Ohio House

Ohio Republicans are calling for a Convention of States.

The race for Ohio House speaker changed completely this week, the same week the GOP caucus vote is set to take place.

Jo Ann Davidson, who served six years as the speaker of the Ohio House before going on to other public service work, was 97.

More and more Ohio residents are being added to waiting lists — and going without the home-based care they need — because of the state's low Medicaid reimbursement rates.

The factions that support Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) and those backing Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova Township) couldn't agree on the appointment, showing the leadership battle is still on.

The priority agendas of Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) and Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova Township) look similar, but while Merrin said he wants to partner with Stephens on some issues, there are things holding that up.

Jason Stephens heads a GOP majority that is split into two warring camps. But the legislative agenda he released Wednesday may spell an end to the infighting.

The disarray signaled the latest phase in the rift between House Republicans that stems from the House speaker vote earlier this month.

Derrik Merrin, who lost his bid to become the Speaker of the Ohio House, does not appear to be going away quietly, in the latest sign that the party holding a supermajority in Ohio is fractured.

Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo's move to deliver all 32 Ohio Democrats in the House to make Republican Jason Stephens the new House Speaker may well slow down the "culture war" fervor of the legislature's most conservative members.