Karen Kasler

Three Republican candidates swept the races for Ohio Supreme Court justice, unseating two Democratic incumbents and greatly increasing the GOP's power on the court.

Democrats gained some seats in the Ohio House and Senate, on a night that was devastating in other high-profile races.

Tuesday's vote to return Republican former president Donald Trump to the White House has created an unusual situation for Gov. Mike DeWine – and for the newly elected Republican US Senator from Ohio, Bernie Moreno.

Republican former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder – now serving a 20-year prison sentence for corruption – plans to ask incoming president

The bill requiring trans students in Ohio to use bathrooms that match the gender on their birth certificates now heads to Gov. Mike DeWine after this vote, in the first legislative session following the election.

Before the vote, LGBTQ advocates urged lawmakers to reconsider, saying trans students are already bullied and feel their safety is threatened.

For the second time in a month, a group that sued Republican Attorney General Dave Yost for rejecting their proposed amendment based on the title alone has won a second look at their proposal.

On Wednesday the newly elected and re-elected Republicans in the Ohio House will vote for their next leader. That meeting two years ago kicked off a battle between lawmakers who supported Derek Merrin (R-Monclova Twp.) in that private session, and those who backed Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill), who won the House floor vote for speaker a few weeks later.

The race for Ohio House speaker changed completely Monday, with incumbent Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) announcing he won't run against Senate

The Senate bill that conservatives say would stem what they see as liberal bias at Ohio's public universities won't come to the House floor, according to Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill). The bill would ban most diversity training at universities and require what it calls “intellectual diversity” on electoral politics, marriage and other topics.