Ohio voters sharply rejected data centers in this year’s election. Around Ohio, 18 communities voted on whether to curb or ban data center developments. In all 18 communities, voters decided that, yes, that would be a good idea. In most, the results were resounding — like Harlem Globetrotters v. Washington Generals resounding. City leaders in […]
As Democrats swept to historic victories Tuesday, a win in the Ohio Secretary of State race might start the process of rolling back years of Republican restrictions on voting that were predicated on voter fraud that didn’t exist. Allison Russo, a member of the state House of Representatives, defeated Republican Robert Sprague by 3.5 percentage […]
Ohio only has enough permanent housing beds for 8% of all Ohioans experiencing homelessness, according to a new report. In total, Ohio has 935 available permanent housing beds, according to a new report from the National Alliance to End Homelessness. “(Homeless service providers are) providing critical life-saving services to people in need of housing on a […]
After last week’s election results, Ohio will be returning to divided government for the first time in half a generation. Less than three hours after polls closed in Ohio, the Ohio Capital Journal called the race for governor. At the time I wrote this commentary, former state health director Amy Acton leads Vivek Ramaswamy by […]
An Ohio drug-pricing expert said it was a game changer when U.S. Labor Department officials announced in late October a new rule forcing pharmacy middlemen to show big employers how they make their money. An industry group for the middlemen said it might only make prescription drugs more expensive. The Columbus-based expert, Antonio Ciaccia, has […]
Copious content will be written about what happened on Nov. 3, 2026, parsing the polls, interpreting the results, guessing what comes next. There will be plenty of opportunity for political junkies like me to join the fray. But in the bleary-eyed morning after of a stunning midterm election night that ushered in a slew of […]
Tuesday was a historic night for progressive Democrats and, in particular, candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. Six new DSA-endorsed candidates were elected to the House, and democratic socialists won mayoral races in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Providence. “The Democratic Socialists of America had a phenomenal night, and this movement is only […]
The midterms saw a landslide of Latinos vote for Democrats. In Texas, California, Kansas and Colorado, Latinos who had voted for Republicans just two years ago voted for Democrats in large numbers, helping secure Democratic control of both the House and the Senate. Latino lawmakers will make up about a fifth of the Democratic majority […]
Mississippi’s race for the U.S. Senate remains too close to call: Democrat Scott Colom is narrowly leading Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by nearly 2,000 votes with 96% of votes counted as of Friday morning. Donald Trump carried Mississippi by 23 points in 2024. If elected, Colom would be the first Democrat to win the state […]
Democrats Lead in Alaska and Mississippi Senate Races as House Majority Approaches 260 Seats, Incoming Freshman Senators Call for New Leadership to Replace Top Democrat Chuck Schumer, Pete Hegseth Defends Iran War, Demands $350B in Additional Funding and Vows to Fight Impeachment, Marco Rubio Reportedly Considers Resigning as Secretary of State Ahead of Presidential Run, […]
Democrats regained control of both the House and the Senate in Tuesday’s historic midterm elections, a comeback fueled largely by voter anger over high prices and the war on Iran. But surveys also found that corruption was a major concern, with 76% of voters telling a Harris poll that elected officials care more about enriching […]
The Democratic Socialists of America made major gains in this year’s U.S. midterms, electing not just the largest-ever socialist bloc to Congress, but also winning dozens of races at the state, county and municipal levels. Democracy Now! spoke with Congressmember-elect Melat Kiros on election night following her victory in Denver, Colorado. She identified Medicare for […]
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