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The GOP governor of Ohio and many pro-migration media outlets insist the federal government’s huge Haitian migration into the city of Springfield is legal. “They are there legally,” Gov. Mike DeWine wrote in a September 20, op-ed for the New York Times. “I am saddened by how they and others continue to repeat claims that lack evidence and disparage the legal migrants living in Springfield.” Springfield GOP Mayor “[Rob] Rue reminded me — and as Trump and Vance refuse to acknowledge — the Haitians who have come to Springfield are here legally,” Washington Post op-ed writer Eugene Robinson wrote on...

Below is a link to the 2 minute statement from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine where he reveals that the recent bomb threats originated from overseas. https://1a-1791.com/video/s8/2/B/A/Q/I/BAQIt.caa.mp4?b=1&u=ummtf

Governor Mike DeWine (R-OH) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that Springfield, OH officials say Haitian migrants have not been eating pets. DeWine said, “Look, there’s a lot of garbage on the Internet, and, you know, this is a piece of garbage that was simply not true. There’s no evidence of this at all.” He added, “There are hate groups coming into Springfield. We don’t need these hate groups. I saw a piece of literature yesterday that the mayor told me about from, purportedly, the KKK. Look. Springfield is a good city. They are good people. They are welcoming people....

An investigation has uncovered an illegal voter registration form operation taking place in Clark County after thousands of Haitians flooded the Springfield area in Ohio. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is now warning election boards to be vigilant as voter fraud continues to be a major issue in America. In a media advisory, the secretary of state’s office noted: “The office’s Election Integrity Unit recently concluded an investigation into the origins of an illegal voter registration form translated into the Haitian Creole language. The Clark County Board of Elections reported this form to our office after rejecting its submission...

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose warned election boards to be extra vigilant in the weeks before the November election after an investigation uncovered illegal voter registration forms circulating in Clark County. In a media advisory, the secretary of state's office noted, "The office’s Election Integrity Unit recently concluded an investigation into the origins of an illegal voter registration form translated into the Haitian Creole language. The Clark County Board of Elections reported this form to our office after rejecting its submission by a local applicant." In a memo to election officials, Hun Yi, director of investigations for the Secretary...

Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) expressed support for a controversial program that brought a massive influx of Haitians into Springfield, Ohio. Springfield has become the centerpiece of the national immigration debate after the city of about 59,000 was suddenly flooded with 15,000 Haitian migrants. DeWine pledged to send more resources to the city to deal with the crisis but expressed support for the program.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s experience with Haiti and Haitians goes far beyond his current efforts to manage issues — ranging from baseless rumors to genuine concerns — related to the recent sudden influx of Haitian immigrants to Springfield. The Republican governor has an extensive connection to Haiti. In 1998, DeWine and his wife, Fran, founded the Becky DeWine School, named after the DeWines’ daughter who was killed in a 1993 car accident at 22 years old. The school was situated in a slum known as Cite Soleil in Haiti capitol Port Au Prince and run by a charity that had...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WSYX) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday addressed growing concerns over recent reports of a migrant influx in Clark County. (snip) Healthcare and education -- including driver education -- are two of the most pressing issues, DeWine said. (snip) DeWine on Tuesday announced a minimum of $2.5 million to help expand primary healthcare. He added that the federal government needs to step in and help, especially because, in DeWine's words, the border policy is what has allowed the migrant surge in the first place.

The governor of Ohio will send law enforcement and millions of dollars in healthcare resources to the city of Springfield as it faces a surge in temporary Haitian migrants that has landed it in the national spotlight. Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday he doesn’t oppose the Temporary Protected Status program under which some 15,000 Haitians have arrived in the city of about 59,000 people since 2020, but said the federal government must do more to help impacted communities. His news conference was held just hours before the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former Republican President...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday morning, his office announced. “He started experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms yesterday, including sneezing and a runny nose,” his office said in a statement. “His symptoms worsened slightly during the night, but the governor is working remotely from home today.” He had reportedly taken a test on Sunday for the virus and that test came back negative.

