Ohio House Republicans
Rep. Young broke protection order by calling wife, having mail blocked, sending check, say police
Ohio Rep. Bob Young, who is currently facing three charges related to domestic violence, allegedly broke the protection order against him by leaving voicemails and sending money to his family. Young (R-Green) is facing three charges: domestic violence, assault and violation of a protection order. The first two stemmed from an incident in July, and […]
Ohio Rep. Bob Young removed from leadership role after second arrest
Republican state Rep. Bob Young has been removed from his committee leadership position in the Ohio House following his second arrest related to an alleged domestic violence incident. A spokesperson for the House Republican Party confirmed exclusively to OCJ/WEWS that Speaker Jason Stephens has removed Young (R-Green) from his Pensions Committee chairmanship. This is a […]
Ohio Rep. Bob Young struck wife, brother, sheriff’s report alleges; lawmaker says he won’t resign
State Rep. Bob Young (R-Green) allegedly struck his wife and later followed her to his brother’s house, where Young allegedly instigated a fight with him, according to a Summit County Sheriff’s report released Tuesday. Also on Tuesday, Young’s lawyer confirmed to OCJ/WEWS that his client will not be resigning, in spite of calls from his […]
Ohio lawmakers propose domestic violence prevention bill after representative charged with abuse
Ohio lawmakers plan to introduce legislation to prevent domestic violence following the arrest of one of their colleagues. Northeast Ohio Rep. Bob Young (R-Green) was charged Saturday with domestic violence and disrupting public services after a warrant was issued for his arrest, according to Barberton Municipal Court records. Young faces at least one first-degree misdemeanor […]
Full Ohio House vote on proposal making harder to amend constitution delayed
The resolution to make it harder to amend the Ohio constitution is not being voted on this week, apparently after some GOP House members started to get cold feet. The battle between Ohio House Republicans is dragging on. Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) seems to not be a fan of Senate Joint Resolution 2, which […]
Ohio state Rep. Derek Merrin lays out ‘competing’ set of Republican priorities
State Rep. Derek Merrin on Wednesday rolled out the priorities he and his supporters will pursue in the coming session. The Monclova Township Republican leads a majority of the Ohio House Republican caucus, but that cohort isn’t big enough to pass legislation on its own. A coalition of Democrats and other Republicans handed the speakership […]
GOP lawmakers share insight into ongoing rift after ‘chaos’ erupts on Ohio House floor
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. Republicans in the Ohio House can’t stop fighting with each other. After the […]
Ohio’s new Republican crybaby caucus another consequence of gerrymandering
After a weeklong meltdown of moaning, wailing, and gnashing of teeth, a new faction of Ohio House Republicans capped off their temper tantrum Wednesday by revitalizing plans to subject the Ohio Constitution and all Ohioans to extremist minority rule. Last week, 54 adults in the Ohio House came together in a bipartisan vote to elect […]
Ohio Rep. behind bill limiting transgender care had never spoken to community
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. Warning: This report contains strong language concerning the LGBTQ+ community. Reader […]
Ohio Republicans introduce bill that could ban IVF by recognizing ‘personhood’ from conception
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. Ohio House Republicans introduced a new bill Monday that physicians worry would […]