DeWine cannot run for reelection in 2026 because of term limits. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted planned to run as DeWine's successor, but Husted recently accepted DeWine's appointment to the U.S. Senate, replacing Vice President JD Vance.

Sketchy dealings: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed consumer protection lawsuits against two central Ohio automobile dealers, Shahid Meighan of The Columbus Dispatch reports. They’re accused of altering odometer readings, failing to turn over titles to dozens of customers who purchased vehicles, and other violations.

DeWine will hold a news conference at 1 p.m., but his office declined to provide further details about topic of discussion.

Ohio lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would end the death penalty and prohibit state funding for abortions and assisted suicide.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed his lieutenant ... post was in line with Husted's personal and political ambitions. DeWine had said appointing someone who could win a competitive Republican primary next year was among his chief considerations.

Fresh off of his unexpected departure from President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy has set his sights on becoming governor of Ohio, his home state.

Mike DeWine will appoint ... plant in central Ohio. He also enjoyed a moment in the national spotlight when he gave the vice-presidential nomination speech for Vance at last year's Republican National Convention. DeWine will need to appoint someone to ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is expected to appoint Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R) to the empty Senate seat left vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance. The post Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Expected to Appoint His Lt.

The summit comes as Ohio’s largest business lobbies have thrown their collective weight behind improving child care in Ohio, a policy position they say is critical to attracting more jobs.

Yost, 68, seeks to succeed two-term Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a fellow Republican, who is term-limited in 2026. He had teased his plans in a somewhat ominous black-and-white video posted to the social platform X in November.

Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio is set to appoint Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted to the US Senate, following JD Vance's resignation. This move is expected to prevent a costly GOP primary. Husted, former Ohio House speaker,

Ohio Gov. Mike ... DeWine worked with Biden, 82, in Congress for 12 years, but said Friday that he wished Trump “all the best” in his second term. “I really look forward to working with President Trump and Vice President Vance and the Republican ...