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Meta: Site Updates, a more Focused Mission, and the Road Ahead

Meta: Site Updates, a more Focused Mission, and the Road Ahead

by Alexander Sharp | May 7, 2021 | News & Investigations, Reconstructing Dayton

Website Improvements You may have noticed that the website menu has been expanded and there’s more content to explore here on the Reconstructing Dayton website. Not only have we made the existing content more navigable, but we have also consolidated much of the...
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...
Valerie Duncan and the Importance of Neighborhoods

Valerie Duncan and the Importance of Neighborhoods

by Alexander Sharp | May 3, 2021 | Candidate Interviews, Civic Information, News & Investigations

Recently we sat down with Valerie Duncan, candidate for the Dayton City Commission, and we talked about the importance of Dayton’s neighborhoods to revitalizing the city. This is the primary pillar of Duncan’s campaign and she has quite a bit of experience...
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...
The Inefficiencies of the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office: A Deeper Look at Bonuses

The Inefficiencies of the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office: A Deeper Look at Bonuses

by Alexander Sharp | Feb 15, 2021 | Investigative Reporting, News & Investigations

In our continuing investigation of the large bonuses handed out by Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck, we previously looked at the initial findings of our public records request, Mat Heck’s history of sketchy finances, and how his over-compensating employees...
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