Republican State Treasurer and U.S Senate candidate Josh Mandel says changes are needed in Washington to push action on the budget deficit and national debt.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is criticizing Democratic U.S. Senate incumbents in Ohio and Montana in a new round of tv ads designed to help Republicans gain control of the chamber.
Republicans have been very effective in tying the slow economy to president Obama. But in Ohio the recovery is more noticeable than in most states. At the Democratic National Convention, U.S. Senator Sherrod brown is trying to spread that message. for Ohio Public Radio, WKSU's Mark Urycki reports from Charlotte.