Mike DeWine

Richard Cordray is best choice to head consumer bureau, Obama says

2011-07-18 16:35:04

<![CDATA[Richard Cordray is best choice to head consumer bureau, Obama says]]>

How to retire Dennis Kucinich or Marcy Kaptur: Put both Dems in the same Ohio district

2011-09-15 16:36:28

<![CDATA[How to retire Dennis Kucinich or Marcy Kaptur: Put both Dems in the same Ohio district]]>

John Edwards ends presidential bid

2008-01-31 00:00:00

He launched his campaign in the hurricane-ravaged quarters of New Orleans and traveled through Appalachia, talking about poverty and railing against corporate greed and financial disparities. But something strange happened as John Edwards built his...

The Great Steroids Debate: A juicer nanny state?

2007-03-16 00:00:00

All week long, Mat "Halos Heaven" Gleason and New York Sun baseball writer Tim Marchman have been debating steroids in baseball. Monday's installment probed the options for Angels owner Arte Moreno in disciplining suspected Human Growth Hormone orderer...

Voting in a neck-and-neck nation

2006-11-07 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — The 2006 campaign, one of the nastiest battles and the most expensive ever for control of Congress, came to an end Monday amid indications that months of debate over Iraq, political corruption and the Republican dominance of...

Senate OKs Corporate Tax Cut

2004-10-11 11:22:00

The Senate today approved a sweeping corporate tax overhaul — one of a series of measures with broad appeal to key constituencies. The vote, 69 to 17, took place as the Senate began wrapping up its preelection session this week. During an...

Specter Gains GOP Support to Chair Judiciary Panel

2004-11-18 15:27:00

Defying the demands of religious conservatives, Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans today unanimously endorsed Sen. Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania moderate, as their next chairman after extracting a public promise from him not to hinder President Bush's...

Legislators mull Medicaid changes rather than expansion

2013-05-17 05:04:02

Ohio Medicaid recipients could face time limits and work requirements under alternatives being discussed in the legislature to Gov. John Kasich's proposed expansion of tax-funded health care for the poor and disabled. Republican leaders also are...

Cops announce plan to tag-team with Crime Stoppers to reduce gun violence

2013-05-10 17:54:03

Local law enforcement officers are taking a play out of the playbook of the Ohio Attorney General in the fight against gun violence. They're going to target criminals who use guns in crimes, instead of pushing legislation that affect law-abiding citizens....

Anti-crime initiative to target repeat violent offenders

2013-05-10 04:24:03

Over the years, Akronites have seen a number of anti-crime initiatives, from neighborhood crime sweeps to hot-spot enforcements. And despite the "get-tough-on-crime" campaigns, the city still ranks among the state leaders in the number of repeat...

Ohio Senate eyes Internet cafe bill

2013-05-08 05:04:02

Owners of Internet sweepstakes cafes on Tuesday tried to reverse what appears to be a march in the Ohio Senate toward putting them out of business. Having already sent the House a bill buying them a little time, senators have turned their attention to a...

State pushes 'sweepstakes' cafes bill

2013-04-30 05:14:02

The Ohio Senate plans to rush a new moratorium on the opening and expansion of so-called Internet "sweepstakes" cafes to the floor this week as part of a renewed effort to put them out of business. Current restrictions on cafes that Attorney General...

SERIOUS CHALLENGER: Democrat Sherrod Brown bested incumbent GOP Sen. Mike DeWine by 12 percentage points in a poll of Ohio independents.

2006-11-04 00:00:00

Reporters interview Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn with, from left, Sens. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) and John W. Warner (R-Va

2005-07-21 21:16:22