When Gov. Mike DeWine decided to interrupt the 30-day period set aside for flying the American flag at half-staff in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, he must have thought it was more important to display the flag at full-staff in honor of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Confused state officials scrambled Tuesday to discern how the order impacted state government, which gets about 30% of its general fund dollars from federal sources.

Vance officially resigned from the post last week. Under Ohio law, DeWine was singularly tasked with appointing his replacement. Husted will operate as senator until 2026, when a special election will determine who will serve in the role until the term expires in 2029.

The state’s governor, Mike DeWine, announced the appointment Friday, ending suspense over who would succeed the vice president-elect in the Senate.

COLUMBUS (WJW) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is ordering flags to be raised for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week. DeWine made the announcement on Thursday afternoon ...

A major move in Ohio's Capitol could be announced as soon as Friday. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine may appoint a new U.S. senator to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance. Vance resigned from his Ohio Senate seat last week, ahead of his upcoming inauguration.

Governor Mike DeWine has chosen his Lt. Governor Jon Husted to fill an Ohio Senate seat vacated by incoming Vice President JD Vance, a source with knowledge of the pick told WCPO.

Mike DeWine decided to interrupt the 30-day ... important to display the flag at full-staff in honor of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Anyone with even a bit of common sense knew ...

Sketchy dealings: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed consumer protection lawsuits against two central Ohio automobile dealers, Shahid Meighan of The Columbus Dispatch reports. They’re accused of altering odometer readings, failing to turn over titles to dozens of customers who purchased vehicles, and other violations.

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Donald Trump 2.0 is, so far, very much the same as his first go around. But eight years after he was last sworn into office, the new Republican president is emboldened, far more experienced and surrounded by a very different team.

Speaking to the three top House Republican leaders over the past three days at the House GOP retreat here in Doral, Fla., revealed how President Trump is both the glue holding the fragile majority