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, ...

Thanks to the endorsement of former President Donald Trump and a $15 million contribution from a benefactor to a super political action committee, J.D. Vance went from middle of the pack in the often-nasty Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio to nominee. Without Trump’s endorsement, ...

Possibly taking inspiration from Tommy DeVito, Joe Pesci’s character in the movie Goodfellas, J.D. Vance, a Republican running for U.S. Senate, said: “You’ve got to be yourself. I think that’s one of the mistakes, by the way, that a lot of these clowns have made in the primary where ...

It came as no surprise that the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the fourth set of state legislative maps; they were almost identical to the third set ruled unconstitutional. But the state could find itself in a real bind as Secretary of State Frank LaRose — a Republican member of the Ohio ...

After being rejected at least twice — by the Canfield and Portage County fairgrounds — former President Donald Trump will have a rally April 23 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. Mahoning and Portage counties were once reliably Democratic — particularly Mahoning. But that’s not the ...

Turnout during primaries, except when there’s a competitive presidential one, rarely attract much interest. As local election officials frequently say: It is those nonpresidential races that really affect people’s lives. Turnout predictions for the May 3 primary are expected to be ...