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David Skolnick

Any benefits to Biden’s visit?

President Joe Biden certainly took his time to finally announce a visit to East Palestine, the site of a massive train derailment a year ago that garnered international attention. Biden, a Democrat, said a month after the derailment that he eventually would visit the Columbiana County ...

Politics of Trump in Senate race

Despite facing four criminal indictments, former President Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee for president this year. Trump remains very popular in Ohio — which he handily won in 2016 and 2020, taking away its longtime swing-state status in presidential politics. So, it was a huge ...

Assessing Frenchko lawsuit decision

It’s no secret that since Niki Frenchko took over as Trumbull County commissioner in January 2021 the board of commissioners’ meetings are often heated and hostile. Frenchko was not interested in making friends and she’s met with great success. While some commissioner meetings have ...

Reps respond to veto override

Gov. Mike DeWine is cautious when it comes to vetoing bills approved by the state Legislature, which is controlled by fellow Republicans. That’s why legislators have rarely voted to override his vetoes during his five years as governor. But when DeWine vetoed legislation on Dec. 29 to ban ...

About the timing of Johnson’s resignation

The initial plan for U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson was to resign from Congress in February or early March and start March 15 as Youngstown State University president. But ever since Johnson’s controversial hiring Nov. 21 by the YSU board of trustees, Michael Peterson, the board’s president, has ...

Primary draws interesting filings

There were a number of interesting filings in Mahoning and Trumbull counties for the March 19, 2024, primary as well as some noted races in which a political party opted not to field a candidate. An open congressional seat usually attracts a lot of candidates. But, only three Republicans and ...