Jeremy Pelzer
@jpelzer
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By day, I'm a mild-mannered reporter covering politics for @ClevelandDotCom. Dad, Cubs fan, @UofIllinois/@UISPAR grad. Opinions are cheap; facts are expensive.
Columbus, Ohio
Joined April 2007
I’m getting married today! What advice do you have for me, in four words?.
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BREAKING NEWS: my wife Meag is pregnant with our first child! In a plot twist, we found out the day before we were set to begin IVF.
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Opponents of HJR1 chant in the Ohio Statehouse rotunda. The proposed constitutional amendment would make it harder to pass future constitutional amendments, including an abortion-rights measure in November
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Fight breaks out outside the Ohio Statehouse between pro-Trump/Proud Boys protesters and counter-protester
Warning: Violent clash between pro-Trump/Proud Boys protestors and counter protestor
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BREAKING: Ohio Supreme Court rules against Kanye West's attempt to make the Ohio ballot as an independent presidential candidate.
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Another Ohio Statehouse resignation for inappropriate behavior – this time, it’s @WesleyGoodman
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BREAKING: Dr. Amy Acton says she’s considering a run for Ohio governor in 2026
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I've covered @MikeDeWine for at least 7 years, but I can't remember a more strongly worded press release from him than his one this morning blasting the FDA for limiting the deployment of @Battelle's mask-sterilization technology
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BREAKING: @OHdeptofhealth director @DrAmyActon orders Ohio polls closed tomorrow "as a health emergency"
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BREAKING: Ohio Supreme Court orders all state lawmakers to be elected at large in 2022, with all candidates' names listed on one long statewide ballot. Top 99 Ohio House, 17 Ohio Senate candidates who get the most votes will win seats #redistricting
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.@Liz_Cheney, speaking in Cleveland, says she would vote for Democrat @TimRyan in Ohio's U.S. Senate race over Republican @JDVance
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In East Palestine, residents have burning eyes, sore throats, and headaches. Babies have respiratory issues. People's pets are suffering and dying. And many affected are having problems getting the $1,000 “inconvenience checks” offered by Norfolk Southern.
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Dozens of public comments urging the state of Ohio to allow fracking in state parks were sent in the names of people without their knowledge or permission. One was a 9-yr-old girl. The story gets even deeper from there. Great reporting by @Jake_Zuckerman.
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Gov. Mike DeWine (who's seeking re-election) and other Ohio Republicans have trumpeted the benefits of American Rescue Plan Act funding without mentioning that the act was passed by Congress without a single Republican vote in support
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Wow — I certainly wasn’t expecting a response like this! I tweeted this on a whim, but I got some very real, wise marriage advice and tips. And with respect to those who are urging me to “run away,” I’m quite happy staying right where I am, with my new wife ❤️
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Meanwhile, outside the Columbus hotel the @VP is speaking at this afternoon, the #GayPenceParty is in full swing
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.@NinaTurner on being denied Bernie nomination speaking slot #ImWithNina #DemsInPhilly #DemConvention
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Gov. @MikeDeWine said he didn’t know the extent of FirstEnergy’s dark-money support for his gubernatorial races. But newly revealed text messages show he personally solicited some of the money from then-CEO Chuck Jones (now indicted on corruption charges)
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Ohio State University football fans won’t have to be vaccinated to attend games
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THIS JUST IN: Louisa Jane Pelzer, born at 12:54 am today. She’s healthy and well, as is her mom (we even managed to each get an hour’s sleep this morning!)
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Exit poll: Ohio's Issue 1 was backed by:.84% of Black voters.74% of Hispanic voters.61% of women.54% of men.54% of white voters.53% of married women.49% of married men .24% of white evangelicals.
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BREAKING: Gov. @MikeDeWine recommends that Ohio's primary election, set to take place tomorrow, has been extended until June 2 because of #coronavirus.
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BREAKING: Ohio Rep. Bob Young resigns following domestic violence arrests
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BREAKING: Ohio Supreme Court rules Gov. Mike DeWine, other Republicans can be questioned under oath and must turn over documents in redistricting lawsuits
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A third Democratic Ohio House seat has flipped to the Republicans: @MikeLoychik beats @GilBlairLaw in HD-63
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So I took this photo yesterday of two guys from Delaware, Ohio at a Trump rally. Learn more about them here.
