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COUNTDOWN TO NOVEMBER 3, 2026 MID-TERM ELECTIONS

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We have several Ohio elected officials coming up for re-election in the 2026 mid-terms. Take a look at Elected Officials.
RSS What’s Up Ohio – Ohio Capital Journal
  • Nearly half of Ohioans don’t make enough to be economically secure, report says March 20, 2026
    Updated data from the Urban Institute underscores what candidates and pollsters are hearing in Ohio and around the country: Average people are having a harder and harder time getting by. Other measures, such as those of income fragility, also show widespread economic insecurity. The Urban Institute this week updated 2023 research into the “true cost […]
  • Ohio House approves data center study group, delays vote on overriding tax exemption March 20, 2026
    The Ohio House unanimously advanced a bill Wednesday establishing a new data center study commission. But state lawmakers held off on plans to override a data center sales tax exemption — at least for now. “It’s just simply a matter of, are we going to have 60 people in the chamber (to) vote for an […]
  • Drag queens testify against Ohio performance ban March 20, 2026
    Performers, including Nina West, testified this week against an Ohio bill that would ban public drag shows. Growing up in a conservative family, Andrew Levitt said he hid himself for years. “I was also worried that if people truly knew who I was, I would no longer belong or fit in,” Levitt said. But in […]
  • Brothers held by ICE in Ohio denied bond, again March 20, 2026
    This story was originally published by the Athens County Independent.  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland Immigration Court Judge Richard Drucker earlier this month denied bond motions for Victor Laverde Laguna and Gregory Javier Laverde Laguna for the second time. In an interview with the Independent, Victor’s son called Drucker’s decision “disappointing” and said he was “heartbroken.” […]
  • A math equation: Ohio – Property Taxes = Total devastation for our communities March 20, 2026
    As a high school math teacher, I have spent my career sharing my love of equations. There is beauty in the simplicity of knowing that the inputs will always equal the outputs, no exceptions.  Our state lawmakers know this well. They fiddled with the inputs of the Fair School Funding Plan formula in the last […]
  • Catching Our Eye News Roundup, March 19, 2026 March 19, 2026
    Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]
RSS What’s Up In American Politics? – DemocracyNow
  • From Epic Fury to Epstein Fury: Rep. Ro Khanna on the Betrayals of the Trump Administration March 19, 2026
    Democrats on the House Oversight Committee walked out of a closed-door briefing on the Epstein files with Attorney General Pam Bondi and her deputy, Todd Blanche, less than an hour after it began Wednesday, after Bondi repeatedly declined to say whether she would comply with a subpoena requiring her to appear for a sworn deposition […]
  • The End of the Petrodollar? How Iran War Is Reshaping the Global Economy: Author Laleh Khalili March 19, 2026
    Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have warned a “new stage of war” has begun after Israel bombed Iran’s South Pars gas field — the largest known natural gas reserve in the world. This comes as the price of oil has spiked to $118 a barrel, a 60% jump since the U.S. and Iran attacked Iran on February […]
  • "Iran Is Playing the Long Game": Prof. Vali Nasr on What to Expect from Protracted War in Middle East March 19, 2026
    In a major escalation in the war in the Middle East, Israel has bombed Iran’s South Pars gas field, the largest known natural gas reserve in the world, leading Iran to attack energy sites across the Gulf. Iranian American professor of international affairs Vali Nasr says that Iran is prepared for a much longer war […]
  • Headlines for March 19, 2026 March 19, 2026
    Fuel Prices Soar as Israeli Strike on Iranian Gas Field Triggers Retaliatory Attacks, Pentagon Seeks $200 Billion More for Iran War as Senate Rejects War Powers Resolution, Tulsi Gabbard Dodges Questions About Trump’s Claim of “Imminent Nuclear Threat” from Iran, Capitol Hill Protest Demands “Not One Dime More for Trump’s Illegal Iran War”, Lebanese Health […]
  • "Warmongers Come for the Media": Trump Threatens Media with "Treason" Charges over Iran War Coverage March 18, 2026
    The Trump administration is escalating threats against news organizations, with President Trump suggesting outlets should face “treason” charges for disseminating false information. Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, has also threatened to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over their coverage of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. This all comes as allies of President Trump […]
  • Trump's Counterterrorism Chief Resigns over Iran War, Criticizes "Pressure from Israel" March 18, 2026
    A top national security official resigned from the Trump administration Tuesday in response to the war on Iran. “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” Joe Kent, who served as director of the National Counterterrorism […]

Call your representatives today to voice your concerns.

US House of Representatives: Jim Jordan

202-225-2676

US Senator: Bernie Moreno

202-224-2315

US Senator: Jon Husted

202-224-3353

Governor Mike DeWine

614-644-4357
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