Despite controlling a large majority of elected offices, the Democratic Party brand in Mahoning and Trumbull counties isn’t what it used to be. A few decades ago, countywide Democrats were getting at least 65 to 70 percent of the vote, and it was a bad sign for statewide and presidential ...

The bylaws of the Democratic parties in Mahoning and Trumbull counties violate state law as well as Ohio Democratic Party and Democratic National Committee rules. That’s according to Bill DeMora, ODP secretary, who recently reviewed the constitutions of both parties as they plan ...

The bylaws of the Democratic parties in Mahoning and Trumbull counties violate state law as well as Ohio Democratic Party and Democratic National Committee rules. That’s according to Bill DeMora, ODP secretary, who recently reviewed the constitutions of both parties as they plan ...

There will be challenges to the leadership of the Republican and Democratic parties in Trumbull County and a contested race for chairman of the Mahoning County Democratic Party. There won’t be any issue with Mahoning County Republican Party Chairman Thomas McCabe’s re-election. He’s the ...

J.D. Vance and U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan clearly are not impressed by each other. During interviews I recently conducted with Vance, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Ohio, and Ryan, his Democratic opponent, they both sort of dismissed each other. “I see him as a fraud,” Vance said of ...

There were several fascinating storylines from the recent primary election in the Mahoning Valley. While turnout was poor, it was better than expected. It was 25.65 percent in Trumbull County, where county races and local issues were on the ballot. It was 23.04 percent in Mahoning County, ...