Jan 30, 2023
Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor completed her term on Ohio’s Supreme Court on December 31, 2022. Her time on the court ended in the middle of Ohio’s ongoing battle over gerrymandered electoral districts. O’Connor holds the record as Ohio’s longest-serving statewide elected woman.
This forum features:
Maureen...
Jan 23, 2023
Few events in U.S. history impacted education like the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic erased years of progress,
Recently, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the nation’s report card, revealed losses in educational attainment across the county, with the biggest drop in math scores ever...
Jan 18, 2023
In 2019, Ohio elected officials enacted a law to provide more than $1 billion in bailouts for private nuclear and coal-fired power plants with ratepayer money. Federal Justice Department officials later linked the law to more than $60 million in bribes. Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, who along with...
Jan 11, 2023
We started the Democracy in Crisis series looking at America’s long history of polarization. We continue it by trying to look into the future. Given our current trends what does America look like in ten years? Will we come together, or will we continue on our polarized paths? Will we split into new political...
Jan 4, 2023
What’s in store for Central Ohio’s economy and our region in 2023? While the immediate economic impacts of COVID are subsiding, inflation has been setting records in the U.S. and energy prices are rising around the globe. Will Ohio’s workforce be able to keep up with growing demands by newcomers to Ohio like...