OHIO ISSUES
Ohio seeing decline in public school enrollment
NBC4Katie MillardAugust 22, 2025 COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — There are fewer public school students heading back to school this year as enrollment continues to decline in Ohio. According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, public school enrollment declined 8.7% from 2000 to 2023. Matthew Joseph, senior adviser for education policy at ExcelinEd,…
Read MoreOhio Secretary of State blocks local attempts to ban voting machines
Signal OhioAugust 14, 2025 Citizens had been collecting voter signatures to try to force a public vote on the use of voting machines in Seneca and Monroe counties. The move deflates a statewide effort from activists within the GOP’s right wing. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose effectively has blocked an effort by citizens in two rural…
Read MoreIF YOU CAN’T TAKE THE HEAT, GET OUT OF POLITICS
Mark PukitaJuly 10, 2025 I take a lot of heat for my posts critical of Ohio’s elected GOP representatives in Columbus. That’s OK. Someone needs to do it. Traditionally that was the job of the “press” (now known as “mainstream media”). The lack of an independent, unbiased, press is a major contributor to what brought…
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