David DeWitt
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Editor in Chief and Opinion Columnist. @ohiocapitaljournal.com.
Unemployment rates in Ohio remained low in August but Ohio's job growth has also slowed, a recent analysis by Policy Matters Ohio said ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/o...
Ohio job growth is slowing, analysis says • Ohio Capital Journal
In August, Ohio's job growth fell along with the unemployment rate. That's because the workforce shrank by 10,000, partly from deportations.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
October 1, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Unemployment rates in Ohio remained low in August but Ohio's job growth has also slowed, a recent analysis by Policy Matters Ohio said ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/o...
Commentary- The Ohio gas tax holiday is a last-ditch effort by Republicans to get Ohioans to forget why they face an affordability crisis, why gas prices are so high and who got us here by showering the rich with money and bringing pain to working families ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/w...
Commentary: Will gas tax gimmick make Ohioans forget why we are in this mess and who got us here? • Ohio Capital Journal
The Ohio gas tax holiday is a last-ditch effort by Ohio Republicans to get Ohioans to forget why they face an affordability crisis, why gas prices are so high, and who got us here with policies that…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
October 1, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Commentary- The Ohio gas tax holiday is a last-ditch effort by Republicans to get Ohioans to forget why they face an affordability crisis, why gas prices are so high and who got us here by showering the rich with money and bringing pain to working families ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/w...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is promising to hold prediction market platform Kalshi accountable for skirting state gambling regulations for years. A federal court ruled that Ohio can require the company to follow sports betting laws ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/a...
After court ruling, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to hold Kalshi accountable for operating illegally • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is promising to hold prediction market platform Kalshi accountable for skirting state gambling regulations for years. A federal court ruled that Ohio can require the company to…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is promising to hold prediction market platform Kalshi accountable for skirting state gambling regulations for years. A federal court ruled that Ohio can require the company to follow sports betting laws ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/a...
The challenges and dire threats surrounding the unchecked growth of artificial intelligence appear unlikely to move Congress or President Donald Trump to act as the U.S. Senate enters its last week before the midterms ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
‘Dumbfounds us all.’ Congress struggles with policies rippling from AI development. • Ohio Capital Journal
The challenges and dire threats surrounding the unchecked growth of artificial intelligence appear unlikely to move Congress or President Donald Trump to act as the U.S. Senate enters its last week…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The challenges and dire threats surrounding the unchecked growth of artificial intelligence appear unlikely to move Congress or President Donald Trump to act as the U.S. Senate enters its last week before the midterms ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
Small businesses will once again challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs in federal court this week as they continue to feel the squeeze of the administration’s roller coaster policy on import taxes ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
Trump used impossible foreign labor standards as tariff workaround, small businesses say • Ohio Capital Journal
Small businesses will once again challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs in federal court this week as they continue to feel the squeeze of the administration’s roller coaster policy on import…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Small businesses will once again challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs in federal court this week as they continue to feel the squeeze of the administration’s roller coaster policy on import taxes ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm elections ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
Trump thwarted in hunt for rare noncitizen voters as midterms near • Ohio Capital Journal
Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm elections ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
A bipartisan measure to overhaul the college sports landscape got a step closer to becoming law Monday after passing the U.S. Senate ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
Major bill to set standards for college athletes’ pay passes US Senate • Ohio Capital Journal
A bipartisan measure to overhaul the college sports landscape got a step closer to becoming law Monday after passing the U.S. Senate.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
A bipartisan measure to overhaul the college sports landscape got a step closer to becoming law Monday after passing the U.S. Senate ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
US Supreme Court allows Trump to resume deportations outside immigrants’ home countries • Ohio Capital Journal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find • Ohio Capital Journal
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 7:30 PM
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
Across Michigan, school districts, food pantries, legal aid groups and nonprofits are preparing for another change in the distribution of SNAP benefits. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/r...
