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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Voters select Dayton City Commission candidates to advance to November election
Voters selected which Dayton City Commission candidates will advance to the November election. Darius Beckman, Jacob Davis, Valerie Duncan, Darryl Fairchild, and Karen Wick were the five candidates in contention. Of them, Beckman, Davis, Fairchild, and Wick advanced and will see their names again on the November ballot. TRENDING STORIES: Of the four who advanced to the November election, only two will win and secure their positions in the Dayton City Commission. Candidates Wick and Beckham issued the following statements after having advanced to the November election. 'I am honored by the outpouring of support from voters all across Dayton who are ready for new, experienced leadership,' said Karen Wick. 'I look forward to continuing to talk to Daytonians about my vision to strengthen neighborhoods, invest in public safety, and support entrepreneurs.' 'The people of Dayton have spoken and have shown that they are ready for a new generation of leadership – and I am ready to lead,' said Darius Beckham. 'I'm looking forward to building on this momentum and making Dayton a place where every person has the tools and opportunities to succeed.' Commissioner Shenise Turner-Sloss announced she would be running for mayor in November.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
‘Showing up to do the work': Dayton businesswoman Karen Wick running for City Commission
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — 2 NEWS is sitting down with each candidate for Dayton City Commission ahead of the May primary election. In less than three weeks, five names will be on the ballot for City Commission on May 6. Four of those candidates will go on to the November ballot to ultimately fill two commission seats. Candidates for city commission discuss issues important to Dayton 2 NEWS will be highlighting each candidate in reverse alphabetical order, starting with long time Dayton businesswoman Karen Wick. 'I am running for the city commission because I want to serve our community,' said Wick. Wick is hoping to take her business skills to the next level as a Dayton City Commissioner. 'We need to continue to assess our processes in the city to make sure that those processes are current, up to date, professional, and really provide the resources,' said Wick. Wick moved to Dayton after graduating high school in Versailles. She has lived in the city ever since, raising her two children and making her mark in Dayton as the the owner of Coco's Bistro, operating the downtown staple for the last 28 years. She has served on the Dayton Public School Board for two terms, starting in 2017, and now says she is ready to make an even bigger impact on Dayton. 'I want to dive into our economic development. I want to dive deep into our neighborhood development, and I want to dive deep into our safety,' said Wick. 'And those three areas really encompass all of what will make continue to make Dayton great.' Wick says she is a Democrat, a self-proclaimed public servant, problem solver and business leader. She believes she has what it takes to push people in Dayton forward. 'The only way we get people to help do the work is through relationships and through building trust and showing up to do the work,' said Wick. To learn more about Karen Wick, visit her campaign website. Wick will face off against incumbent Democrat Darryl Fairchild, Democrat Valerie Duncan, Democrat Jacob Davis and Democrat Darius Beckham. Beckham and Wick are running on a joint ticket. 2 NEWS will share profiles on each candidate in the coming weeks. Click here to see full coverage of the 2025 Dayton City Commissioner race, including other profiles as they become available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ohio election 2025: Here's what will appear on local ballots in May 6 primary
Apr. 8—Ohio's 2025 primary election is slated for May 6, with early voting underway. Registered voters in Ohio can weigh in on a statewide issue that will appear on all ballots. County, city and township level candidates, races and issues will also appear for many voters. Below is a list of races and issues on ballots in Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Butler, Warren, Clark and Champaign counties. Ohioans can cast a ballot early and in person through May 4. Election Day voting kicks off at 6:30 a.m. on May 6, and voters can find out their polling locations on the Ohio Secretary of State's website or by contacting their local election board. Here's everything you need to know about your ballot this spring: A statewide issue Ohio Issue 2 will appear on all ballots statewide. Through an amendment to Ohio's constitution, Issue 2 would give Ohio the power to issue $2.5 billion in bonds for the construction and repair of bridges, roads, water systems and other projects through a program called the State Capital Improvement Program. These bonds would be used over a 10-year span, with no more than $250 million in bonds issued annually. A "yes" vote is in favor of the constitutional amendment. A "no" vote would reject the amendment. Issue 2 may be the only item on ballots for many voters this spring, but a slew of other local races could appear for other voters depending on where they reside. Montgomery County Five people who want one of two competitive seats on the Dayton City Commission will appear on ballots for Dayton voters. The candidates are