Stephanie Haney and Mike Polk Jr. are joined by Cleveland.com's Jeremy Pelzer, and the PolitiFACT's Louis Jacobson, on June 12, 2024. CLEVELAND — On the June 12 edition of Ohio Has Issues, Stephanie Haney and Mike Polk Jr. round up the political talking points from around the state. Cleveland.com’s Jeremy Pelzer joins the show to break down an impressive amount of money coming to Northeast Ohio, while PolitiFACT’s chief correspondent and the Center For Politics Sabato’s Crystal Ball senior columnist Louis Jacobson explains the importance of the 3 races for...

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(WKBN) – A special election Tuesday will decide who will fill the 6th District congressional seat.

The choice is between Republican Michael Rulli and Democrat Michael Kripchak.

The winner will fill the remainder of the term left behind by current Youngstown State University President Bill Johnson.

If you’re voting absentee, you must mail it postmarked by Monday or turn it in to your county board of elections by 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Otherwise, polls will be open Tuesday from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

WESTFIELD — Planning Board member Robert Goyette is running in an upcoming special election for the Ward 5 Municipal Light Board representative. The seat was previously held by Joe Mitchell, who resigned in November to become Westfield Gas & Electric’s assistant general manager. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us...

It takes about three hours to drive Ohio's 6th Congressional District from top to bottom, and during that drive, you'll encounter areas with different economies and people with different cultures, a new report says. At a press conference Friday, University of Cincinnati political science professor David Niven and League of Women Voters of Ohio Executive Director Jen Miller put a spotlight on what they say is a badly gerrymandered district. They argued the way the district is drawn hurts voters. "The slicing and dicing is designed to secure partisan outcomes,"...

Republican State Sen. Michael Rulli and Democrat Michael Kripchak will be on the ballot to represent Ohio’s 6th Congressional District. Rulli and Kripchak won their parties’ respective primary race in March. Early voting for the June special election is underway and polls will be open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on June 11. He currently serves as the the General Government Committee Chair, Select Committee on Rail Safety Vice Chair and Workforce and Higher Education Vice Chair. He is also on the Small Business and Economic Opportunity and Transportation committees....