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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 14d
Editor Commentary: The Great Ohio Gerrymandering Farce has lifted its curtain once again at the Ohio Statehouse odditorium of human wonders in scenic downtown Columbus.Will Ohio voters get a fair, competitive map? No chance. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/24/t...
The Ohio gerrymandering farce has begun again and it's another run-out-the-clock charade • Ohio Capital Journal
This fall, will Ohio politicians keep our state's U.S. House districts gerrymandered 10-5? Will they gerrymander more, to 11-4, or to 12-3, or to 13-2? Who knows? The only thing I can guarantee you…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 42m
People reported reduced satisfaction with Ohio’s medical marijuana program since recreational marijuana sales started, a new Ohio State survey shows. Much lower prices in Michigan are also a source of frustration for Ohioans, a researcher says ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/08/o...
Ohio's medical marijuana program saw a 43% decline in active patients from May 2024 to July 2025 • Ohio Capital Journal
People reported reduced satisfaction with Ohio’s medical marijuana program since recreational marijuana sales started, according to a new Ohio State University Drug Enforcement and Policy Center…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 1h
Start off your morning with the Ohio Capital Journal Eye-Opener newsletter! Everything you need to know going on in state government, politics, and policy, straight to your inbox bright and early. ohiocapitaljournal.com/subscribe/
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With waggish headlines and sharp insight, you can start your news morning off right with the latest from the Ohio Capital Journal and highlights from other publications across the state. We will lead…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 1h
Ohio educators will keep their voices on the STRS board for now due to an appellate court upholding a temporary block on a new state law. After this court loss, the GOP House speaker wants to remove some judicial power ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/08/o...
Ohio educators to remain on STRS as court upholds temporary block on board changes • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio educators will keep their voices on the STRS board for now due to an appellate court upholding a temporary block on a new state law. After this court loss, the GOP House speaker wants to remove…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 2h
The Trump administration tried to cancel Jimmy Kimmel, with two Ohio ABC affiliates temporarily refusing to run his show. Free speech advocates said it was authoritarian. A prominent antitrust activist says corporate consolidation is partly to blame ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/jimmy...
Jimmy Kimmel was squelched in Ohio, elsewhere. Is that because broadcasters are too big? • Ohio Capital Journal
The Trump administration tried to cancel Jimmy Kimmel, with two Ohio ABC affiliates temporarily refusing to run his show. Free speech advocates said it was authoritarian. A prominent antitrust…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 3h
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a case that could reverse or solidify state laws across the country that ban a controversial counseling practice for LGBTQ+ youth ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/08/r...
Conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors goes before the Supreme Court • Ohio Capital Journal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a case that could reverse or solidify state laws across the country that ban a controversial counseling practice for LGBTQ+ youth.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 4h
The city of Portland, state leaders and hundreds of Oregon and California National Guard troops are in legal limbo as federal courts determine the legality of President Trump’s unprecedented efforts to federalize and deploy Guard troops to U.S. cities ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/orego...
Oregon, Portland, troops in ‘wait mode’ for federal challenge to temporary order • Ohio Capital Journal
The city of Portland, state leaders and hundreds of Oregon and California National Guard troops are in legal limbo as federal courts determine the legality of President Trump’s unprecedented efforts…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 5h
President Trump sent mixed messages Monday about whether he would negotiate with Democrats to extend the enhanced tax credits for people who get their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, the main issues in the government shutdown ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/07/r...
Government shutdown sees talks over health care at an impasse • Ohio Capital Journal
President Donald Trump sent mixed messages Monday about whether he would negotiate a deal with Democrats to extend the enhanced tax credits for people who get their health insurance from the…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 6h
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi aimed heated rhetoric at Democratic senators Tuesday as she faced questions over the administration’s surge of federal agents to blue cities, as well as a litany of controversial issues surrounding the Department of Justice. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/08/r...
A combative AG Pam Bondi confronts US Senate Judiciary over Trump crackdown • Ohio Capital Journal
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi aimed heated rhetoric at Democratic senators on Capitol Hill Tuesday as she faced questions over the administration’s surge of federal agents to blue cities, as well…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 6h
The White House slammed a Trump-appointed federal judge Monday for blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Oregon, as hostilities escalate between Trump and Democratic states where he has begun sending in troops over governors’ objections ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/07/r...
Trump troop deployment to Oregon, Illinois intensifies confrontation with Democratic-led states • Ohio Capital Journal
The White House slammed a Trump-appointed federal judge Monday for blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Oregon, as hostilities escalate between Trump and Democratic states where he has…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 7h
A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to produce evidence within 48 hours on its efforts to again deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, this time to the southern African country of Eswatini ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/07/r...
Trump administration wants to remove wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Eswatini • Ohio Capital Journal
A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to produce evidence within 48 hours on its efforts to again deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, this time to the southern African country of…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 7h
The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did following the last government shutdown, potentially denying back pay to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/07/r...
Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown • Ohio Capital Journal
The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did following the last government shutdown, potentially denying back pay to hundreds of…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 8h
Judges on a federal appeals court panel seemed skeptical that the Trump administration's expanded use of a fast-track deportation procedure didn’t violate the due-process rights of immigrants during oral arguments Monday ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/07/r...