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Mitt Romney goes off on J.D. Vance to The Atlantic:.“I don’t know that I can disrespect someone more than J. D. Vance".“It’s like, really? You sell yourself so cheap?”.“How do you sit next to him at lunch?”.
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A hacker has released code allowing anyone to automatically submit junk data to Ohio’s controversial COVID-19 Fraud website. to overwhelm the site with a flood of fake submissions, making it harder to process claims and thus deny people their benefits
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The Plain Dealer is dropping the Dilbert comic strip after creator Scott Adams’ racist rant
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Inbox: @JimRenacci campaign releases statement by attorney describing "an unexpected, uninvited, unwanted, and sudden advance" by @SherrodBrown on an unnamed woman #OHSen
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Ohio’s in-person voter turnout during the first week of early voting hit record levels, more than tripling turnout during the same time four years ago
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Ohio's population drain is getting to the point that the governor wants to expand the state's tourism office to also try to convince people to move here
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Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder’s arraignment delayed again because he can’t find an attorney to represent him
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New PUCO audit finds no evidence that FirstEnergy’s $150M-per-year grid modernization fee was actually used for grid modernization. In fact, FirstEnergy didn't track how the money was spent, so the auditors couldn't tell if any $ was used for HB6 lobbying
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SCOOP: Gov. @MikeDeWine takes ‘first step’ toward Ohio Amtrak expansion by seeking federal money
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A freshman Ohio state representative who has already come under scrutiny for belatedly or never reporting tax liens and $1.45 million in outstanding debts is now falsely claiming he graduated from MIT.
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Motion denied. For now, at least, Ohio’s primary is still on for tomorrow.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene's 2020 campaign manager, as well as two others who worked for other members of Congress, have agreed to pay more than $50,000 for their roles in an East Palestine charity scam
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BREAKING: Dr. Amy Acton resigns as Ohio Department of Health director
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FirstEnergy's $20M deal with @DaveYostOH's office means it will pay just $250M to elude prosecution (plus an expected $100M regulatory fine) for its role in the HB6 scandal.Company consultants previously estimated FirstEnergy would have to pay up to $3.8B.
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Nearly 3 years after ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was arrested for overseeing the largest bribery scheme in state history, Ohio lawmakers have yet to pass any legislation to change state ethics or campaign-finance law. I tried to find out why.
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Newly released documents show how FirstEnergy worked with DeWine administration officials & lawmakers to lobby for the passage of HB6, the bill at the center of the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history. Here's what @Jake_Zuckerman and I found
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Friday news dump: @MikeDeWine named Dan McCarthy to the State Racing Commission. McCarthy resigned as DeWine's legislative lobbyist in 2021 amid scrutiny for his ties to a group that routed FirstEnergy bribe money to Larry Householder's political operation
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What a photo by Joseph Maiorana of the Toledo Blade of @DerekMerrin as the vote totals came in showing he lost the Ohio House speaker's race to @JasonCStephens
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The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that the Ohio Constitution allows Republican state lawmakers to set an Aug. 8 special election on State Issue 1, even though the legislature banned August elections a few months earlier
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U.S. Rep. @Jim_Jordan pumps up the crowd at the grand opening of Trump’s 2020 Ohio campaign HQ in Westerville, north of Columbus
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Within just three weeks of the Ohio House steering hundreds of millions more in Medicaid dollars to state nursing homes in the budget, House Finance Committee Chair Jay Edwards accepted $465,000 from nursing home executives, @Jake_Zuckerman found
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BREAKING: Gov. @MikeDeWine lifts Ohio’s ‘Safe At Home’ order, makes all coronavirus restrictions voluntary
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BREAKING: Ohio will use same unconstitutional congressional maps in 2024, as court dismisses legal challenges
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I'll gladly add my name to the growing list of people praising @DrAmyActon for her #coronavirus work so far. She's one of the rare people who has deep technical knowledge, good communications skills, and grace under pressure. Ohio's lucky to have her
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Lawyers for ex-FirstEnergy executives say their clients face "looming potential indictments" because they were “undeniably at the forefront” of the federal investigation into the HB6 scandal. @Jake_Zuckerman reports
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Ohio Secretary of State @FrankLaRose was scheduled to vote and have a media event at 11 am, but spokesman Rob Nichols says that was canceled because anti-Issue 1 activists got wind of it and intended to protest there. LaRose will vote sometime later today, Nichols said.
