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Ohio Elections Subvert the Will of the People

Ohio Elections Subvert the Will of the People

by Alexander Sharp | Aug 11, 2021 | Commentary, News & Investigations

On Tuesday, Ohio held a couple of special elections that have attracted quite a bit of national interest. Progressive heartthrob Nina Turner lost to Shontel Brown in a primary for the 11th Congressional District and Trump-backed conservative Mike Carey emerged...
2021 Dayton Special Election Results & Analysis

2021 Dayton Special Election Results & Analysis

by Alexander Sharp | May 5, 2021 | Commentary, Elections, News & Investigations

The 2021 Dayton special election is in the books. Jeff Mims and Rennes Bowers emerged victorious in the mayoral race while Shenise Turner-Sloss, Stacey Benson-Taylor, Darryl Fairchild, and Scott Sliver survived the commission race. As far as special elections go, it...
Dayton City Charter Proposals: the Good, the Bad, & the Ugly

Dayton City Charter Proposals: the Good, the Bad, & the Ugly

by Alexander Sharp | Mar 23, 2021 | Commentary, News & Investigations

The City of Dayton has proposed several key amendments to the city charter that will appear on the ballot in May. Most of these changes are ones that are easy to support, but a couple should be looked at with greater scrutiny. The biggest problem with these amendments...
Sunshine Week: Bringing Awareness to Public Records

Sunshine Week: Bringing Awareness to Public Records

by Alexander Sharp | Mar 19, 2021 | Commentary, News & Investigations

The Dayton Daily News has an article highlighting Sunshine Week, a week to bring awareness to public records laws and open government, and we thought it was important to comment on this issue. Much of what we do would not be possible without Ohio’s public...
Should Government Employees be Involved in Politics?

Should Government Employees be Involved in Politics?

by Alexander Sharp | Jan 8, 2021 | Commentary, News & Investigations

Between the national news of angry mobs in D.C. and the local news that Nan Whaley will not run for reelection, an interesting piece in the Dayton Daily News may have escaped your attention. Mohamed Al-Hamdani, Dayton Public School Board President and member of the...
Culture of Corruption? Try Paying Officials More.

Culture of Corruption? Try Paying Officials More.

by Alexander Sharp | Dec 2, 2020 | Commentary, News & Investigations

Recently, Cincinnati councilman P.G. Sittenfeld was arrested for soliciting and accepting bribes. He is the third Cincinnati council member to be arrested for corruption this year, and the FBI has declared Cincinnati, like Dayton, has a “culture of...
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