Issue 1 will have a huge impact on Ohio if it passes. It’s a very unusual election as only one statewide issue is on the Aug. 8 special election ballot. It’s the first time in 97 years since a state ballot measure was decided in August. That was for a special assessment tax that was ...

Secretary of State Frank LaRose enters the Ohio Senate race with some advantages over his two Republican opponents but also with challenges. LaRose certainly is better known than the other two Republican candidates: state Sen. Matt Dolan of Chagrin Falls and Cleveland-area businessman Bernie ...

Predicting turnout for the Aug. 8 special election with a single state constitutional amendment is challenging, though it certainly will be low. There hasn’t been a statewide constitutional amendment on an August ballot in Ohio in 97 years. Also, turnout was 7.9 percent last year for a ...

As long as enough valid signatures are on petitions, Ohio voters will have two statewide issues — abortion rights and legalization of recreational marijuana — to consider on the Nov. 8 ballot. The signature validity part of the equation is often quite a task. That’s because if people ...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision regarding a North Carolina congressional redistricting case will have repercussions in Ohio, but we still may end up with the same map the state Supreme Court ruled last year was unconstitutionally gerrymandered. That’s because just like in North ...

If the Mahoning Valley is going to progress, it needs a strong transportation system. That is why the development of the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport is important. The airport hasn’t had a commercial airline since Allegiant Airlines left in January 2018. While better than nothing, ...