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Since June 2022, the Ohio Ethics Commission has been reviewing a complaint I filed against Athens Mayor Steve Patterson. The complaint stems from an incident I’ve been publicly criticizing since
Young Americans overwhelmingly favor reproductive freedom (74%, according to Pew) and vote for Democrats (by a 28 point margin in 2022 and 35 points in 2018, according to Tufts). A
Athens County Treasurer Ric Wasserman announced last week that he is seeking election as a Democrat for the Athens County auditor position, hoping to unseat long-time Republican Auditor Jill Thompson
About 27% of registered voters in Athens County cast ballots in the November 2 general election, in which most races were uncontested or had no candidates who filed for open
The Athens city Democratic Central Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to appoint Donkey Coffee manager Ben Ziff to serve at-large on City Council to fill the vacancy left by Pete Kotses, who resigned in recent weeks. Ziff, whoâs never held public office and was the only candidate running in the primary for Kotsesâ seat, is expected to occupy office in the coming weeks once paperwork is finalized with the state. He was the sole candidate the committee considered for the job and was viewed by city and party leaders as a favorite in the weeks leading to Wednesday's meeting. âI...