Michigan school districts, food pantries feel SNAP cut ripple effect ahead of cost shift to states • Ohio Capital Journal
Across Michigan, school districts, food pantries, legal aid groups and nonprofits are preparing for another change in the distribution of SNAP benefits.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Across Michigan, school districts, food pantries, legal aid groups and nonprofits are preparing for another change in the distribution of SNAP benefits. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/r...
In the early months of 2022, Democrats in Congress came close to passing an appropriations bill that did not include a provision barring federal funding for abortions — maybe the closest it had ever come in more than 40 years. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/r...
Anti-abortion groups worry Hyde Amendment’s 50-year run could end with new congressional majority • Ohio Capital Journal
As more polls and strategists indicate Democrats could take over congressional majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in January, some anti-abortion advocates fear a…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
In the early months of 2022, Democrats in Congress came close to passing an appropriations bill that did not include a provision barring federal funding for abortions — maybe the closest it had ever come in more than 40 years. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/r...
Democratic and Republican governors say they will more aggressively push back on federal overreach regardless of which party controls Washington. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/r...
Governors pledge to oppose federal overreach — even when their party runs Washington • Ohio Capital Journal
Democratic and Republican governors say they will more aggressively push back on federal overreach regardless of which party controls Washington. Earlier this month, the bipartisan National Governors…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Democratic and Republican governors say they will more aggressively push back on federal overreach regardless of which party controls Washington. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/r...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is promising to hold prediction market platform Kalshi accountable for skirting state gambling regulations for years. A federal court ruled that Ohio can require the company to follow sports betting laws. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/a...
After court ruling, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to hold Kalshi accountable for operating illegally • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is promising to hold prediction market platform Kalshi accountable for skirting state gambling regulations for years. A federal court ruled that Ohio can require the company to…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is promising to hold prediction market platform Kalshi accountable for skirting state gambling regulations for years. A federal court ruled that Ohio can require the company to follow sports betting laws. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/a...
Commentary: The Ohio gas tax holiday is a last-ditch effort by Republicans to get Ohioans to forget why they face an affordability crisis, why gas prices are so high and who got us here by showering the rich with money and bringing pain to working families ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/w...
Commentary: Will gas tax gimmick make Ohioans forget why we are in this mess and who got us here? • Ohio Capital Journal
The Ohio gas tax holiday is a last-ditch effort by Ohio Republicans to get Ohioans to forget why they face an affordability crisis, why gas prices are so high, and who got us here with policies that…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Commentary: The Ohio gas tax holiday is a last-ditch effort by Republicans to get Ohioans to forget why they face an affordability crisis, why gas prices are so high and who got us here by showering the rich with money and bringing pain to working families ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/w...
Unemployment rates in Ohio remained low in August but Ohio's job growth has also slowed, a recent analysis by Policy Matters Ohio said. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/o...
Ohio job growth is slowing, analysis says • Ohio Capital Journal
In August, Ohio's job growth fell along with the unemployment rate. That's because the workforce shrank by 10,000, partly from deportations.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Unemployment rates in Ohio remained low in August but Ohio's job growth has also slowed, a recent analysis by Policy Matters Ohio said. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/o...
Ohio senators on Tuesday discussed a proposed gas tax holiday that Republican leaders announced last week. They’re aiming to pass it with an emergency clause so the measure can take effect immediately. They’ll need Democratic votes in the House to do so. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/g...
Gas tax holiday proposal gets first hearing in Ohio Senate • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio senators got their first chance Tuesday to discuss a gas tax holiday Republican leaders announced last week.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Ohio senators on Tuesday discussed a proposed gas tax holiday that Republican leaders announced last week. They’re aiming to pass it with an emergency clause so the measure can take effect immediately. They’ll need Democratic votes in the House to do so. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/g...
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find • Ohio Capital Journal
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 2:30 AM
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
US Supreme Court allows Trump to resume deportations outside immigrants’ home countries • Ohio Capital Journal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
The chairman of the JobsOhio board, Josh Rubin, will be deposed Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in advance of a federal civil trial in which Akron-based FirstEnergy is the defendant, according to court records ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/h...
