/tags/house-speaker-fight House Speaker fight en-US Copyright Mon, 28 Jan 2019 19:50:36 GMT /government-politics/2019-01-28/first-new-democratic-house-leader-in-five-years-has-strong-ties-to-the-statehouse The election of a third Ohio House Speaker in less than a year caused a shakeup among the minority party as well, and a three-term representative from… Mon, 28 Jan 2019 19:50:36 GMT /government-politics/2019-01-28/first-new-democratic-house-leader-in-five-years-has-strong-ties-to-the-statehouse Karen Kasler /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/householder-is-hoping-democrats-will-vote-for-him-as-next-ohio-house-speaker Former House Speaker Larry Householder wants to be speaker again. And when members take the vote this afternoon, he thinks he’ll have a good shot of… Mon, 07 Jan 2019 18:10:42 GMT /government-politics/2019-01-07/householder-is-hoping-democrats-will-vote-for-him-as-next-ohio-house-speaker 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/2018-12-27/ryan-smith-tapped-as-ohio-house-speaker-opponents-dispute-vote After a contentious leadership battle, the Ohio House Republicans have held a vote to re-elect Ryan Smith (R-Bidwell) as House Speaker for the 133rd… Thu, 27 Dec 2018 20:46:53 GMT /government-politics/2018-12-27/ryan-smith-tapped-as-ohio-house-speaker-opponents-dispute-vote Andy Chow /government-politics/2018-12-25/ohio-house-republicans-may-finally-vote-to-end-speaker-battle House leadership is saying a vote is scheduled for Thursday. But the current dean of the GOP caucus says there won't be a vote until he calls it.When the… Tue, 25 Dec 2018 19:57:47 GMT /government-politics/2018-12-25/ohio-house-republicans-may-finally-vote-to-end-speaker-battle Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-12-20/house-republicans-in-speaker-battle-urged-to-vote-out-caucus-dean As state lawmakers come back to work after Christmas to consider overriding at least one veto – if not more – from Gov. John Kasich, Republicans are being… Thu, 20 Dec 2018 20:49:07 GMT /government-politics/2018-12-20/house-republicans-in-speaker-battle-urged-to-vote-out-caucus-dean Karen Kasler