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Rulli is heavy favorite to win special election

Republican Michael Rulli is the heavy favorite to win the June 11 special election for the open 6th Congressional District seat, but Democrat Michael L. Kripchak isn’t throwing in the towel. “I’m going to be a blue congressman in a supposedly red district,” Kripchak said. When you look at the numbers, there’s nothing supposed about the district being solidly Republican. The district has an 18% advantage for Republicans based on voting trends in partisan statewide elections over the past decade. National Democrats aren’t getting involved in this special election even ...

Dems blast LaRose for purging voters

Ohio is undergoing a purge of inactive voters. Or as Secretary of State Frank LaRose described it, boards of elections are in the process of a “rigorous statewide election integrity initiative aimed at ensuring the accuracy of Ohio’s voter registration database.” Democrats criticized LaRose, a Republican, for the last purge which was in late September — right after overseas and military ballots were sent out for the November election — and canceled the registrations of nearly 27,000 Ohioans. Democrats are renewing that criticism. “Even after the extremely aggressive voter ...

Technology unlocks full potential of rural Ohio

In 2024, access to technology and the internet are no longer a luxury, but a necessity. As our world and economy becomes more reliant on the internet, digital tools, and technology to connect, improving access to technology is a social and economic necessity. Technology is helping ...

EPA short-circuits the U.S. power grid

On April 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a blitz of regulations targeting the nation’s fossil-fuel power plants. In the center of the EPA’s crosshairs is America’s coal fleet, which remains a workhorse source of power across the country—and the leading source of electricity in more than a dozen states. EPA’s suite of rules—anchored by a series of unachievable and exorbitantly expensive technology mandates—will force the closure of the nation’s existing coal plants nearly overnight. They’ll also make it all but impossible to build new ...

Congressional candidates raised funds differently

For two candidates running for Congress for the first time, state Sen. Michael Rulli and state Rep. Reggie Stoltzfus both raised impressive amounts of money in short periods of time. How each raised their money, though, was very different. The two were among three Republicans running for the open 6th Congressional District seat. Because this was a presidential election year, the date for the primary was March 19. That’s seven weeks earlier than nonpresidential years. Also, candidates running in the 6th District had to scramble to get organized because the seat opening up was a ...

DeWine brushes over economy in address

Gov. Mike DeWine’s State of the State address lasted an hour and only once did he utter the word “economy” — and it had little to do with Ohio’s economy. While outlining a number of his education initiatives early in the speech and right after talking about child care access grants, DeWine said: “By doing all of these things, we will help more families. Businesses will find more workers, and Ohio’s economy will thrive.” That was it. In a copy of the speech, provided by DeWine’s office, there is a section called “accomplishments” toward the end. The section is a ...