40. Ohio 5 yr. GDP annual growth rate: +1.3% (22nd smallest increase) 2017 GDP: $561.8 billion (7th largest) June 2018 Unemployment: 4.5% (tied — 9th highest) 5 yr. annual employment growth: +1.0% (23rd smallest increase) Along with states like Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois, Ohio is one of several Midwestern states to have felt the decline of American manufacturing the most. …

A roundtable of 10 small business owners including Ohio State Representatives Scott Lipps, owner of Sleep Tite Mattress Factory in Franklin, and George Lang, owner of Second Call Defense in West Chester, shared their personal stories of the benefits of tax reform with Senator Portman following his tour of the facility. Read More

George Lang fully supports a “Stand Your Ground” law for Ohio. For George Lang (R-West Chester Township), it comes down to the right of self-defense. “The duty to retreat may work for some people, but I am 56 years old with several knee surgeries,” he said Wednesday. “In most circumstances where my life was threatened, I would have had a …