"It just didn't work. It was a mess. We need to change that and we need something that actually works. I don't think the legislature should be involved in redistricting. I don't think the governor should be involved," said Governor Mike DeWine. We agree. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/01/03/how…

What is Ethnosh? Contributor Scott Milsop explains the informal food club that arranges community dinners at local immigrant-owned restaurants. Sign up for the next event at Cedarland Bakery on Jan. 14. daytondailynews.com/ideas-voices/v…

"I’m passionate about this idea that beyond capitalism is a richer world, a more fulfilling world — as well as one that is less damaging to the planet and to other people." truthout.org/articles/its-t…

Dear Colleagues, Friends, As a Systemic Design Association board member, I invite you to submit for the Systemic Design Association | systemic.design 13 #rsd13. See you in Oslo! rsdsymposium.org/rsd13-rivers-o… #systemicdesign #systemsorienteddesign #systemicapproachtoarchitecturalperformance #sod #saap

In Ohio, 76% of workers — or more than 4.4 million people — are working jobs that do not have paid family leave, a new study shows. Even unpaid leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act is inaccessible for 60% of Ohioans. By Susan Tebben ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/02/12/pai…

ICYMI: It's Sunshine Week! In Sunday's Ideas & Voices, read three perspectives on the importance of government transparency and access to public records: daytondailynews.com/ideas-voices/v…

Qualified immunity is the practice of granting some civil & criminal immunity to public servants, including police officers. A group of Ohioans are turning to federal courts in hopes of getting a constitutional amendment to end it on the November ballot. go.signalcleveland.org/43YYfIS.

COLUMBUS OH — Ahead of the November election, Ohio Sec. of State Frank LaRose has instructed officials to purge inactive voters from the rolls. Here is what you need to do to find out if you are registered — plus how you can stay registered. by Morgan Trau news5cleveland.com/news/politics/…

On this day in 1830, President Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, forcing Indigenous people who had lived in the southeastern U.S. for centuries to migrate west in brutal and dangerous conditions. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

A federal appeals court rejected the attorney general's argument that a qualified immunity case belongs to Ohio's high court. "Yost’s argument turns Ohio’s law on its head." toledoblade.com/local/courts/2…

Fine, but my journalism is mine. And I wasn’t going to throw away months of work. So I got creative. I just published on my own. I tell the story of the censorship & what they didn’t want me to report. Watch here: youtu.be/wLEuid8jUhQ

Please give my piece a listen! It’s a 1-hr audio documentary looking back at the 10 years since a police officer shot and killed John Crawford III at the Beavercreek Walmart. wyso.org/podcast/thinkt…

“We do the marches. and we do other things to try to mobilize the people to do something. But legislatively, it haunts the community when they get back up the next day, and there's nothing been done. No accountability.” Buford said. wyso.org/news/2024-08-3…

Medical provider to US jails failing to keep its patients alive, advocates say theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

BREAKING: Joseph Edelman, a Brown University trustee, has now resigned over the future divestment vote at Brown University. As a result, I am releasing my recording of the Wednesday meeting where the Brown Divest Coalition presented their proposal to divest from Israel.

Editor Commentary: Three generations of my family have called Springfield, Ohio home, and my partner's family is Haitian. Both the Haitian community and Springfield community live in my heart, and I’m disgusted by the politics being played on both of them. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/09/09/van…