What a pleasure it was to meet these journalists from 20 countries ranging from Germany to Peru to Sri Lanka to South Africa & more. Their questions were insightful in their quest to learn more about U.S. and Ohio electoral and government systems. Thanks to 30PR, too.

My daughter’s jazz album of Duke Ellington tunes is debuting Friday, April, 12th, 7pm McConnell Arts Center at The McConnell Arts Center in Worthington OH. Really looking forward to her and the band’s performance. mcconnellarts.org/laura-camara-a…

For legal writing enthusiasts, "[p]arallel citations are no longer necessary since online reference tools have the power to find a case without following the structure of a printed reference." courtnewsohio.gov/happening/2024…

From Brent Larkin ClevelandPlainDealer who reminds people that "the ballot for state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals candidates also list the candidates’ political affiliation" in the 2024 general election. cleveland.com/opinion/2024/1…

New study by Ohio State released and discussed with commentary from multiple views: dispatch.com/story/news/pol…

Things in the Ohio Supreme Court races are getting interesting. Election Day is Nov. 5. Polls are open from 6:30am to 7:30pm. instagram.com/reel/DBZg5UJyT…

"Issue 1's backers are telling voters to read the full amendment before voting, ... not the ballot summary wording" that Justice Brunner wrote "is perhaps the most stunningly stilted ballot language that Ohio voters will have ever seen." ideastream.org/2024-10-24/som…

If you find yourself exhausted reading news about presidential election polling, try reading this news for a celestial break. view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/17299…

“On Friday afternoon, a young Trump supporter who stormed the Capitol faced sentencing . . . apologized to everyone in the courtroom, and to the country.” apple.news/AggfkJJgkSZO0T…

"Fire suppression devices inside the box helped put out the fire almost immediately, saving hundreds of ballots inside. Only three ballots were damaged, but not beyond recognition of who they belonged to, county election officials said in a release." latimes.com/politics/story…

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"the state constitutional amendment Ohioans will decide on this election, either leaving the method of drawing ... districts in the hands of the current system ... or handing the power over to a new independent, bipartisan commission of regular Ohioans." clevescene.com/news/as-some-o…

“There was a time not long ago when most of Ohio's 88 county seats featured locally-controlled banks and hospitals, key employers with local ownership and politicians invested in making their communities better. It was one of Ohio's unique strengths.” dispatch.com/story/opinion/…

Details really matter: theguardian.com/environment/20…

Former President Jimmy Carter’s expansion of the diversity of the federal judiciary set a standard. Even though he had no US S. Ct. appointments, he named Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer to US Courts of Appeals. news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw/b…

Yesterday I administered oaths of office to Democratic members of the Ohio Senate for the 136th General Assembly. Incredible to think this is where I started after college during the 112th General Assembly in 1978, when governor and lieutenant governor were separately elected.

“No one is their worst action — everyone is trying to figure things out,” — Sarah McBride nytimes.com/2025/01/23/us/… via @NYTimes

Um, no.

From the op ed: “. . . what we really need is the courage to evolve” cleveland.com/opinion/2025/0…

Remember Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner's case challenging Ohio's political restrictions on judicial candidates? A federal judge ruled that it can move forward, rejecting a state motion to dismiss the case. law360.com/articles/23752…