Big money being spent on Ohio’s U.S. Senate race

July 18, 2022

The $9.1 million U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan raised from donors in the second quarter for his Senate campaign is an amount never before seen in Ohio. Still, I don’t know if it’s enough to get him elected in a largely Republican state during a year expected to be terrible nationally for Democrats. While money doesn’t always translate to victories, particularly in the situation Ryan finds himself in, he is proving to be a formidable candidate. A poll commissioned by Ryan’s campaign shows a statistical deadheat for the seat with Republican J.D. Vance. While polls paid for by campaigns ...

Joe Goffman is the wrong choice to help lead the EPA

July 12, 2022

For too long, bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. have ignored West Virginians while they make decisions that fundamentally reshaped our state’s economy and everyday way of life. As a candidate, President Biden promised that he would be a “President for All Americans.” I had hoped that President Biden would stay true to his word and steer us away from that harmful past. A year and a half into this administration, it is clear the president instead wants to double down on a devastating regulatory onslaught, prescribed by bureaucrats who “know what is best” at the expense of West ...

Big business is exploiting the nation’s inflation crisis

July 11, 2022

With inflation rising, and gas prices climbing, millions of families across the nation are struggling. It’s extremely worrying—that families can’t afford weekly groceries or the gas to fill their car tank. As bad as that is, however, consider something equally disturbing: Despite earning record profits, some of America’s best-known companies—including Apple, Google, Home Depot, Tesla, and Whirlpool—are currently seeking help from the federal government to further boost their earnings—and at the expense of U.S. workers. Yes, you read that right. Many of America’s largest ...

Recent blackouts serve as warning for Ohio power grid

June 22, 2022

Ohio just had a brush with rolling blackouts when a quarter of million people lost power due to storm damage. Losing so much electricity at one time is always troubling. However, it’s also an unfortunate preview of a similar disaster in the making. Ohio is one of the top 10 electricity-producing states in the nation. But it’s also the fourth-largest electricity consumer. That’s a lot of power demand—and for decades it was anchored by coal-powered generating stations, such as the Sammis Power Plant in eastern Ohio and the Gavin Power Plant in southern Ohio. Like much of the ...

Biden mistake could end America’s solar industry

June 14, 2022

President Biden has talked a lot about “Made in America”—and creating 10 million clean energy jobs. However, he’s just made a serious error for America’s solar manufacturing industry that poses grave consequences for the nation’s energy future, including a greater dependence on Chinese solar panels. China accounts for roughly 70 percent of global solar panel production. Much of that stems from the massive subsidies Beijing provides to its state-owned manufacturers. China also “dumps” solar panels in the world market at below the cost of production—all to put U.S. solar ...

Animosity emerges between Vance, Ryan

May 21, 2022

J.D. Vance and U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan clearly are not impressed by each other. During interviews I recently conducted with Vance, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Ohio, and Ryan, his Democratic opponent, they both sort of dismissed each other. “I see him as a fraud,” Vance said of Ryan. “I see him as a guy who’s been in Congress for 20 years, who’s been on nearly every side of every issue. He’s been pro-life a few years ago, and now has come out in favor of unlimited late-term abortion even up to 40 weeks. He was very pro-defund the police when he was running for ...