congressional districts

The once-a-decade process of drawing congressional maps kicks off today.

Donald Trump-backed newcomer Mike Carey has won the crowded Republican primary and State Rep. Allison Russo has won the Democratic primary for an open Ohio 15th Congressional District seat. The pair will square off against each other in November to serve the final year of Steve Stivers term.

Ohio has lost one seat in Congress as a result of new census figures released Monday; After months of speculation, 13th district Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Niles) is now running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman; an appeal from Akron legislator Emilia Sykes and her father, State Senator Vernon Sykes, has led to the opening of a permanent COVID-19 vaccination site in Akron; and more stories.

Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, April 29:PRELIMARY PRIMARY RESULTS:Stark Parks levy approved;School levies for Stark, Summit and Cuyahoga…

The City of Akron today announced a coalition to make sure everyone in the city is counted in the 2020 census.Officials say Akron’s population could…

State legislative leaders have formed a four-member bipartisan group to work on creating a new way to redraw Ohio’s Congressional district map, which will…

Republican state legislative leaders say they’re putting together a bipartisan group to come up with a new way to draw Congressional districts.Statehouse…

Backers of a plan to allow Ohio voters to vote on congressional redistricting reform this fall have cleared one more hurdle. The Ohio Ballot Board, the…