Trump administration defends nationwide rapid deportations at appeals hearing • Ohio Capital Journal
Judges on a federal appeals court panel seemed skeptical that the Trump administration's expanded use of a fast-track deportation procedure didn’t violate the due-process rights of immigrants during…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 8h
A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday in Illinois over Chicago’s lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to the state before deciding whether to block the move, the judge wrote in an order ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/07/r...
Trump deployment of troops to Democratic states targets Illinois • Ohio Capital Journal
A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday in Illinois over Chicago’s lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to the state before deciding whether to block…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 8h
Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to two felony charges Wednesday in federal court in Virginia, in response to an indictment that followed an extraordinary pressure campaign from President Donald Trump. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/08/r...
Former FBI Director Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges demanded by Trump • Ohio Capital Journal
Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to two felony charges Wednesday in federal court in Virginia, in response to an indictment that followed an extraordinary pressure campaign from…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 9h
The city of Portland, state leaders and hundreds of Oregon and California National Guard troops are in legal limbo as federal courts determine the legality of President Trump’s unprecedented efforts to federalize and deploy Guard troops to U.S. cities. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/orego...
Oregon, Portland, troops in ‘wait mode’ for federal challenge to temporary order • Ohio Capital Journal
The city of Portland, state leaders and hundreds of Oregon and California National Guard troops are in legal limbo as federal courts determine the legality of President Trump’s unprecedented efforts…
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Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 10h
I haven't had a chance to read @bethmacy.bsky.social new book yet, but you know I will and I know it'll be good.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 10h
An excellent new book by my friend Beth Macy called Paper Girl is out yesterday. The book reflects on Beth's childhood in Urbana, what's happened to the city since, and the modern journey of a young person growing up there now. Please check out her book! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Opinion | Why Can’t Working-Class Kids Make Their Way Out of Ohio?
Silas’s future seemed bright except for at least one detail. He didn’t have a car.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 10h
An excellent new book by my friend Beth Macy called Paper Girl is out yesterday. The book reflects on Beth's childhood in Urbana, what's happened to the city since, and the modern journey of a young person growing up there now. Please check out her book! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Opinion | Why Can’t Working-Class Kids Make Their Way Out of Ohio?
Silas’s future seemed bright except for at least one detail. He didn’t have a car.
www.nytimes.com
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 10h
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a case that could reverse or solidify state laws across the country that ban a controversial counseling practice for LGBTQ+ youth. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/08/r...
Conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors goes before the Supreme Court • Ohio Capital Journal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a case that could reverse or solidify state laws across the country that ban a controversial counseling practice for LGBTQ+ youth.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 10h
An excellent new book by my friend Beth Macy called Paper Girl is out yesterday. The book reflects on Beth's childhood in Urbana, what's happened to the city since, and the modern journey of a young person growing up there now. Please check out her book! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Opinion | Why Can’t Working-Class Kids Make Their Way Out of Ohio?
Silas’s future seemed bright except for at least one detail. He didn’t have a car.
www.nytimes.com
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 10h
The Trump administration tried to cancel Jimmy Kimmel, with two Ohio ABC affiliates temporarily refusing to run his show. Free speech advocates said it was authoritarian. A prominent antitrust activist says corporate consolidation is partly to blame. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/jimmy...
Jimmy Kimmel was squelched in Ohio, elsewhere. Is that because broadcasters are too big? • Ohio Capital Journal
The Trump administration tried to cancel Jimmy Kimmel, with two Ohio ABC affiliates temporarily refusing to run his show. Free speech advocates said it was authoritarian. A prominent antitrust…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 10h
"The standoff over the Epstein files: Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona, who won her election two weeks ago, would be the final signature needed to pass a resolution directing the Justice Department to release documents on Epstein." 19thnews.org/2025/10/epst...
The standoff over the Epstein files — and the new congresswoman caught in the middle
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona, who won her election two weeks ago, would be the final signature needed to pass a resolution directing the Justice Department to release documents on Epstein.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 10h
"A key law that helps the federal government guard against cyber threats to U.S. critical systems expired as the government shut down Wednesday, partially blinding Washington to attacks from adversaries that are only growing more sophisticated and persistent." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Government flying partially blind to threats after key cyber law expires
The law offered legal protections for groups to share cyber threat intel with the federal government.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 11h
"Federal shutdown deals blow to already hobbled cybersecurity agency." theconversation.com/federal-shut...
Federal shutdown deals blow to already hobbled cybersecurity agency
The triple whammy of deep staff cuts, shutdown furloughs and the expiration of an information-sharing law leaves national cybersecurity in a perilous state.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 11h
"These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department." www.propublica.org/article/educ...
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 11h
Ohio educators will keep their voices on the STRS board for now due to an appellate court upholding a temporary block on a new state law. After this court loss, the GOP House speaker wants to remove some judicial power. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/08/o...
Ohio educators to remain on STRS as court upholds temporary block on board changes • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio educators will keep their voices on the STRS board for now due to an appellate court upholding a temporary block on a new state law. After this court loss, the GOP House speaker wants to remove…
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