The latest on Biden’s ballot drama in Ohio. dispatch.com/story/news/pol…

NEW: The Ohio Senate unanimously passed a bill to get rid of the state's marital rape loophole. It now heads to DeWine's desk.

Lawmakers have been trying to get rid of this for years. dispatch.com/story/news/pol…

Update on the HB 68 lawsuit:

ACLU of Ohio is intervening after Yost challenged a Franklin County judge's ruling to temporarily block the law. Yost wants the Ohio Supreme Court to narrow the order.

The ACLU's legal director called it an 'egregious request.'

Ohio's senators split on the foreign aid package/TikTok ban signed into law. Brown is taking a victory lap because it includes his bill to combat fentanyl trafficking.

#OHSen candidate Bernie Moreno opposed everything but the Israel $$. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

The Alabama Senate passed legislation to change their election deadlines and get Biden on the ballot. It heads to the House now.

No solution in sight in Ohio yet. al.com/news/2024/04/s…

A libertarian PAC spent $1.7 million targeting Ohio House Republicans in the primary for backing Speaker Jason Stephens and being too moderate. cincinnati.com/story/news/pol…

DeWine said he didn't know the full extent of FirstEnergy's support for his 2018 campaign – and that it didn't influence his decision to sign HB 6. dispatch.com/story/news/pol…

A new bill would further tighten Ohio’s voter ID law and require the hand-counting of ballots in certain cases.

Those are just a couple parts of the extensive proposal. dispatch.com/story/news/pol…

The House foreign aid bill is heading to the Senate, and it looks like Sen. Sherrod Brown is on board.

A spox for his #OHSen opponent, Bernie Moreno, said he would have supported money for Israel, but not the broader package.

New records: FirstEnergy gave $2.5M to GOP governors' dark money group backing DeWine's 2018 bid dispatch.com/story/news/pol… via Columbus Dispatch

OPE behind the scenes: I frequently say 'briberry' when I mean 'bribery,' as if it's a fruit you can make into jam.

Good thing we don't record live. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ohi…

State officials and experts think Gov. DeWine's new child care initiatives will help, but say Ohio has more to do to expand access.

dispatch.com/story/news/pol…

Ohio appears to be at an impasse with the Biden campaign over getting him on the ballot. But Alabama lawmakers are getting it sorted.

From a Republican who backs the bill: 'I’d like to think if the shoe was on the other foot, this would be taken care of.' al.com/news/2024/04/b…

.Jessie Balmert and Laura Bischoff looked back at Sam Randazzo's career and how he found himself at the center of Ohio's biggest bribery scheme. dispatch.com/story/news/pol…

Sen. Sherrod Brown weighs in on the Biden ballot snafu:

'I think voters in Ohio should have a choice for the major party candidates. Never was a problem when I was secretary of state. It’s got to get fixed. It will get fixed.'

The latest: dispatch.com/story/news/pol…

In Wednesday’s paper:
- Dems seek to win back blue-collar voters
- Iran attack on Israel stirs fears of wider war
- ‘Call to action’ sounds for endangered rivers

A Franklin County judge temporarily blocked Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

House Bill 68 was set to take effect later this month. dispatch.com/story/news/pol…

Per Moreno's latest FEC filing, he loaned his #OHSen campaign another $300K last quarter. That brings his total personal investment to $4.5M.

He ended the quarter with nearly $1.8M cash on hand. Brown's campaign has almost $16M in the bank.