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I’ve covered the Ohio Statehouse for 10 years, and I don’t remember the last time I saw this many protesters inside.
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Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose quietly ordered a purge of thousands of inactive voters last month, after general-election voting started
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BREAKING: Ohio to close all restaurants and bars effective 9 pm tonight, Gov. @MikeDeWine says.
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Ohio Gov. @MikeDeWine spokesman Dan Tierney on Householder conviction: "Governor DeWine respectfully declines comment.".
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The other day, during a news conference with Democratic leaders at the Ohio Statehouse, I noticed something very unexpected behind them in the tile near the fireplace -- swastikas.
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Ohio Secretary of State @FrankLaRose says the rewrites to the ballot language of Issue 1 that he helped push through were written with the help of anti-abortion groups in a way intended to help defeat it, @AndrewJTobias reports
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Lt. Gov. @JonHusted to be deposed, Gov. @MikeDeWine subpoenaed in civil lawsuit over House Bill 6 scandal, @Jake_Zuckerman reports
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As Ohio Republicans loosen state’s gun laws, poll finds voters overwhelmingly favor several new gun restrictions
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With @SherrodBrown ruling out a presidential run, @KamalaHarris becomes the first declared Democratic presidential candidate to schedule a visit to Ohio
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I've seen a number of liberal-leaning Ohioans in the past couple days say basically the same thing: "I didn't vote for Mike DeWine, but he's shown a lot of leadership here"
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Recreational marijuana becomes legal for Ohio adults Thursday, as state lawmakers fail to pass any changes
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NEW: State Rep. David Dobos has resigned as vice chair of the Ohio House Higher Education Committee after news that he falsely claimed to be an MIT graduate
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It's fine to claim that the Ohio press corps is a "shameless media echo chamber." .But it's important to note that this post came right after LaRose refused to answer any questions from reporters trying hard to get his side of the story.
It’s not an anti-gerrymandering measure if it literally REQUIRES gerrymandering, but this is what we’re up against, folks. No matter how much you try to give voters the truth, the left will always have its media machine helping to distort it. This is a well-funded, foreign
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In a way, this will be the first Super Bowl with two Ohio teams, given that the Rams started in Cleveland in 1936
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.@Clevelanddotcom can confirm: @DannyOConnor1's #OH12 watch party has an open bar, while @Troy_Balderson's party has a cash bar #partylikeajournalist.
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(Caveat: Many of the incumbent members of Congress he endorsed ran unopposed).
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Jim Siegel was simply a great reporter. He was a tenacious journalist who was respected as much as he was well-liked. His death is a blow not only to those who knew him, but the public as a whole.
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BREAKING: Ohio is closing all fitness centers, gyms, bowling alleys, rec centers, movie theaters, water parks, trampoline parks, Gov. @MikeDeWine says, because of #coronavirus.
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New @BaldwinWallace poll: 58% of Ohio registered voters support Issue 1, which would put abortion rights in the state constitution
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BREAKING: Dr. Amy Acton launches Democratic campaign for Ohio governor in 2026
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BREAKING: Federal court panel orders @FrankLaRose to hold Ohio's legislative primaries on Aug. 2 using GOP-authored redistricting maps ruled unconstitutional twice by the Ohio Supreme Court. More soon at
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I think we can all agree the real hero of today's Ohio House speaker election was House Clerk Brad Young, who had to rattle off 91 names 11 different times, then record and tally each vote. If you see him, buy him a drink or a Ricola.
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And you guys thought the craziest Ohio GOP primary next year was gonna be for governor.
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BREAKING: @Dennis_Kucinich files designation of treasurer form to run for Ohio governor #OHGov
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NEW: FirstEnergy made secret $1 million payment for "Husted campaign" in 2017, @jake_zuckerman reports
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Today was supposed to be my wedding day, until the coronavirus hit. I’ve never been more upset about lovely spring weather.
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Gov. Mike DeWine knew about FirstEnergy’s $4.3M payment to Sam Randazzo before Randazzo resigned
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