To cover the gubernatorial election on behalf of Ohioans, more than 20 Ohio news organizations set out in December of 2021 to gain an understanding of the state’s economy through data and talking to people. Lauren Lindstrom of the Toledo Blade found Art Goodside of Montpelier, a village of
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s reprehensible steps in the early days of the pandemic to supposedly reduce the spread of the virus earned him poor marks in a new conservative ranking of the nation’s governors. The report from the American Legislative Exchange Council, a right-wing group of
The economic benefits of sports-related activity continue to get mixed reviews from Ohio economists. In a survey released this week, 10 of 23 academic economists said they believed the economic benefits of legalized gambling on sports would outweigh the costs. Four said they expected costs to outweigh the benefits and
The Ohio Redistricting Commission will meet Tuesday and begin revising new legislative district maps that were thrown out as unconstitutional by the Ohio Supreme Court. The 4-3 decision invalidated the Ohio General Assembly district maps that were adopted with only Republican support last year by the Ohio Redistricting Commission. Those
While Intel has not yet confirmed the news, Ohio residents reported a 3,000-acre plot being set up for a large semiconductor factory. While large-scale semiconductor factories usually bring up thoughts of the kind of innovation happening in Japan and Taiwan, Ohio residents may soon see millions of semiconductors being
Parents in Tennessee might soon be able to choose to send their children to private schools should public-school systems cancel in-person learning or enact mask mandates. Tennessee State Representative Michael Curcio (R) introduced HB 1671, and State Senator Mike Bell (R) introduced companion legislation SB 1674, both on January 10.
The COVID-19 Omicron variant is far milder than the Delta variant, since it is 91-percent less likely to kill those infected. Moreover, no one infected with Omicron has been recorded as requiring mechanical ventilation, a new study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found. A preprint
Starting January 15, everyone older than 12 will need to present proof of receiving at least one dose of a COVID shot to enter numerous public venues in Washington, DC. Everyone older than 18 will also need to present a valid photo ID along with their vaccination card, likely to
Prosecutors in Waukesha County have added 71 new counts to the criminal complaint against black supremacist Darrell E. Brooks, Jr., who is charged in the murder of six people during Waukesha’s annual Christmas parade. Police allege Brooks purposely rammed into the parade, and authorities originally charged him with just
When Donald Trump announced his run for president in 2015, he immediately sent the leftist media into a frothing rage. Illegal aliens aren’t all they’re cracked up to be, no matter how many of them do the jobs Americans won’t do. “When Mexico sends its people, they’
Phase one of a forensic audit of the 2020 General Election in the State of Texas is complete, and already numerous issues with voter registration rolls have been uncovered. Among those issues, as many as 11,737 non-citizens may have been registered to vote statewide. The audit centered on four
Kurt Hyde of The New American interviewed Jovan Hutton Pulitzer, inventor of numerous technologies, including his recent innovation, kinematic artifact detection. Kinematic artifact detection uses physics to analyze paper to detect such things as whether a sheet of paper has been folded by a machine or by a human. It
