Three Ohio Supreme Court races on the November ballot will have …
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Three Ohio Supreme Court seats will be up for grabs during the November election. The outcomes will decide the balance of the court and have major impacts on a wide variety of issues that affect the lives of Ohioans, from education and environmental issues to gerrymandering and elections to civil and reproduc tive rights.. Partisan labels …
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WEB4 days ago · The Ohio Capital Journal is an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to connecting Ohioans to their state government and its impact on their lives. The Capital Journal combines Ohio state government coverage with incisive investigative journalism, reporting on the consequences of policy, political insight and principled …
Meet the candidates running for Ohio Supreme Court
WEBSep 5, 2024 · Six candidates for Ohio Supreme Court will be on the November ballot in three different races. T he outcomes will decide the balance of the court and have major impacts on a wide variety of issues that affect the lives of Ohioans, from education and environmental issues to gerrymandering and elections to civil and reproduc tive rights.. …
Ohio State Fair was a vehicle to inform the public about divisive ...
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Staffing a booth at the Ohio State Fair provided a unique opportunity to talk to Ohioans about the state legislature's massive expansion of private school vouchers, costing more than $1 billion this year, and the public schools fighting back.
Prison populations impact rural, urban power in Ohio’s census and ...
WEBAug 29, 2024 · Anti-gerrymandering groups in Ohio and nationally are looking to correct what they say is a representational flaw in redistricting regarding prison populations, giving counties with prisons greater political clout than all other state residents.
Recreational marijuana is now legal in Ohio. Here are some do's …
WEBDec 12, 2023 · Republish photo only with original story.) Ohio became the 24th state where recreational marijuana is legal last week. The law is now in effect after voters passed Issue 2 in the November election. Although marijuana is legal, there are quite a few caveats because lawmakers can tweak that law, and it could be several months before the state ...
Ohio U.S. Senate nominees agree to two debates
WEBSep 27, 2022 · Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance have agreed to debate after all. But their campaigns are still not entirely on the same page. In a press release touting the “final” debate schedule, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-OH, said there would be a total of three debates: On Oct. 4, the U.S. Senate nominees would meet in Hamilton; on Oct. 10, they’ll meet in …
With gerrymandering comes strong opinions. But what is it?
WEBSep 20, 2021 · The concept of gerrymandering stems back to the 1800s when Elbridge Gerry, who would go on to become vice president for James Madison, approved a partisan district in the Boston area that resembled a salamander. Ohio has seen odd shapes here, like the 9th Congressional district that has been called the “snake by the lake” in …
Ohio ballots will list party affiliations for top judicial candidates
WEBJul 2, 2021 · Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law Thursday that will list candidates’ party affiliations on ballots for certain judicial races. This will include races for the Ohio Supreme Court as well as the dozen appellate court districts. Ohio’s election system is currently unique in that judicial candidates campaign in partisan primaries, but ...
State Board of Education of Ohio gets emergency funding, avoids …
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Ohio's State Board of Education will still be living lean on a bare-bones budget, but an influx of cash from the state with the approval of a $4.66 million emergency funding request last week will keep it going through the fiscal year.