An Ohio drug-pricing expert said it was a game changer when U.S. Labor Department officials announced in late October a new rule forcing pharmacy middlemen to show big employers how they make their money. An industry group for the middlemen said it might only make prescription drugs more expensive. The Columbus-based expert, Antonio Ciaccia, has […]
Copious content will be written about what happened on Nov. 3, 2026, parsing the polls, interpreting the results, guessing what comes next. There will be plenty of opportunity for political junkies like me to join the fray. But in the bleary-eyed morning after of a stunning midterm election night that ushered in a slew of […]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has begun talks with Governor-elect Amy Acton about her administration, saying “we want to be helpful.” He also indicated that he does not support any attempt by lame-duck Republican supermajority lawmakers to dramatically change the powers of governor before January. The DeWines had Governor-elect Acton and her husband Eric over at […]
As did residents of many other recently Republican states, Ohioans awoke in a new political world on Wednesday. Political newcomer Amy Acton became governor-elect and former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown again became senator-elect in a state that President Donald Trump won by more than 11 percentage points just two years earlier. Democrats also won further […]
A Franklin County judge yet again ruled other provisions of a law that included Ohio’s former six-week abortion ban can not be enforced. The ban on abortions at six weeks, also called the “Heartbeat Ban,” was already blocked from enforcement, which the Ohio Attorney General’s Office chose not to fight on appeal. As Franklin County […]
Ohio Democrats broke the Republican supermajority in the Ohio House, limiting the lawmakers’ ability to override vetoes from incoming Democratic governor Amy Acton. Ohio voters elected 42 Democrats and 52 Republicans to the Ohio House, according to unofficial election results. Five of the races were too close to call as of Wednesday afternoon. “It is […]
Tuesday was a historic night for progressive Democrats and, in particular, candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. Six new DSA-endorsed candidates were elected to the House, and democratic socialists won mayoral races in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Providence. “The Democratic Socialists of America had a phenomenal night, and this movement is only […]
The midterms saw a landslide of Latinos vote for Democrats. In Texas, California, Kansas and Colorado, Latinos who had voted for Republicans just two years ago voted for Democrats in large numbers, helping secure Democratic control of both the House and the Senate. Latino lawmakers will make up about a fifth of the Democratic majority […]
Mississippi’s race for the U.S. Senate remains too close to call: Democrat Scott Colom is narrowly leading Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by nearly 2,000 votes with 96% of votes counted as of Friday morning. Donald Trump carried Mississippi by 23 points in 2024. If elected, Colom would be the first Democrat to win the state […]
Democrats Lead in Alaska and Mississippi Senate Races as House Majority Approaches 260 Seats, Incoming Freshman Senators Call for New Leadership to Replace Top Democrat Chuck Schumer, Pete Hegseth Defends Iran War, Demands $350B in Additional Funding and Vows to Fight Impeachment, Marco Rubio Reportedly Considers Resigning as Secretary of State Ahead of Presidential Run, […]
Democrats regained control of both the House and the Senate in Tuesday’s historic midterm elections, a comeback fueled largely by voter anger over high prices and the war on Iran. But surveys also found that corruption was a major concern, with 76% of voters telling a Harris poll that elected officials care more about enriching […]
The Democratic Socialists of America made major gains in this year’s U.S. midterms, electing not just the largest-ever socialist bloc to Congress, but also winning dozens of races at the state, county and municipal levels. Democracy Now! spoke with Congressmember-elect Melat Kiros on election night following her victory in Denver, Colorado. She identified Medicare for […]
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