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November 14, 2024
How Supreme Court Elections Set the Stage for Coming Battles, from Voting to Abortion
Daniel Nichanian
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November 5, 2024
Ohioans Reject Redistricting Reform, Protecting GOP Gerrymanders
Daniel Nichanian
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October 28, 2024
Anti-Gerrymandering Groups Warn That Ohio’s Ballot Language Is Misleading Voters
Daniel Nichanian
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October 18, 2024
The 33 Prosecutor and Sheriff Elections that Matter to Criminal Justice in November
Daniel Nichanian
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March 15, 2024
In Cleveland Prosecutor’s Office, a Long Trail of Death Sentences and Wrongful Convictions
Lauren Gill
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February 29, 2024
Red State AGs Keep Trying to Kill Ballot Measures by a Thousand Cuts
Camille Squires
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January 19, 2024
In Ohio, Uncontested Elections Worsen a Breakdown in Accountability for Prosecutors
Daniel Nichanian
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November 14, 2023
After Ohioans Legalize Weed, GOP Leaders Already Want to Roll Back Key Reforms
Alex Burness
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November 8, 2023
Abortion Rights Power Democratic Wins in Kentucky and Virginia
Daniel Nichanian
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October 31, 2023
If Abortion Measure Fails, Ohioans on Parole And Probation Could Face Graver Restrictions
Piper French
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August 16, 2023
‘We Have a Right to Put It on the Ballot’: How Organizers Are Defending Direct Democracy
Daniel Nichanian
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August 9, 2023
Ohioans Reject GOP Effort to Weaken Direct Democracy, in Big Win for Abortion Rights
Cameron Joseph
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July 13, 2023
Why Dayton Quit ShotSpotter, a Surveillance Tool Many Cities Still Embrace
Stephen Starr
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June 1, 2023
“An Attempt to Fool Voters”: Ohio GOP Sets Up Vote To Weaken Direct Democracy
Cameron Joseph
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March 3, 2023
How Attacks Against Obamacare Turned Into Tools to Protect Abortion Access
Quinn Yeargain
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January 12, 2023
In Ohio’s Redistricting Redo, a New Justice and a New Speaker Will Steer the Ship
Daniel Nichanian
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December 23, 2022
Ten Questions that Will Shape Democracy and Voting Rights in 2023
Camille Squires
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Daniel Nichanian
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Michael Barajas
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July 14, 2022
Your Guide to Local Elections Where Abortion Is on the Line This Year
Daniel Nichanian
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May 4, 2022
Indiana Lawmakers Who Introduced Full Abortion Ban Lose GOP Primaries
Daniel Nichanian
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March 24, 2022
Supreme Court Elections May Re-Open Gerrymandering Floodgates in Two Key States
Billy Corriher
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March 10, 2022
Slouching Toward the Big Lie in Ohio
Jeremy Borden
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January 13, 2021
Ohio Will No Longer Sentence Kids to Life Without Parole
Daniel Nichanian
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January 16, 2020
Where Are the (Reform) Candidates in Ohio?
Daniel Nichanian
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March 13, 2024
Your Guide to Twenty Elections to Watch on March 19
Daniel Nichanian
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January 19, 2024
Who Is Running for Prosecutor and Sheriff in Ohio in 2024?
July 29, 2023
Your Guide to the 15 Elections to Watch in August
Daniel Nichanian
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