Time to fill out the most important list of the 2025 holiday season: Your nominees for the 8th annual Sloopys, cleveland.com's yearly political awards. Nominations accepted through Monday 12/8. Voting then runs through Monday 12/15; winners announced Friday 12/19 www.cleveland.com/news/2025/12...

Ohio Democrats are mulling a GOP redistricting plan to make two Dem-held US House seats more red & a third more blue: #OH01 (Landsman) would flip from D+7 to R+1.9 #OH09 (Kaptur) would go from R+7 to R+10.5 #OH13 (Sykes) would go from D+0.1 to D+3 No final deal yet www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is spearheading an effort by six major U.S. pro sports leagues to seek a 50-state ban on "microprop" betting, per Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. DeWine says if the leagues don't act soon, he'll move to ban such bets in Ohio www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...

Ex-U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan has told his inner circle to start putting an Ohio gubernatorial campaign together, his comms adviser confirms. However, the Democrat still hasn’t decided whether to enter the race www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...

Ex-Ohio Republican Party Chair/lobbyist Matt Borges has left federal prison, a little more than two years into his 5-year sentence for his role in the House Bill 6 scandal www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...

From "Do everything I can" to "Yeah, I don’t know": Gov. Mike DeWine retreats on redistricting reform promise www.cleveland.com/news/2025/09...

John Kulewicz, a retired attorney and suburban Columbus city council member, has filed paperwork to join the Democratic race for Ohio attorney general in 2026.

Dozens of power players from both sides of the aisle are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn ex-Cincinnati City Councilman PG Sittenfeld's corruption conviction -- from ex-U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft to former Ohio Gov. Dick Celeste. www.cleveland.com/news/2025/08...

Sherrod Brown formally announces comeback bid, enters Ohio's U.S. Senate race www.cleveland.com/news/2025/08...

A Northeast Ohio millionaire says he's entering Ohio's Democratic U.S. Senate primary and is ready to spend millions of his own money to beat Sherrod Brown www.cleveland.com/news/2025/08...

BREAKING: Sherrod Brown has decided to run for U.S. Senate in 2026 against Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, ending months of speculation about his political plans www.cleveland.com/news/2025/08...

State Sen. @senatorweinstein.bsky.social becomes the first Ohio Democrat to publicly consider a run for U.S. Senate next year www.cleveland.com/news/2025/06...

Ohio Democrats choose stability over shake-up with new party chair Kathleen Clyde www.cleveland.com/news/2025/06...

Republican Ohio Supreme Court justice confirms unprecedented move to try to unseat the court's lone remaining Democrat www.cleveland.com/news/2025/05...

Ex-U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan is "seriously considering" running for Ohio governor in 2026, a close adviser says. The 2022 Democratic US Senate nominee is also ramping up TV and in-state appearances. Right now, the only Democrat in the #OHgov race is @amyactonoh.bsky.social www.cleveland.com/news/2025/05...

"That’s just not a way to govern": How Ohio’s budget process blindsides the public -- and even lawmakers themselves www.cleveland.com/news/2025/04...

NEW: Ex-state Rep. Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) has filed to run for Ohio state treasurer, ending months of speculation about his 2026 plans and setting up a crowded, four-way GOP primary next year. www.cleveland.com/news/2025/04...

Ohio AG Dave Yost: Even though Intel is on track to not meet the promises it made to land $600M in state grants for its $28B Ohio chip complex, the grant agreement is so broadly written that state officials will have a hard time clawing the money back www.cleveland.com/news/2025/03...

Thoughts and prayers to Senator Smith as he attempts the impossible tonight

Dr. Amy Acton, who launched a run for Ohio governor in 2026 on Tuesday, is expected to be a good fundraiser, and she has better name ID than most other Ohio Democrats. But will her COVID-era fame be a blessing or a hindrance? www.cleveland.com/news/2025/01...