Politics

With Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval having been personally invited by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to visit India, WVXU Senior Political Analyst Howard Wilkinson recounts his time with His Holiness in 1994.

Artists Paul Kroner and Devan Horton display their work at Studio Kroner on 130 W. Court Street, Cincinnati

"I made this fair," Rhodes said. And, really, there's no arguing otherwise.

Dayton has never quite gotten over the tragedy of a mass shooting that took place in its Oregon district three years ago today. It probably never will. But the one thing Howard Wilkinson knows about Dayton — the city where he was born and raised — is that they have dealt with calamities before and have never failed to bounce back.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tim Ryan knows Ohio politics well enough that he understands he must make it clear to voters he won't be beholden to the Democratic Party if elected.

After listening to nearly three hours of opening statements in the public corruption trial of P.G. Sittenfeld, at least one juror appeared to be nodding off in the jury box as attorneys described the inner workings of Cincinnati City Hall, campaign fundraising and development deals.

President Joe Biden on Friday made his fifth visit to Ohio and second to Cincinnati since taking office. He visited a metal and alloy company in Hamilton to talk about additive manufacturing, announce a new initiative, and call on Congress to pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act.

Lauren Kelley stepped onto the Springfield political scene after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. At a time when tensions were soaring nationally, her goal was to help establish a working relationship between the police and the Black community.

Though more Republican-held seats are up for grabs in November, Democratic struggles mean the GOP has improved its likelihood to take control of the Senate. Here are the key contests to watch.

In the Ohio Debate Commission's meeting of the two Democratic candidates for Ohio governor Tuesday night, John Cranley and Nan Whaley didn't go after each other, but both blasted incumbent Republican Mike DeWine.