An appeals court has returned control of Ohio House Republicans’ campaign purse strings to Speaker Jason Stephens. But the Thursday ruling appeared to do virtually nothing to resolve the yearlong intraparty dispute that's hindered lawmaking in the state.
FILE - Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens speaks to members of the media following a session of the Ohio House of Representatives in the Ohio Statehouse House Chamber on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio .
“Now that there is certainty, as Republicans, it is time to come together,” he wrote, pledging to help elect Republican candidates from presidential nominee Donald Trump on down the ballot and to defeat a When Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Mark Serrott issued his preliminary injunction in June, he sided with that argument, saying majorities rule in a democracy and, therefore, when Ohio law says the “caucus” controls the fund, it means the group representing the most caucus members.The judges found that position lacked “any perceptible statutory permission.” They also said it isn’t the judiciary’s place to get involved in the political inner workings of another branch of government.
In a statement, Plummer rejected the court’s position. He said he has been operating the alliance “pursuant to a clear statute” and that the decision will have “no practical effect.”
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