Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday tapped Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the

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

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law several education changes that will require schools to let students leave for off-site religious classes and that opponents worry will out LGBTQ students. DeWine, a Republican, signed House Bill 8 on Wednesday.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 322, creating the offense of grooming to protect minors from sexual abuse.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law that will require school districts to create a mandatory religious instruction release time policy and require educators to out a students’ sexuality to their parents.

Flags have been lowered across Ohio to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who recently died. Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered flags to be raised on Jan. 20 for Inauguration Day and then lowered again.

J.D. Vance resigned from his Senate seat ahead of his swearing-in as the 50th vice president on Inauguration Day.

The anticipated appointment will end weeks of speculation about who will join newly minted Sen. Bernie Moreno in Washington.

Ohio officials’ opposition to private solar and wind investments in service to oil-and-gas interests looking to their own bottom line is discouraging enough. Equally concerning, however, is the misleading information and outright lies being used by special interests to try to turn Ohioans against solar power.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday announced his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, will replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate.

At least 28 governors have now ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of the mourning period for Jimmy Carter.