incumbent Commissioner Darryl Fairchild, and challengers Karen Wick, Darius Beckham, Charles Jacob Davis and Valerie Duncan. The city commission will get at least one new face next year since City Commissioner Shenise Turner-Sloss has entered the mayor's race against incumbent Mayor Jeffrey Mims Jr. this November. Multiple ballot issues will also appear on ballots in Montgomery County communities: Huber Heights — 10-year, 0.25% income tax continuation for police, fire, EMS services and the general fund West Carrollton — 5-year, 3.9-mill, renewal for fire and EMS services Verona — An electric aggregation issue for retail electric customers German Twp. — 10-year, 4-mill, additional fire and EMS levy Jackson Twp. (unincorporated)- 5-year, 2-mill, renewal police levy Beavercreek City School District — 37-year, 4.9-mill bond issue for constructing, furnishing and equipping a new high school campus for grades 9-12 and site improvements Huber Heights School District — Continuing, 6.9-mill, additional levy for current expenses Northmont City School District — 10-year, 3.44-mill, for avoiding operating deficit Oakwood City School District — 33-year, 4.74-mill bond issue for reconstructing, renovating, constructing and improving school facilities Jefferson Twp. Local School District — Continuing, 1.5% income tax for current expenses Mad River Local School District — Continuing, 2.9-mill, additional property tax levy for general permanent improvements New Lebanon Local School District — 5-year, 0.75% income tax for current expenses A local liquor sale option will also appear on the ballot of some Trotwood residents. Greene County Jamestown — 5-year, 1.1-mill property tax renewal for current expenses Sugarcreek Twp. — 5-year, 1-mill additional fire and EMA levy Xenia Twp. — 5-year, 0.9-mill property tax renewal for streets, roads and bridges Beavercreek City School District — 37-year, 4.9-mill bond issue for constructing, furnishing and equipping a new high school campus for grades 9-12 and site improvements Miami County Voters in Troy will decide on city leadership this primary. Three at-large city council representatives have expiring seats, with one newcomer trying to obtain one of them. Kay Friedly is challenging incumbents Todd Severt, Lynne Snee and Susan Westfall. All candidates are Republicans, meaning the race will be decided in the May 6 primary election. Other seats also have contested races. A 3rd Ward race will feature Republican Madison Hickman and incumbent Sam Pierce, while Sherrie Foster is challenging incumbent Jeffrey Schilling for the 6th Ward seat. Other levies and local issues will appear on Miami County ballots: Troy-Miami County Public Library — 5-year, 1-mill, additional property tax levy for current expenses Milton-Union School District — 5-year, 0.75% income tax Newberry Twp. — 5-year, 3.5-mill replacement property tax for fire protection, ambulance, paramedic and other emergency medical services. Bethel Schools: 5-year, 0.75% income tax renewal for current operating expenses Tipp City Schools: 5-year, 2.97-mill, emergency property tax renewal for current expenses Staunton Twp. (unincorporated) — 5-year, 4-mill property tax renewal for fire and emergency medical services Warren County Franklin — Continuing, 4.9-mill additional property tax levy for fire services Harveysburg — 5-year, 2.5-mill additional property tax levy for police department vehicles, communications and other equipment Harlan Twp. — 5-year, 3.5-mill additional property tax levy for fire services Massie Twp. — 5-year, 1-mill property tax renewal for fire services Clinton-Massie Local School District — 5-year, 1% earned income tax for current expenses Franklin City School District — 5-year, 6.301-mill additional property tax levy for emergency requirements of the school district Princeton City School District — 10-year, 6.61-mill additional property tax levy to avoid an operating deficit MidPointe Library — 5-year, 0.75-mill, replacement levy Some Carlisle voters may also see a local liquor option on their ballots for Sunday Sales at a local food market. Butler County Edgewood City School District — 5-year, 4.45-mill, substitute levy Madison Local School District — 10-year, 4-mill, renewal levy Princeton City School District — 10-year, 6.61-mill additional property tax levy to avoid an operating deficit MidPointe Library — 5-year, 0.75-mill, replacement levy Liberty Twp. voters may also see a local liquor option for Sunday sales at an area gas station. Clark County Clark County ballots will lack local candidate races. Springfield voters won't decide on city leadership until this fall, with 4 candidates running for three seats in the city's commission. Clark County voters will also decide on two municipal court races this year — one for the court's clerk, another for a judge seat — but both are uncontested this primary season. Several local issues will appear on Clark County ballots, however: Enon — 5-year, 1.75-mill, additional, police levy New Carlisle — 0.5% income tax continuation, for five years New Carlisle — Charter amendment, 5.02: clarifying resolution vs. ordinance of council New Carlisle — Charter amendment, 9.01: change to candidate petitions New Carlisle — Charter amendment, 6.05-6.06: city manager role in hiring or firing administrators Greenon Local Schools — 5-year, 2.78-mill, additional, permanent improvements/facilities Tecumseh Local Schools — 5-year, 7-mill, renewal, emergency levy for operating expenses Clark-Shawnee schools — 5-year, 1% income tax, additional, for operating expenses