond-package-being-considered-for-state-budget Karen Kasler Ohio House Democratic women mark Women's History Month by talking about equality /2025-03-25/ohio-house-democratic-women-mark-womens-history-month-by-talking-about-equality The Democratic women say they support bills that would help all women in Ohio, but Republican women don't necessarily agree. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:55:36 GMT /2025-03-25/ohio-house-democratic-women-mark-womens-history-month-by-talking-about-equality Jo Ingles After bitter defeats last year, Ohio Democrats are biding time as GOP moves full swing into 2026 /politics-government/2025-03-14/after-bitter-defeats-last-year-ohio-democrats-are-biding-time-as-gop-moves-full-swing-into-2026 Fresh off a pair of difficult losses last year — the bitter defeat of three-term U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown to Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno, and the rejection by voters of the anti-gerrymandering amendment known as Issue 1 — the party's efforts at building anything close to a winning 2026 ticket have so far been muted, and for some, moving too slowly. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:32:38 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-14/after-bitter-defeats-last-year-ohio-democrats-are-biding-time-as-gop-moves-full-swing-into-2026 Julie Carr Smyth - Associated Press Bill would require party affiliation on ballots for local, state school board candidates in Ohio /2025-02-25/bill-would-require-party-affiliation-on-ballots-for-local-state-school-board-candidates-in-ohio Local school board races and the State Board of Education are nonpartisan in Ohio, and party affiliations are not listed alongside the names of candidates. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:02:49 GMT /2025-02-25/bill-would-require-party-affiliation-on-ballots-for-local-state-school-board-candidates-in-ohio Community leader says war in Gaza, economy led to Democrats' loss of Muslim support in election /politics-government/2024-12-10/community-leader-says-war-in-gaza-economy-led-to-democrats-loss-of-muslim-support-in-election Khalid Turaani, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR Ohio) and a leader in the central Ohio Muslim community, is hoping President-elect Donald Trump will help end the war in Gaza. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 19:15:26 GMT /politics-government/2024-12-10/community-leader-says-war-in-gaza-economy-led-to-democrats-loss-of-muslim-support-in-election Debbie Holmes Election 2024: Democratic US Sen. Sherrod Brown fights to keep his job in tough campaign /2024-10-31/election-2024-democratic-us-sen-sherrod-brown-fights-to-keep-his-job-in-tough-campaign The seat held by Ohio's Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is closely watched because it could change the balance of that body. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:26:55 GMT /2024-10-31/election-2024-democratic-us-sen-sherrod-brown-fights-to-keep-his-job-in-tough-campaign Jo Ingles Black lawmakers’ Ohio Issue 1 positions fall along party lines /2024-10-24/black-lawmakers-ohio-issue-1-positions-fall-along-party-lines Ohio's two Black Republican state lawmakers have diverged from their Black Democratic colleagues on Issue 1. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 05:28:06 GMT /2024-10-24/black-lawmakers-ohio-issue-1-positions-fall-along-party-lines Sarah Donaldson Republican, Democratic, and independent women pen letter to Moreno on abortion comments /2024-10-09/republican-democratic-and-independents-women-pen-letter-to-moreno-on-abortion-comments Ohio Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno recently made controversial comments to his supporters about abortion. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:31:44 GMT /2024-10-09/republican-democratic-and-independents-women-pen-letter-to-moreno-on-abortion-comments Jo Ingles After three lawsuits against GOP-led Ohio Ballot Board, Democrats introduce bill to change it /2024-09-23/after-three-lawsuits-against-gop-led-ohio-ballot-board-democrats-introduce-bill-to-change-it Lawmakers say this legislation is needed because the Ohio Ballot Board has become too partisan. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:26:31 GMT /2024-09-23/after-three-lawsuits-against-gop-led-ohio-ballot-board-democrats-introduce-bill-to-change-it Jo Ingles Democrats blast FirstEnergy $20m settlement to avoid criminal charges as 'unacceptable' /2024-08-15/democrats-blast-firstenergy-20m-settlement-to-avoid-criminal-charges-as-unacceptable FirstEnergy won’t face state criminal charges in the investigation into the $60 million bribery scheme surrounding the nuclear power plant bailout law House Bill 6. Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:53:28 GMT /2024-08-15/democrats-blast-firstenergy-20m-settlement-to-avoid-criminal-charges-as-unacceptable Karen Kasler