Senate Republicans seek the support of five more Senate Democrats to join with three others who voted to approve a clean continuing resolution to fund the federal government. Vice President JD Vance,

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Republicans are pressing forward with overriding Gov. Mike DeWine’s property-tax reform vetoes less than 24 hours after his work group recommended their ideas be moderated rather than embraced.

Attempts by both Republican and Democratic U.S. senators to end an impasse on federal government funding that started a shutdown of services Wednesday failed for a second day. The Senate voted 55-45 Wednesday afternoon on a motion to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed with a vote on the Continuing Appropriations and

The Ohio Senate voted to override a governor’s veto on what levies can be put on the ballot. The Republican-controlled Senate met Tuesday and voted 21-11 to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s July 1 veto. All but two Senate Republicans — Bill Blessing of Colerain and Tom Patton of Strongsville — voted in favor of the

Follow news on the government shutdown after Congress fails to pass a federal budget plan. Trump has threatened mass layoffs in the coming days for federal workers.

The Senate for a second day in a row rejected rival measures to fund the government, prolonging the shutdown that began at midnight. Wednesday’s votes mirrored Tuesday’s results, with

Last month, Republicans in the Senate changed leaders as well when Sen. Daniel Bonham, R-The Dalles, resigned from the Senate.