by Alexander Sharp | Dec 16, 2020 | Equitable Taxes, Initiatives
Wouldn’t it be great if the auditor’s job was to determine how much money you save rather than how much money you owe? Taxes are all backwards in America. For example, in most countries income taxes are processed automatically and individuals don’t have to worry about...
by Alexander Sharp | Dec 11, 2020 | Equitable Taxes, Initiatives
But, we’ve always done things this way… Why do we make things so complicated? That question drives much of the work at Reconstructing Dayton. Properties values in Montgomery County will increase 15% after the most recent round of revaluation by Auditor...
by Alexander Sharp | Dec 4, 2020 | Initiatives
The Ohio House of Representatives has passed H.B. 305, which will change the way that Ohio schools are funded, and we applaud them for doing so. The bill provides necessary changes to make Ohio public schools more equitable by decreasing a school’s dependence on local...
by Alexander Sharp | Nov 16, 2020 | Election Reform, Initiatives
Preface: This post details our efforts to bring ranked-choice voting to local Dayton elections so we can choose our City Commissioners and Mayors without having a primary election. It will also broaden representation by providing minority position candidates an easier...
by Alexander Sharp | Nov 13, 2020 | Initiatives, Regionalism Promotion
Previously, we discussed how the Dayton area has sprawled into one giant metropolitan area despite the artificial political boundaries we have erected to distinguish one city from the next. Things are structured this way for historical reasons, which is a nice way of...
by Alexander Sharp | Oct 26, 2020 | Candidate Endorsements, Candidate Interviews, Civic Information, Initiatives, News & Investigations
John McManus is not from Montgomery County. He’s from Tennessee. He has run for public office as both a Democrat and Republican. Like his opponent, Russ Joseph, McManus has a B.A. in political science. For some reason there are no formal requirements to run for...
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