Democratic former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown sat down for an interview last week to review his 18 years on Capitol Hill.

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown made clear during a farewell speech Tuesday that he does not plan to abandon his career-long fight ...

With the appointment of Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to JD Vance’s Senate seat, Ohio has two Republican U.S. Senators for the first time in 18 years. The last time that happened, the senators were George Voinovich and Mike DeWine — Ohio's current governor who, last week, appointed the 57-year-old Husted to the Vance vacancy.

COLUMBUS - Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appointed Lt ... Bernie Moreno, who took the oath of office earlier this month after defeating former Sen. Sherrod Brown in November. Husted will serve in the Senate through 2026 and must run that year if he wants to ...

On this week’s Ohio Statehouse Scoop, Host Jo Ingles talks to former Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown about his first days out of that office and his plans for the future. Ohio Public Media

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to select his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, on Friday to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate. That's according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity before an announcement planned for Friday afternoon.

Yost, 68, is the first major Republican to fully launch a campaign for Ohio governor in 2026, when current Gov. Mike DeWine is term limited. Two other prominent Republicans — 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and state Treasurer Robert Sprague – are also expected to roll out their campaigns soon.

Political leadership is shifting in the state of Ohio. Since Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appointed Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill Vice President J.D. Vance’s Ohio Senator seat until the November 2026 special election,

Prosecutors accused Joel Brown, 37, of possessing nearly a dozen pit bull-type dogs for the purposes of dog fighting.

Vivek Ramaswamy and others made moves after Jon Husted bowed out of the Ohio governor's race to become a U.S. Senator.

Ohio State University also canceled in-person classes, as did Columbus State Community College. AEP Ohio, which services much of the Columbus area, has an online power outage map available on its ...

Sherrod Brown doesn't sound like a man preparing to sail ... Haley BeMiller covers state government and politics for the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau, which serves the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal and 18 other affiliated ...