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Mailbag: What’s the cost of sending Highway Patrol to the Texas border?

BY: - July 12, 2021

Welcome back to another installment of the Ohio Capital Journal Mailbag, which rank choice voting has shown is the most-read political column in the state. (Or at least is readers’ third pick.) Let’s get to it: Got a question about Ohio politics/government? Send them by email to [email protected] or tweet them to @tylerjoelb. Any new […]

Mailbag: What’s with all the ‘Ohio is for Leaders’ ads on TV?

BY: - June 21, 2021

Welcome back to another installment of the Ohio Capital Journal Mailbag. Sports betting is not yet legal here, but the odds are good you will find this political column enlightening. (I hope.) Let’s get to it: Got a question about Ohio politics/government? Send them by email to [email protected] or tweet them to @tylerjoelb. Who keeps […]

Mailbag: The lowdown on winning the Ohio Vax-A-Million lottery

BY: - June 1, 2021

You have a 1-in-2.8 million chance of winning the Vax-A-Million, but at least a 1-in-3 chance of enjoying the Ohio Capital Journal Mailbag column. With those odds in mind, let’s get started: Got a question about Ohio politics/government? Send them by email to [email protected] or tweet them to @tylerjoelb. Can you take the Vax-A-Million winnings […]

Mailbag: A timeline of Speaker Cupp’s inaction on removing Householder from office

BY: - February 19, 2021

Welcome back to the Ohio Capital Journal Mailbag, the political column that eight out of 10 doctors say is a perfect cure for winter boredom. Let’s get to it: Got a question about Ohio politics/government? Send them by email to [email protected] or tweet them to @tylerjoelb. Where are they on Larry Householder’s status? Can he […]

Mailbag: Hearing from readers on the political coverage they want

BY: - January 7, 2021

Welcome to 2021! After a few years of Pennsylvania and Georgia hogging all the attention, it’s time that Ohio returned to the center of the political universe. We’ll see how that goes. Normally the Ohio Capital Journal Mailbag column involves me attempting to answer your questions about state politics and the legislature. This time, I’m […]

Mailbag: How can someone with COVID-19 vote this year?

BY: - October 29, 2020

The election season is wrapping up, but the Ohio Capital Journal Mailbag carries on. Let’s get to it:  Got a question about Ohio politics? Send them to [email protected] or tweet them to @tylerjoelb.  Who makes the “call” in Ohio that a candidate has enough votes tallied to declare the winners of the election? Is this […]

Mailbag: Answering readers’ questions about the election and DeWine

BY: - August 13, 2020

It’s a testament to the craziness of 2020 that we aren’t talking more about Kanye West. It was only a week ago we learned the Kanye West presidential campaign (it’s weird even typing those words) filed petitions with the Ohio Secretary of State’s office to appear on the 2020 ballot as an independent.  In a […]