The Ohio Press Network

6 days ago | theohiopressnetwork.com | Jack Windsor

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Republican Party (ORP) State Central Committee (SCC) endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for governor and U.S. Senator Jon Husted for his 2026 Senate bid Friday during a meeting at ORP headquarters. Ramaswamy’s nod came by secret ballot – a 60-3 tally.  He needed 44 “yes” votes. Husted’s endorsement was less contentious but equally significant. Since he is a current office holder he needed only a simple majority.

1 week ago | theohiopressnetwork.com | Philip Wegmann

Sen. Jim Banks was uncharacteristically curt. The Indiana Republican was walking to the elevator last month when a fired federal employee caught up to him on Capitol Hill. The protester, a budget analyst who had received a pink slip from the Trump administration like thousands of other government employees, demanded an answer for the ongoing mass layoffs. If he was looking for sympathy, he picked poorly.

1 week ago | theohiopressnetwork.com | Kyle Moran

I am no fan of Google. But forcing the company to sell off Chrome – which is exactly what the government aims to do in an ongoing antitrust lawsuit – threatens to break the open Internet far more than it protects it. A key component to the government’s case pertains to Google’s Chrome browser and argues that allowing its continued ownership of Chrome creates a monopoly. Let’s look at a few alternatives: Microsoft’s Edge, Brave, and Opera. What do all of these have in common?

1 week ago | theohiopressnetwork.com | Jack Windsor

COLUMBUS - The Ohio Republican Party State Central Committee (ORP SCC) vote, scheduled for Friday to endorse Vivek Ramaswamy for governor, could upend the DeWine-Kasich dominance over the state GOP, according to ORP SCC member Shannon Burns.

1 week ago | theohiopressnetwork.com | John Murawski

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