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David DeWitt
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 21d
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 · 15m
The U.S. Senate returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday following a four-day weekend, but neither Republicans nor Democrats appeared ready to work toward ending the government shutdown following another failed vote to advance a short-term funding bill. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/15/r...
Trump targets ‘Democratic programs’ as shutdown standoff heads for third week • Ohio Capital Journal
The U.S. Senate returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday following a four-day weekend, but neither Republicans nor Democrats appeared ready to work toward ending the government shutdown following another…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 44m
A group of adults, children and their parents dropped their challenge of a South Carolina law that bars all gender transition treatments for youth and prevents taxpayer dollars from paying for procedures for adults following a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/aclu-...
ACLU drops challenge to SC law that stopped transition-related medical treatments • Ohio Capital Journal
The decision followed a Supreme Court ruling upholding a law in Tennessee and justices' request for reconsideration of a separate ruling.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 1h
Yes In God’s Backyard? Some states hope so. Lawmakers see the potential for much-needed housing on church-owned land. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/15/r...
Can states, and a little bit of faith, convert church land into affordable housing? • Ohio Capital Journal
Yes In God’s Backyard? Some states hope so. Lawmakers see the potential for much-needed housing on church-owned land.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 1h
When you knowingly lie, you debase yourself and you reject your own social human nature, choosing darkness over light

"Winning with misinformation: New research identifies link between endorsing easily disproven claims and prioritizing symbolic strength." theconversation.com/winning-with...
Winning with misinformation: New research identifies link between endorsing easily disproven claims and prioritizing symbolic strength
Conversations around misinformation that assume everyone cares about literal truth may be missing the point.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 1h
Commentary: After 57% of voters protected reproductive rights in the Ohio Constitution in 2023, the gerrymandered Republican supermajority in the Ohio Statehouse has continued to attempt to regulate, restrict, or outlaw abortion as if nothing changed. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/15/r...
Republican politicians ignore will of voters, Ohio Constitution with proposed abortion restrictions • Ohio Capital Journal
After 57% of Ohio voters protected reproductive rights in the Ohio Constitution in 2023, the gerrymandered Republican supermajority in the Ohio Statehouse has been continuing to attempt to regulate,…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 2h
"Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar." apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 2h
With much of the government shut down, health care cuts looming, and ICE raids taking place in small towns, numerous protests of the Trump administration are scheduled for Saturday in Ohio. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/15/b...
Big protests planned across Ohio on Saturday • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio and the country are rocked by the government shutdown, threats to health care, ICE raids and more. Protests are scheduled for Saturday.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 2h
The Ohio GOP has yet to share a congressional map with the public as the 2nd deadline approaches. Why? They say they want to hear from citizens first. But Dems say they are purposely going slow to skirt guidelines. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/15/w...
Why Ohio GOP hasn't produced a congressional redistricting map yet • Ohio Capital Journal
The Ohio GOP has yet to share a congressional map with the public as the 2nd deadline approaches. Why? They say they want to hear from citizens first. But Dems say they are purposely going slow to…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 3h
Ohio is nearly halfway to the next constitutional deadline for congressional redistricting, and so far no public movement to reconvene the Ohio Redistricting Commission has been made. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/15/o...
Ohio Redistricting Commission still without plan to meet as Oct. 31 deadline approaches • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio is nearly halfway to the next constitutional deadline for congressional redistricting, and so far no public movement to reconvene the Ohio Redistricting Commission has been made.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 15h
Ohioans who sell intoxicating hemp products are worried what the 90-day ban that goes into effect today (Tuesday) will mean for their businesses and customers. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/14/i...
'It's been heartbreaking.' Ohio CBD shops, breweries prepare for 90-day intoxicating hemp ban • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohioans who sell intoxicating hemp products are worried what the 90-day ban that goes into effect today (Tuesday) will mean for their businesses and customers.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 16h
Making free meals available to all public students wouldn't only produce benefits equal to the costs, it would produce social benefits with a net worth of about $520 million a year, according to an economic analysis released last Monday ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/14/a...
Analysis: Universal school meals in Ohio would pay for themselves — and then some • Ohio Capital Journal
Most Ohio school kids already get free meals. Making them free for all students would produce big social benefits, new study says.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 16h
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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 · 17h
Ohioans will still be able to have and use "intoxicating" hemp, low-level THC products such as delta 8, during the state's temporary ban — but it would be illegal to sell it ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/14/q...
Questions answered: What Ohio's hemp, delta 8 ban means for you • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohioans will still be able to have and use "intoxicating" hemp, low-level THC products such as delta 8, during the state's temporary ban — but it would be illegal to sell it.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 18h
Commentary: Airports have seen significant flight delays recently because of a shortage of air traffic controllers, who are required to work without pay during the government shutdown. Two Ohio State University aviation experts discuss the consequences ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/14/h...
