Anna Staver
@AnnaStaver
Ohio Statehouse reporter for http://Cleveland.com | Contributor @SpectrumNews1OH | Distance runner, plant hoarder, bibliophile, tiny human chaser and amateur baker
Our elementary school asked students to dress like their hero today, and my daughter asked for a press badge so she could be a reporter like her mom. My heart may never recover.
The Ohio House moves to skip the next two overrides. That means giving county budget commissions more power and modifying the 20 mill floor aren't being overrode.
61-28 The House overrides the governor’s veto and therefore emergency and replacement levies will disappear.
This vote on the first override is a little chaotic. There seems to be some confusion with the iPad voting and some reps are voice voting. Here’s a screen shot of the vote count from a member’s iPad.
This vote on the first override is a little chaotic. There seems to be some confusion with the iPad voting and some reps are voice voting. Here’s a screen shot of the vote count from a member’s iPad.
"When we hear the state should pay for this, who is the state? The state is us." --@DavidThomasOH as the House begins debate on overriding the governor's property tax vetoes.
"I can’t think of a worse way to celebrate @RepBrideSweeney birthday than to gather in the Senate, no less, to try and override the governor’s vetoes." --House Minority Leader @Isaacsohn
PSA from a former resident of Nevada: It’s neh-VAD-uh, not neh-VAH-duh. You’re pronouncing the name of a state, not reacting to a tongue depressor at the doctor's office.
During yesterday's @OhioITA summit, #OHgov frontrunner @VivekGRamaswamy was asked questions lifted from Will Ferrell's SNL sketches playing "Inside The Actor's Studio"'s James Lipton, including his favorite/least favorite noise & favorite dessert. cleveland.com/open/2025/07/n…
U.S. Sen. @JonHusted keeps amassing campaign cash despite lack of serious challengers cleveland.com/news/2025/07/u…
Inbox: The Ohio Chamber of Commerce PAC has endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for governor. The group says this is its earliest recorded candidate endorsement.
Ex-township official who used public money for wildebeest in trouble with auditors again dispatch.com/story/news/sta… via @lbischoff
Too many em dashes? What’s next? too much love? too much joy?
I made mine and my husband’s wedding rings. My mom owned a jewelry store growing up, and I’m actually a certified jeweler.
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Ohio appeals court rules Cleveland, other cities have right to ban flavored tobacco products cleveland.com/news/2025/07/o…
Property taxes keep rising in Ohio. Would you vote to cap them? Here’s what it could save—and what it could cost. cleveland.com/news/2025/07/c…
Also, because of air conditioning issues in the House, they're going to meet in the Senate. I am super curious to see how the seating arrangements work.
It's official. The Ohio House is coming back to override @GovMikeDeWine's property tax vetoes on July 21. cleveland.com/news/2025/07/o…
It's official. The Ohio House is coming back to override @GovMikeDeWine's property tax vetoes on July 21. cleveland.com/news/2025/07/o…
Matt Borges, a lobbyist convicted of racketeering in Ohio's FirstEnergy scandal, told his wife, who relayed it to her Substack, that he gets out of prison Oct. 8.
From a school cell-phone ban to porn site age verification: Lots of lesser-known parts of the new state budget that will affect Ohioans lives cleveland.com/news/2025/07/f…