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Happy days are gone again in City Politics

Johnny Hildo

We were supposed to have the unofficial results of the Ohio primary election to digest and regurgitate. The race to replace John Tharp as...

Winnowing the field

Johnny Hildo

Primary Day in City Politics

Outflow: Wealth transfer in City Politics

Johnny Hildo

It all started back when Collins was a curmudgeonly member of Toledo City Council, and Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee.

Breaking the rules in City Politics

Johnny Hildo

There are several unwritten rules in City Politics. One is you win elections by keeping Party discipline. Another is incumbent judges never lose an...

A taxing proposition

Johnny Hildo

Wade's income tax hike in City Politics

That’s A Wrap Part 2

Johnny Hildo

Remembering the decade in City Politics

That’s A Wrap, Part One

Johnny Hildo

What a difference a decade makes

That’s a wrap

Johnny Hildo

Winners and losers in City Politics

#LetNoorRun

Erin Holden

Local high school cross-country runner, Noor Abukaram, seeks religious freedom When 16-year-old cross country runner Noor Abukaram began her run in the Division 1 Northwest...

Go directly to jail

Johnny Hildo

Do not pass go, do not collect two hundred dollars Twenty twenty is hard upon us, and with it, a rare changing of the guard....

Run to Daylight

Johnny Hildo

Finding the openings in City Politics Incumbency is powerful. As documented in this humble column, once elected to office, most officeholders are fully entrenched for...

Why Should Judge Josh Lanzinger Be Re-Elected?

TCP Staff

Sponsored Content Only one race for Toledo Municipal Court is contested and the incumbent, Josh Lanzinger, is running for re-election for a second term. Who...

Getting Back On The Horse

Johnny Hildo

Here we go again. The long-embattled Lucas County Board of Elections has one more shot at redemption. Another chance to show their true mettle, and...

City Politics 2019

TCP Staff

“Your vote won’t matter” is a depressing phrase oft-uttered by cynical, apathetic and angst-ridden citizens— but the phrase does not apply to local elections. In...

Fair Housing Centers Condemn Proposed HUD Rule

Erin Holden

Ohio fair housing advocates, including Toledo’s own Fair Housing Center, are speaking out against a recently proposed rule by the Department of Housing and...

Merikocracy

Johnny Hildo

Rule by the few in City Politics

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