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) will be former President Trump’s vice presidential nominee, Trump announced Monday at the outset of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.The first-term senator has been one of Trump’s most vocal supporters in recent months, and was strongly backed by Donald Trump Jr. as the former president’s best pick to be second in command. A promotion to the White House after a potential November election victory would now leave Ohio without one of its senators.Here’s what happens if Vance is elected vice president:Interim senatorIf Vance is elected to higher office, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) would select...

Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill Sunday to ensure that President Joe Biden appears on Ohio's ballot for the November general election. DeWine also signed a bill to ban foreign nationals from contributing to state ballot campaigns.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine leaned on a distinctive chief executive power Thursday evening, ordering state lawmakers back to Columbus for a special session Tuesday and Wednesday to pass legislation that puts current U.S. President Joe Biden on the November ballot. A similar proclamation hasn't been put out by an Ohio governor in nearly 20 years, but DeWine said the situation at hand warranted the extraordinary measure. It follows weeks of back-and-forth, after the Ohio Democratic Party was notified that the Democratic National Committee convention is scheduled later than Ohio's legislative deadline to certify candidates. DeWine called out fellow members of...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced Thursday he would call the GOP-controlled state Legislature into a special session next week to discuss getting both President Biden and former President Trump on the state’s fall ballot. Democrats have been unable to certify Biden as their nominee in the state — a largely procedural issue where both parties have to certify their presidential candidate with the state ahead of the state’s deadline — because the Democratic National Convention takes place after the Ohio certification deadline.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said Thursday that he is calling a special session of the General Assembly to pass legislation next week to ensure President Biden is on the November ballot for the general election.“Ohio is running out of time to get Joe Biden, the sitting President of the United States, on the ballot this fall. Failing to do so is simply unacceptable. This is ridiculous. This is (an) absurd situation,” DeWine said, according to the Associated Press.DeWine's decision came after Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) warned the state Democratic Party on Tuesday that Biden will not...

Governor Mike DeWine (R-OH) SAID Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he will support the Republican nomination when asked about endorsing former President Donald Trump. Anchor Dana Bash said, “We saw that the former president earned enough delegates to clinch the Republican nomination this past week, you have not endorsed him yet. Will you?”

The Ohio Senate voted Wednesday to override Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that would prohibit doctors from performing sex-change medical procedures on minors. The state’s House of Representatives voted 65 to 28 on Jan. 10 to override the governor’s veto of the bill, which would bar doctors from performing transgender surgeries or prescribing cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers to minors. State senators voted 23 to 9, largely among party lines, to pass the legislation. “The Governor does not have [a] new comment today. His previous comments on the bill and his veto reflect his position on the...

On Friday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who claims to be a Republican, signed an executive order banning transgender surgeries for children under the age of 18 at any Ohio hospital or ambulatory facility. That's good, right? Wrong. The order comes a week after the governor vetoed sub-HB 68, a bill that not only would have banned transgender surgeries on children, but also would have outlawed chemical castration, puberty blockers, and men participating in women's sports. It also included a provision that would allow recourse for women harmed by men participating in their sports. When he vetoed the SAFE Act, DeWine...

Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order on Friday that bans Ohio hospitals and surgical facilities from performing gender transition surgery on transgender minors. The move came one week after DeWine vetoed legislation that would have prevented doctors from prescribing hormones, puberty blockers or surgery before patients turn 18. House Bill 68 also would have prohibited transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams in high school and college. “There’s a broad, broad consensus against surgeries for minors, so let’s put that into a law so we can move on and talk about other things," he said during...

Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, signed an “emergency” executive order Friday banning transgender surgeries for minors, one week after he vetoed a bill that would have had a similar effect. The bill would also have banned cross-sex hormones and so-called puberty blockers for children, measures DeWine’s executive order apparently omits. The bill would also have addressed fairness in women’s sports, an issue DeWine’s order also does not address. DeWine vetoed House Bill 68, the Enact Ohio Saving Adolescents from Experimentation Act, last week. The bill would bar physicians from performing gender-reassignment surgery on a minor and from prescribing cross-sex hormones...