Jeremy Pelzer

By day, I'm the mild-mannered chief political reporter for @ClevelandDotCom. Dad, Cubs fan, @UofIllinois/@UISPAR grad. Opinions are cheap; facts are expensive.

[Jeremy Pelzer @jpelzer]

GOP-sponsored bills would fundamentally change Ohio’s election system https://t.co/S9SZgeGIJC

[Karen Kasler @karenkasler]

Former Ohio House Speaker Ryan Smith with his official portrait unveiled this evening. Smith served from June 2018 till Jan 2019, after Cliff Rosenberger resigned and before being ousted by Larry Householder, who’s in federal prison. Current Speaker Matt Huffman also on hand.

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Gov. Mike DeWine assigns state troopers to protect Vivek Ramaswamy, Amy Acton https://t.co/pgRtRA63It

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@KariSpielman Why the concern about a voter ID repeal, though, given Democrats are extremely unlikely to win a majority of the Ohio House or Senate anytime soon? And why the sudden focus on it, given no one was talking about the need for such an amendment a month ago?

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Ohio Republicans have suddenly pushed for quick action on two long-simmering issues: Medicaid fraud and photo ID for in-person voting. How much of it is about ginning up issues for November, and (regardless of motive) will it actually help GOP candidates? https://t.co/IWri4afoqg

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@plunderbund @VivekGRamaswamy No part of ORC right now specifically authorizes gubernatorial candidate protection. But DeWine can still order OSHP to provide it using his general executive authority

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@plunderbund @VivekGRamaswamy Right - that's the "automatic" part I was talking about

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@plunderbund @VivekGRamaswamy That bill would *automatically* provide security to gubernatorial nominees. But DeWine could still authorize a security detail for Ramaswamy or anyone else, as he deems necessary

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Rarely has there been a more obvious choice for Capitol Letter's "Quote of the Day"

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"I love Ohio better than sex. Not really, but you get I’m trying to make a point, I really like Ohio.”

-Sen. John Kennedy, to my question about how Ohio fits into Republicans’ broader calculus for holding the Senate, at an event for Sen. Jon Husted

[Tyler Sebree ⚡️ @TylerSebreezy]

This is kinda cool...Ohio is the only state where not a single drop of rain is in the forecast over the next 7 days, per the WPC precipitation outlook. #OHwx

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A top Republican says lawmakers should make JobsOhio more transparent...but not right now
https://t.co/PjbEqHySRu

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Specifically, DeWine's move comes in response to @Jake_Zuckerman's reporting that the data center tax break was a *lot* costlier than predicted https://t.co/U1ds6jvBgG

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Gov. Mike DeWine pauses Ohio data center tax break after state estimates about the tax break's cost were off by more than a billion dollars last year https://t.co/yz9DHX3org

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.@AndrewJTobias asked @DrOz about the snake video today.
Oz: “So, we were going to the airport, and my wife saw two snakes mating…”
(full story here: https://t.co/NkFFMhjkpR)
https://t.co/LqTZm0EyGG)

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Cheryl cheerleads the removal of a pair of Black Racers from Dr Oz's patio.

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Mitchell's Steakhouse in downtown Columbus has closed https://t.co/496HPDhfDp

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Vivek Ramaswamy and Amy Acton each say addressing Ohio's childcare crisis is a top priority for them. But here's what they're saying (and not saying) about exactly how they would make childcare more affordable and accessible in Ohio https://t.co/CIXNGE6ZdW

[Jake Zuckerman @jake_zuckerman]

Ohio's sales tax exemption for builders of new data centers was expected to cost ~$136 million in 2025.

The Department of Taxation now says the tax break cost Ohio **$1.57** billion in lost revenue, with most the savings flowing to Big Tech. https://t.co/3vjZxlg0iZ

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Photo gallery: Ohio leaders honor fallen heroes at the annual Statehouse Memorial Day ceremony https://t.co/Ip3HQ73rQv

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Outgoing @OhioAG Dave Yost switches lead prosecutors for FirstEnergy bribery retrial https://t.co/tTKfRe1iR7