Politics

It took a decade, but A Lo has regained her form. Current Lucas County Auditor Anita Lopez was once a staple of this humble column....

t’s here! The much anticipated, oft imitated, never duplicated, off-year Election Day Twenty Twenty-Three!  No, seriously folks. There’s an election on November 7th. In fact,...

The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) wants to make sure everyone’s voice is heard on election day by giving customers a free ride...

It’s that time of year again – elections are in full swing and people are heading to the polls to do their civic duty by voting. If you are not yet registered to vote, the deadline is Oct. 10. City Paper has compiled a list of candidates and information about them to help prepare you for voting in November. Want to learn more about who you’re voting for? Read on.

Toledo has several nicknames. “The Glass City.” “Home of the Jeep.” And of course, the old moniker originally intended to poke fun at Toledo’s...

There are two kinds of elected officials in City Politics. Those who serve their time in elected office, then move on to other pursuits....

The field is set. The candidates have been certified for the big Primary Election showdown coming for coveted seats on T-Town City Council! Oh, whoopsie,...

Many people rightly decry the lack of spaces where difficult conversations about social and political subjects can take place. Traditional media outlets and civic...

In November 2015, three decades of effort to end gerrymandering in Ohio’s congressional districts finally earned a win. Ohio voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment...

What is up with the Lucas County Republican Party? Or should we ask, is there still a Lucas County Republican Party? Over the years, the...

The victims of Toledo’s epidemic of gun violence are increasingly younger. No City neighborhood is immune. The body count continues to rise as the...

Happy New Year! At least for most of you. Some poor saps are staring down an oncoming locomotive called twenty-twenty-three. With the accent on the...

Here we go again.      The stepping stone has been stepped, and the vacancy carousel is spinning. Where it stops is anyone’s guess.      Michele Grim, oh, sorry,...

Fall is finally here! Autumn leaves are falling in a blaze of color, the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer,...

     There’s a General Election just around the corner. Mark your calendars for November 8th, make your plans to scamper down to your...