CT contracting watchdogs asked not to talk without director’s OK
An appointee of Gov. Ned Lamont is proposing that Connecticut’s contracting watchdog panel not publicly discuss its work — which includes investigations of Executive Branch agencies — without clearing it…
New report explores the connection between the death penalty and electoral politics
A view of the death chamber from the witness room at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility shows an electric chair and gurney. (Photo by Mike Simons/Getty Images.) Ohio’s capital punishment…
Ohio Capital Journal wins seven more Society of Professional Journalists awards
States Newsroom photo. In the “Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest” from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Ohio Capital Journal won seven awards last week, including three first place finishes and…
Project 2025 looks to impose publicly-funded religious education on America. Ohio already has that.
Getty Images. If you haven’t heard about Project 2025, the dystopian blueprint for a second Trump administration, Google it. There’s a reason the felon angling for a get-out-of-jail-free-card with another…
Biden tells congressional Dems he is staying in the race, urges end to speculation
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden return to the White House on July 7, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Members of Congress return to Washington this week as pressure…
A SCOTUS ruling on laughing gas abandons precedent for the absurd and the partisan
The U.S. Supreme Court | Al Drago/Getty Images I have never met anyone who I believed to be intelligent who was also humorless. When comedian Nate Bargatze took the stage…
The Supreme Court just limited federal power. Health care is feeling the shockwaves.
Getty Images. A landmark Supreme Court decision that reins in federal agencies’ authority is expected to hold dramatic consequences for the nation’s health care system, calling into question government rules…
Congressional Dems urge a more robust Biden on the campaign trail, but few openly revolt
Sen. Jon Tester, a Montana Democrat, departs the Capitol on July 8, 2024 in Washington, D.C. A handful of congressional Democrats have urged President Joe Biden to drop his reelection…
Congressional Dems urge a more robust Biden on the campaign trail, but few openly revolt
Sen. Jon Tester, a Montana Democrat, departs the Capitol on July 8, 2024 in Washington, D.C. A handful of congressional Democrats have urged President Joe Biden to drop his reelection…
Congressional Dems urge a more robust Biden on the campaign trail, but few openly revolt
Sen. Jon Tester, a Montana Democrat, departs the Capitol on July 8, 2024 in Washington, D.C. A handful of congressional Democrats have urged President Joe Biden to drop his reelection…