/tags/fred-strahorn Fred Strahorn en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Jan 2019 22:17:01 GMT /government-politics/2019-01-16/ohio-house-democrats-to-pick-new-leaders-after-speaker-battle-fallout Ohio House Democrats will pick a new leadership team next week, more than a week after their leader resigned in the fallout from the battle over which… Wed, 16 Jan 2019 22:17:01 GMT /government-politics/2019-01-16/ohio-house-democrats-to-pick-new-leaders-after-speaker-battle-fallout Karen Kasler /government-politics/2019-01-08/more-changes-could-be-coming-in-ohio-house-leadership The vote that made Larry Householder the Speaker of the Ohio House again 14 years after he left that position was the end of the months-long battle to… Tue, 08 Jan 2019 21:59:36 GMT /government-politics/2019-01-08/more-changes-could-be-coming-in-ohio-house-leadership Karen Kasler /government-politics/2019-01-07/larry-householder-elected-ohio-house-speaker-ousting-ryan-smith In an unprecedented vote, the Ohio House has elected a new speaker, rejecting the Republican who had been serving in that position since June, when the… Mon, 07 Jan 2019 20:17:49 GMT /government-politics/2019-01-07/larry-householder-elected-ohio-house-speaker-ousting-ryan-smith Jo Ingles /government-politics/2019-01-07/vote-for-ohio-house-speaker-likely-to-be-unprecedented The vote for House Speaker on the first day of the two-year session is usually a unanimous formality, but the battle between two Republicans has allowed… Mon, 07 Jan 2019 05:09:07 GMT /government-politics/2019-01-07/vote-for-ohio-house-speaker-likely-to-be-unprecedented Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-12-31/2018-year-in-review-scandal-speaker-saga-top-statehouse-headlines In between campaigning and legislating, state lawmakers also found themselves in the middle of some high profile drama and scandal in 2018. News that the… Mon, 31 Dec 2018 17:20:08 GMT /government-politics/2018-12-31/2018-year-in-review-scandal-speaker-saga-top-statehouse-headlines Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-12-04/proposal-seeks-to-push-groups-citizen-activists-away-from-constitutional-amendments A hearing is set Thursday morning on a proposal designed to make it harder for citizens and groups to put constitutional amendments on the Ohio ballot.… Tue, 04 Dec 2018 22:53:00 GMT /government-politics/2018-12-04/proposal-seeks-to-push-groups-citizen-activists-away-from-constitutional-amendments Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-06-06/after-speaker-battle-stalled-voting-sessions-for-two-months-house-has-new-leader-and-can-vote-again After two months of fighting, mostly by majority Republicans behind closed doors, the Ohio House has a new speaker. It was an unusual floor vote in that… Wed, 06 Jun 2018 23:40:25 GMT /government-politics/2018-06-06/after-speaker-battle-stalled-voting-sessions-for-two-months-house-has-new-leader-and-can-vote-again Jo Ingles /government-politics/2018-06-04/most-democrats-suggest-theyll-vote-for-their-own-leader-in-wednesdays-speaker-vote After seven weeks without voting sessions, the full Ohio House will vote on Wednesday on a new Speaker, and because no candidate had 50 votes among the… Tue, 05 Jun 2018 01:46:59 GMT /government-politics/2018-06-04/most-democrats-suggest-theyll-vote-for-their-own-leader-in-wednesdays-speaker-vote Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-01-08/house-dem-leader-lays-out-priorities-game-plan-for-gop-support Lawmakers are returning to the Statehouse from their holiday break. The outnumbered Democrats in the House have a list of goals they want to achieve. And… Mon, 08 Jan 2018 17:42:41 GMT /government-politics/2018-01-08/house-dem-leader-lays-out-priorities-game-plan-for-gop-support Andy Chow /government-politics/2017-12-20/house-leaders-respond-to-gov-kasichs-call-for-common-ground-on-guns In recent Sunday morning TV appearances and in a nationally-distributed op-ed, Gov. John Kasich has advocated bringing both sides together to find common… Wed, 20 Dec 2017 21:26:07 GMT /government-politics/2017-12-20/house-leaders-respond-to-gov-kasichs-call-for-common-ground-on-guns Karen Kasler