Government shutdown is making the air traffic controller shortage worse and leading to flight delays • Ohio Capital Journal
Airports have seen significant flight delays recently because of a shortage of air traffic controllers, who have been required to work without pay during the government shutdown. Two Ohio State…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 18h
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is infusing $300 million into a key federal nutrition program to keep it running through October, while a government shutdown continues without an apparent end point. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/14/r...
Nutrition program for women, infants and children to stay afloat through end of month • Ohio Capital Journal
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is infusing $300 million into a key federal nutrition program to keep it running through October, while a government shutdown continues without an apparent end…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 19h
Lawmakers in at least 16 states this year introduced bills to regulate the use of automated license plate readers responsible for collecting large amounts of data on drivers across the country. But just three states enacted laws ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/14/r...
Despite widespread interest, only 3 states passed license plate reader laws this year • Ohio Capital Journal
Lawmakers in at least 16 states this year introduced bills to regulate the use of automated license plate readers responsible for collecting large amounts of data on drivers across the country. But…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 20h
"Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops: For decades, the military treated climate change as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather." floodlightnews.org/pentagon-rol...
Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops
For decades, the military treated climate change as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 20h
Audits at dairy farms under the Trump administration’s escalated immigration enforcement efforts have “created unrest” among workers and owners. It’s made for a tough summer in an industry that was flourishing after decades of support ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/14/r...
Noem's South Dakota neighbors hit with an immigration audit that decimates their workforce • Ohio Capital Journal
Audits at dairy farms under the Trump administration’s escalated immigration enforcement efforts have “created unrest” among workers and owners. It’s made for a tough summer in an industry that was…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 20h
The Trump administration plans to send paychecks to active duty troops this week, despite Congress not passing legislation to allow it during the ongoing shutdown. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/14/r...
Pentagon to shift research dollars to pay troops during shutdown • Ohio Capital Journal
The Trump administration plans to send paychecks to active duty troops this week, despite Congress not passing legislation to allow it during the ongoing shutdown.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 21h
A federal judge in Maryland seemed inclined to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention after oral arguments in court Friday, a potentially major development in the high-profile case ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/13/r...
Judge weighs Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from immigration detention • Ohio Capital Journal
A federal judge in Maryland seemed inclined to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention after oral arguments in court Friday, a potentially major development in the…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 21h
After just over two years in Hamas captivity, the surviving Israeli hostages were released Monday as President Donald Trump visited Israel and Egypt to celebrate a U.S.-brokered peace deal to end the war in Gaza. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/14/r...
Trump, U.S. leaders celebrate end of hostilities in Gaza • Ohio Capital Journal
After just over two years in Hamas captivity, the surviving Israeli hostages were released Monday as President Donald Trump visited Israel and Egypt to celebrate a U.S.-brokered peace deal to end the…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 22h
President Donald Trump threatened to add a 100% tariff rate on Chinese goods Friday, saying in a social media post he was responding to export controls from the world’s second-largest economy ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/13/r...
Trump pledges additional 100% tariffs on China by Nov. 1 • Ohio Capital Journal
President Donald Trump threatened to add a 100% tariff rate on Chinese goods Friday, saying in a social media post he was responding to export controls from the world’s second-largest economy.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 22h
Leaders in the tech industry have enjoyed an overall deregulatory attitude under the Trump administration, but antitrust experts say the hands-off approach could end up hurting American companies’ ability to innovate and compete on a global scale ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/13/r...
Competition in Big Tech is at stake as Trump seeks more control of FTC • Ohio Capital Journal
Leaders in the tech industry have enjoyed an overall deregulatory attitude under the Trump administration, but antitrust experts say the hands-off approach could end up hurting American companies’…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 23h
The Trump administration announced Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal employees, a step not taken during previous government shutdowns and one that could significantly reshape the size and scope of government ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/13/r...
‘Substantial’ layoffs of federal workers launched by Trump administration amid shutdown • Ohio Capital Journal
The Trump administration announced Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal employees, a step not taken during previous government shutdowns and one that could significantly reshape the size and…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 23h
A slew of right-wing groups will lead a new coalition to push civics education in a more patriotic direction, the US Education Department announced last month, raising alarms for some traditional civics and education groups not included in the initiative ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/13/r...
Trump undertakes a MAGA-centric makeover of US civics education • Ohio Capital Journal
A slew of right-wing groups will lead a new coalition to push civics education in a more patriotic direction, the U.S. Education Department announced last month, raising alarms for some traditional…
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