Head of JobsOhio board to be deposed in federal civil lawsuit against FirstEnergy • Ohio Capital Journal
The head of Ohio's controversial economic development authority will be deposed in a suit over one of the biggest scandals in state history.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 1:30 AM
The chairman of the JobsOhio board, Josh Rubin, will be deposed Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in advance of a federal civil trial in which Akron-based FirstEnergy is the defendant, according to court records ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/h...
Up for open election in November, the state of Ohio treasurer has the authority to invest state money and oversee the debts, while also watching over programs for small business loans, investment opportunities, and homebuyer savings resources ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/o...
Race for Ohio Treasurer decides who invests the state’s billions and how • Ohio Capital Journal
The nation is keeping an eye on Ohio’s November general election, particularly the governor’s race and those at the top of the ballot. But no matter who is elected to be the next governor, as…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Up for open election in November, the state of Ohio treasurer has the authority to invest state money and oversee the debts, while also watching over programs for small business loans, investment opportunities, and homebuyer savings resources ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/o...
A pair of Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would increase special education funding ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/o...
Ohio Republican bill would create a $360 million special education cost reimbursement fund • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would increase special education funding.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 12:30 AM
A pair of Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would increase special education funding ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/o...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is pumping the brakes on the current proposal to suspend the state gas tax, warning late last week that taking money away from the Ohio Department of Transportation could be devastating ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/28/v...
'Very bad idea.’ Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine pumps brakes on proposal to suspend gas tax • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is pumping the brakes on the current proposal to suspend the state gas tax, warning that taking money away from the Department of Transportation could be devastating.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is pumping the brakes on the current proposal to suspend the state gas tax, warning late last week that taking money away from the Ohio Department of Transportation could be devastating ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/28/v...
Commentary: Data centers will not make Appalachian Ohio a “benefit zone,” but a sacrificial zone. Appalachian Ohio doesn’t exist to be recklessly exploited by politicians and industry, and after so many decades of abuse, they need to stop ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/a...
Commentary: Appalachian Ohio and its people don't exist to be exploited by politicians and industry. Stop. • Ohio Capital Journal
Data centers will not make Appalachian Ohio a “benefit zone,” but a sacrificial zone. Appalachian Ohio doesn’t exist to be recklessly exploited by politicians and industry, and after so many decades…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 29, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Commentary: Data centers will not make Appalachian Ohio a “benefit zone,” but a sacrificial zone. Appalachian Ohio doesn’t exist to be recklessly exploited by politicians and industry, and after so many decades of abuse, they need to stop ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/a...
Ohio senators on Tuesday discussed a proposed gas tax holiday Republican leaders announced last week. They’re aiming to pass it with an emergency clause so the measure can take effect immediately. They’ll need Democratic votes in the House to do so. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/g...
Gas tax holiday proposal gets first hearing in Ohio Senate • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio senators got their first chance Tuesday to discuss a gas tax holiday Republican leaders announced last week.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Ohio senators on Tuesday discussed a proposed gas tax holiday Republican leaders announced last week. They’re aiming to pass it with an emergency clause so the measure can take effect immediately. They’ll need Democratic votes in the House to do so. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/g...
An appeals panel Friday seemed inclined to agree that more than 100 Venezuelan men Trump sent to a brutal prison in El Salvador are entitled to due process hearings to challenge their removal, which was made under an archaic 18th-century wartime law ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/28/r...
Venezuelan men shipped to brutal prison under Alien Enemies Act ask court for due process • Ohio Capital Journal
An appeals panel Friday seemed inclined to agree that more than 100 Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to a brutal prison in El Salvador are entitled to due process hearings to challenge…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM
An appeals panel Friday seemed inclined to agree that more than 100 Venezuelan men Trump sent to a brutal prison in El Salvador are entitled to due process hearings to challenge their removal, which was made under an archaic 18th-century wartime law ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/28/r...