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David Skolnick

Old guard vs. Trump in Ohio

The Republican primary for the U.S. Senate is a battle between old-guard Republicans and Donald Trump, who will be the party’s presidential nominee for the third consecutive time, and his many supporters. The old guard, led by Gov. Mike DeWine and former U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, support ...

State Republicans back O’Brien in race against Loychik

Ohio Republican leaders are going all out to help state Sen. Sandra O’Brien turn back the challenge of state Rep. Mike Loychik in the GOP primary. The Republican Senate Campaign Committee gave $254,616 to O’Brien’s campaign between Feb. 7 and Feb. 23 in in-kind contributions for ...

Moreno’s business dealings targeted

During the campaign for the Republican nomination for U.S. senator, Bernie Moreno has touted his record of creating jobs and his business success. But there are numerous reports that put his business dealings as a luxury car dealer and blockchain business owner in question. Moreno settled ...

The presidential motorcade adventure

Covering national political figures — including presidents and presidential candidates — when they’re in the Mahoning Valley is not one of the more pleasant parts of my job. That’s because what shouldn’t be a terribly complicated event often becomes incredibly time consuming and ...

Infighting stops GOP spending plan

A bill approved by the Ohio House to spend $350 million for projects throughout the state is far from a done deal. That’s because the state Senate disagrees with the House plan. The bill approved last week by the House was part of a supposed agreement with the upper chamber in which each ...

Campaign dollars carry impact

Being able to self-fund in a political election — particularly in a partisan primary when the timeline is condensed — is a huge benefit. So when I reported that state Rep. Reggie Stoltzfus had given $250,000 out of his own pocket to his campaign for the Republican nomination for the open ...