What Jefferson and Madison would have thought about ‘rededicating’ the US to God
Speaker Mike Johnson's May 17 rally prayer echoes arguments Jefferson and Madison spent 50 years arguing against.
Commentary
If we believe in second chances, why do we abandon people after prison in Ohio?
Three pending Ohio bills would expand ID access, streamline employment certificates, and ban criminal history questions from job applications for returning citizens.
Ohio Supreme Court further whittles public records laws
In a 6-1 decision, the Republican-dominated court limited discovery in a case where the Center for Media and Democracy sought records of then-AG Yost's involvement with pro-Trump legal groups.
Ohio officials ignore scientific facts to allow our public air, land, and water to be abused
Ohio officials reject 120 years of climate science to approve fracking on public lands, ban renewables, and subsidize carbon capture—putting communities at risk.
What’s the matter with data centers?
Ohio's data center tax breaks have cost $1.6 billion more than projected, prompting lawmakers to introduce legislation phasing out the subsidy.
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Trump had his name slapped on JFK’s memorial. An Ohio congresswoman fought back and won
Judge Casey Cooper ruled Trump's name must be removed from the Kennedy Center, finding the board violated a 1964 congressional statute establishing it as Kennedy's memorial.
I went to Catholic school for 13 years. I still oppose Ohio’s private school voucher program
A Catholic school alumnus and pastor argues Ohio's voucher program mostly subsidizes families already in private school while starving rural public districts with no alternatives.
Ohio taxpayers deserve accountability and oversight of $2.5 billion being sent to private schools
A bipartisan bill would audit voucher spending and require private schools to report attendance, graduation rates, and test scores—but House Speaker Huffman opposes it.
Ohio can't afford Vivek Ramaswamy's scams
Ramaswamy built his fortune on ventures that enriched him while leaving investors holding losses, then moved his own company out of Ohio before running to lead it.
If Ohio’s the election ‘gold standard,’ why are lawmakers going for desperate, duplicative changes?
Ramaswamy and GOP lawmakers introduced a constitutional amendment duplicating Ohio's 2023 voter ID law, fast-tracking it to the November ballot.
The US is seeing stronger storms, so why are droughts getting worse?
Intense storms dump rain faster than soil can absorb it, while rising temperatures evaporate moisture between downpours, creating a paradox of flooding and drought.
You paid for Trump’s tariffs. Corporations get the refund.
Trump’s tariff refunds are going to corporations — not the consumers in Ohio and beyond who got stuck with the higher prices.
The long goodbye — how reconnecting with my dad led to discovering he had Alzheimer’s
After nearly a decade of estrangement, a daughter reconnects with her father only to learn he has Alzheimer's, leading to four years of visits before his death.
As JD Vance and Donald Trump try to gaslight Ohioans about the economy, working families suffer
Years before JD Vance became a cynical shapeshifter willing to say anything for personal ambition and power, he told me…
Ohio gerrymandering set the stage for this shameful travesty and betrayal across America
In the much bandied aphorism, “A society grows great when men plant trees whose shade they know they will never…
Trump had historical markers ripped down in Ohio and across the country
When signs went up at Cuyahoga Valley National Park, following the Orwellian executive order issued by Donald Trump last year…
The race to the bottom
I’ve made my opinion known about gerrymandering and the harm it does to voters, but things have become so blatant…
What is the status of the MAGA movement in Ohio? And what does it mean for the 2026 Election?
According to Newsweek, a record high percentage of Republicans from across the country now identify as part of President Donald…
Ohioans struggle as lawmakers give handouts to billionaires and Trump fixates on a golden ballroom
When you fill up your tank with regular, unleaded gas pushing $5 bucks a gallon or pump diesel into your…
The dark side of Ohio's data center boom
The data centers popping up across Ohio and beyond don’t just pollute and raise utility bills — they keep Americans hooked on wars for oil.
