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Sen. Rob Portman Sponsoring Bill To Improve Recycling Rates

By • Dec 4, 2019
In this April 16, 2018 file photo, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, speaks during a news conference at a Kroger supermarket as the company announces new associate benefits attributed to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, in Cincinnati.
John Minchillo / Associated Press

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) says as much as one-third of materials in recycling bins are going into landfills.

Ohio's Senators Still Working On Bipartisan Bills Amid Impeachment Fight

By • Dec 2, 2019
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, left, and Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018.
J. Scott Applewhite / AP

The impeachment inquiry is drawing a big line between Republicans and Democrats, but lawmakers are still working together on some legislation.

Ohio's DACA Recipients Share Their Stories Ahead Of Supreme Court Case

By • Nov 12, 2019
A woman holds up a sign outside the Capitol in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press

A major piece of President Donald Trump's immigration policy is set for a showdown in the U.S. Supreme Court after the lower courts rejected the attempt to phase-out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA.

Portman Says Trump Was Wrong To Ask Ukraine, China For Political Help

By Associated Press • Oct 8, 2019
In this April 16, 2018 file photo, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, speaks during a news conference at a Kroger supermarket as the company announces new associate benefits attributed to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, in Cincinnati.
John Minchillo / Associated Press

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) became the fourth Republican senator to break ranks by criticizing President Donald Trump for seeking help from foreign governments to investigate a political rival.

Commentary: Trump Just Tossed Portman In Hot Water Over Ukraine

By • Oct 3, 2019

If you are a member of Congress and the president from your own party stands up and says "there's nobody more honorable" than you, you might be tempted to be puffed up a bit.

Unless, of course, that president is Donald Trump, the man who is the very definition of the term loose cannon.

Commentary: How Impeachment Could Be A Win For Both Dems and Republicans

By • Oct 2, 2019

The cry for an impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump began with a relative handful of voices crying out in the wilderness, but, in short order, impeachment has turned into a runaway train.

Why Rep. Marcy Kaptur Now Favors Impeachment

By • Sep 26, 2019
Rep. Marcy Kaptur is the co-founder of the Ukraine Caucus and said this week she now supports impeachment inquiries against President Trump.
J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press

In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, host Steve Brown discusses a whistleblower's allegations that President Trump tried to use leverage over Ukraine for political favors. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D- Toledo) joins the show to explain why this scandal pushed her towards supporting impeachmwent proceedings.

DeWine Withholding Judgment On Trump Impeachment

By • Sep 26, 2019
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine
Paul Vernon / Associated Press

Nearly every Republican elected statewide in Ohio is an honorary chair of President Trump’s re-election team, including Gov. Mike DeWine and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman.

Ohio's Congressional Delegation Reacts To Impeachment Inquiry

By • Sep 25, 2019
Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty says the aligations against President Trump are the most serious to date.
J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press

Ohio's congressional delegation followed party lines Tuesday in reacting to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement that she’ll pursue an impeachment inquiry against President Trump.

Sherrod Brown Believes Public Pressure Is Building For Gun Regulations

By • Sep 17, 2019
Ohio Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown
John Minchillo / Associated Press

State lawmakers are back in action holding more hearings on gun regulation bills, and Gov. Mike DeWine is still pushing for his proposals. Congress, however, has yet to show an interest in moving gun issues on the federal level, with provisions getting blocked in the Senate.

Ohio Wins $17.8 Million Grant To Study Self-Driving Vehicles

By Associated Press • Sep 16, 2019
Columbus debuted driverless shuttles in a loop around the Scioto Mile in December 2018.
Paige Pfleger / WOSU

Ohio has received $17.8 million to generate data on self-driving vehicles, an area of research in which the state is already playing a prominent role, according to the state's U.S. senators.

Sen. Portman Lobbies For USMCA, But Sen. Brown Wants More Worker Protections

By & • Sep 12, 2019
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, left, and Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018.
J. Scott Applewhite / AP

With Congress back in session, Republicans say they are ready to pass the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Curious Cbus: How Much Has The NRA Donated To Ohio Lawmakers?

By • Aug 26, 2019
J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press

Gov. Mike DeWine has rolled out a 17 point plan to address gun violence in the wake of a mass shooting in Dayton. Legislative leaders are already warning proposals like new background checks and a so-called "red flag law" could be a tough sell with their members.

As part of our Curious Cbus series about guns in Ohio, several listeners wanted to know how much the NRA—and other gun groups—donate to Ohio lawmakers.

Signs Of Republican Movement To Support Gun Bills With New Restrictions

By • Aug 7, 2019

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is ignoring Democrats' efforts to pressure him into calling the Senate back from recess to vote on gun legislation to expand background checks following back to back mass shootings.

But there is movement among some Republican lawmakers, who are calling for action on some gun control measures.

Portman Says Farmers Have Mixed Reactions To Trump's Latest Tariffs

By • Aug 5, 2019
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio)
John Minchillo / Associated Press

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) visited the Ohio State Fair over the weekend to mingle with hundreds of farmers from around the state, while news spread that President Donald Trump was moving forward with plans to increase tariffs on Chinese imports. 

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