Morgan Trau
Political Reporter at WEWS-TV (Cleveland, OH)
Award-winning & losing #Ohio Statehouse reporter @WEWS @WCPO, words in @OhioCapJournal. Newhouse. Described as "edgy" & "nosy." 🕵🏻♀️ [email protected].
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5 days ago |
news5cleveland.com | Morgan Trau
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Republican Party has endorsed businessman Vivek Ramaswamy for governor. Ohio’s gubernatorial election is still a year away, but the race to replace Gov. Mike DeWine is heating up with endorsements, commercials and media attention. In a meeting in Columbus on Friday afternoon, the Ohio GOP State Central Committee voted in favor of the Cincinnati entrepreneur. Ramaswamy secured the nomination over Attorney General Dave Yost.
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6 days ago |
yahoo.com | Morgan Trau
School lockers in a hallway. Getty Images. Ohio Republican leaders say they will follow the wants of local voters who rejected school levies on the May 6 primary ballot. This comes a month after they proposed a slash of public education’s expected budget by hundreds of millions. Overall, school levies generally passed across the state. According to a WEWS/OCJ analysis, 70% passed — but most were extremely close calls. Many in Northeast Ohio failed.
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1 week ago |
wcpo.com | Morgan Trau
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Republican leaders say they will follow the wants of local voters who rejected school levies on the May 6 primary ballot. This comes a month after they slashed the public education's expected budget by hundreds of millions. Overall, school levies generally passed across the state. From my analysis, 70% passed — but most were extremely close calls. Many in Northeast Ohio failed. But how did we get into the situation where more than 100 levies were on the ballot?
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1 week ago |
news5cleveland.com | Morgan Trau
A panel of federal court judges has upheld the convictions of former House Speaker Larry Householder and former Republican leader Matt Borges for their roles in the largest public corruption scheme in state history. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the jury was correct in finding Householder guilty of racketeering and accepting a $61 million bribe in exchange for legislation to give utility company FirstEnergy a $1 billion bailout, named H.B. 6, at the expense of taxpayers.
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1 week ago |
news5cleveland.com | Morgan Trau
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It's almost election day in Ohio — so here is what you need to know about the quiet, yet important, May primary election. Voters will decide whether to renew a program that helps local governments support public infrastructure projects. Early voting is already underway. Depending on where you live, you may have city council seats, judges, or a school levy. But on every ballot across the state, you’ll have Issue 2.
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BREAKING: The Ohio Republican Party has endorsed businessman Vivek Ramaswamy for governor. I asked what he’s looking for in a lieutenant governor… Coming soon. @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal https://t.co/4zuKkkNEhg
Vivek Ramaswamy gets the endorsement. Story ASAP https://t.co/iI0vPo4C0c
NOW: The Ohio GOP is holding their State Central Committee meeting to endorse — or delay their endorsement — for governor. Vivek Ramaswamy is here — AG Dave Yost is at a funeral. LG Jim Tressel hasn’t announced yet if he is running or not. @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal https://t.co/xn3EhaZh2L
RT @HenryJGomez: NEW: Jim Tressel confirms he is considering a run for Ohio governor https://t.co/aIVCKupvK9