by Alexander Sharp | Feb 23, 2022 | Election Reform, Initiatives
Map Disease Maps have been in the news lately. Cartography has not become a new Tik-Tok trend, nor has it supplanted baking bread as the latest pandemic activity. Cartography is big news because it’s once again that time when our state legislature draws the very...
by Alexander Sharp | May 25, 2021 | Initiatives, Regionalism Promotion
Internet megastore Amazon is bringing a fulfillment center to the City of Union right next to the Dayton Airport, bringing in 1,500 jobs that will pay at least $15 an hour. This will be beneficial to the county and region, but these benefits are unlikely to trickle...
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...
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