Kentucky Primary Election Puts Local Concerns Front and Center
Today’s ballot includes city council races, county offices, judicial seats, state legislative contests, and several closely watched federal primaries.
Turnout is expected to remain relatively low, likely somewhere in the low-to-mid 20% range statewide for the Kentucky primary election.
That matters because low-turnout primaries usually reward…
The unusually large field reflects growing tension inside Fort Thomas.
Development, residential zoning preservation, infrastructure demands, and the future direction of one of Northern Kentucky’s most sought-after river cities.
For many voters, this election is less about party labels and more about what kind of growth Fort Thomas wants over the next decade. The decisions…
Residents in Cincinnati gathered in Bond Hill for a focused discussion on economic strain as part of Acton’s campaign outreach ahead of the 2026 Ohio governor’s race.
The roundtable included a mix of local voices, from working parents to small business owners and students.
Participants described how inflation and stagnant wages have made it harder…
Cincinnati police chief firing: what the letter says vs. what it leaves out
The official case against Teresa Theetge is laid out clearly. Sheryl Long said the chief failed to fully implement the Summer Safety Plan. This failure was despite repeated directions to increase patrols in the downtown core of Cincinnati. In light of Cincinnati…
Cincinnati crime concerns are starting to feel different.
Not just like a run of bad headlines. Not just like a few isolated incidents that come and go. More like a question about direction, about whether the city is still building on its momentum or starting to drift into something harder to reverse.
A recent Daily…
A story deserving of public discussion relates to the recent November election for the Sycamore school board .
Sycamore encompasses the affluent Cincinnati suburbs of Blue Ash, Montgomery, Symmes, and Sycamore Township.
In this race, as in many other school board elections across the United States, the teachers’ union put their thumb on the scale…
Why I Started Citizen Watchdog
On February 7, 2025, I recorded the first episode of Citizen Watchdog.
I didn’t begin this project because I thought Cincinnati was uniquely dysfunctional. I started it because I believed too many decisions were being made without sustained scrutiny. Major policy shifts were passing quickly. Financial commitments were stacking up.…