Northeastern schools — 10-year, 1% income tax, renewal, for operating expenses Pleasant Twp. — 5-year, 2-mill, additional, fire/EMS levy Madison Twp. — 5-year, 2.5-mill renewal, EMS services levy Mad River Twp. — 5-year, 0.8-mill, renewal, fire/EMS services levy Three local options for permits to sell beer, wine, mixed beverages and spiritous liquor will also appear on some ballots in Springfield and Pike Twp. Champaign County A Champaign County Municipal Court race will see two Republicans face off. Voters can choose between Champaign County Prosecutor Kevin Talebi and Magistrate Gregory Harvey this May. Other local issues will appear on ballots: Graham Local School District — 5-year, 1% additional income tax request Mechanicsburg Exempted Village School District — 15-year, 1% income tax renewal for current expenses Triad Local School District — 5-year, 0.5% income tax renewal for current operating expenses Goshen Twp., excluding Mechanicsburg — 5-year, 1-mill additional property tax levy for fire and EMS services Rush Twp. — 5-year, 0.5-mill property tax levy renewal for maintaining and operating cemeteries Voters in Rush Twp. may also see local liquor options for Sunday sales at area convenience stores.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Colorado could allow longer time to fulfill open records requests
A view inside the Colorado Capitol toward the entrance to the Senate, Feb. 6, 2024. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline) Colorado could soon allow governments to take longer to fulfill requests subject to the Colorado Open Records Act under a bill in the state Legislature, but it includes a carve out for journalists. Senate Bill 25-77 passed a House committee Monday and now heads to the full House chamber for consideration. It passed the Senate on a 27-6 vote in February. The bill would give custodians of government records five days, instead of three, to respond to CORA requests. It would extend that timeframe to 10 days from seven if 'extenuating circumstances' exist, such as if a request that encompasses a large quantity of records that could not reasonably be gathered in five days. It would add an extenuating circumstance if the record custodian is not scheduled to work within the response period. 'For a lot of our smaller entities, it is really hard to comply with three days,' Rep. Matt Soper, a Delta Republican, said. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX Soper is running the bill with Democratic Rep. Michael Carter of Aurora, Democratic Sen. Cathy Kipp of Fort Collins and Republican Sen. Janice Rich of Grand Junction. It comes after a failed effort last year to amend CORA by labeling some people 'vexatious requesters.' A high volume of records requests can interfere with the ability of school boards and government offices to perform their core functions, sponsors and supporters say. Karen Wick, a lobbyist for Jefferson County, said that the county saw 217 requests in 2019, but that jumped to 650 in 2024. A recent request sought information about the number of acres affected by a tree removal, resulting in 36 hours of work that yielded over 1,000 emails and 300 documents, she said. 'When Colorado law requires us to respond within three to seven days, with this number of requests, we end up having to put our other normal work aside so we can fulfill them,' she said. Media would still be subject to the three-day timeline. Soper said that is because journalists are often very specific about their records requests, making them easier to complete. When Colorado law requires us to respond within three to seven days, with this number of requests, we end up having to put our other normal work aside so we can fulfill them. – Karen Wick, a lobbyist for Jefferson County But that provision is a sticking point for opponents of the bill, who argue it gives journalists preferential treatment over regular citizens who request records. 'Us citizens get to put up with a lot of the policy that the government puts out. But bills like this make citizens second class to the media and I question the fairness of that,' said Cory Gaines, who runs the Colorado Accountability Project Substack newsletter. Jeffrey Roberts, the executive director of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, testified that an extended timeline creates another obstacle for records requests. He said that there have been more efforts to restrict, rather than expand, access to records in recent years. 'Fees already are a significant barrier to obtaining public records, which is why governments don't need a reason to take longer to process CORA requests,' he said. If a custodian determines that a request is 'for the direct solicitation of business for pecuniary gain,' such as a business wanting to reach out directly to people identified in a records request, governments would be able to charge the 'reasonable cost' of fulfilling the request, other than the $41.37 maximum hourly rate, and take 30 days to complete the request. The bill would not prevent those types of requests. Other provisions in the bill would let governments treat two similar CORA requests made by the same person within two weeks of one another as one request. It also would require that governments put their CORA process and record retention policy online, give a requester a breakdown of the cost for record retrieval if requested, and allow electronic payments for CORA requests if the government accepts electronic payment for other services. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
