He turned 60 this month.
Friends and colleagues remembered his kindness, his dry sense of humor, his “steady hand at the wheel” as part of the elections board, and his impact politically and in the legal profession.
“He gave sage advice,” said David Payne, deputy director of the county board of elections, who first met Sinnott more than 30 years ago. “He was a great legal mind, he was a great political mind.”
Josh Jaffe, chairman of the Franklin County Republican Party Executive Committee, called Sinnott a practical conservative who has had an enormous impact on Republican politics in this state and in central Ohio for decades… He’s been one of the people who has shaped Ohio Republican politics over the last 40 years.”
New Ohio health order lifts limits on outdoor gatherings: Capitol Letter
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Fans arriving at the Cleveland Indians home opener on Monday, April 5, 2021 at Progressive Field were happy to be back in the stands after the coronavirus shut out fans in 2020. Groups inside the stadium were kept in small pods spread throughout the stadium. A maximum of 11,000 fans were allowed in.David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com
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New game, new rules: Shortly before the Cleveland Indians held their home opener Monday afternoon, Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration lifted attendance capacity limits for Progressive Field and other outdoor venues. However, as Jeremy Pelzer explains, seating capacity will likely remain below pre-pandemic levels because of ongoing social-distancing restrictions. The DeWine administration’s new health order also allows festivals, parades, proms, graduations, county fairs, and other mass gatherings in Ohio to onc
Amid the Trump impeachment trial Friday, there was relatively minor reporting of Nikki Haley s most public break with the former president she once served as United Nations ambassador. We need to acknowledge.
Census data delay puts Ohio redistricting behind schedule: Capitol Letter
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
Posted Feb 15, 2021
Ohio s congressional map is pieced together with four intentionally Democratic districts and 12 for the Republicans.
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Map crunch: The Census Bureau says it could be as late as Sept. 30 before it provides states with the 2020 data necessary to draw new congressional and Statehouse district lines, the result of coronavirus-related delays. The detailed local population counts normally are available by the end of March, Rich Exner reports. That means some Ohio deadlines for drawing new maps will be broken. The maps, for elections from 2022 through 2030, will be the first under voter-approved reform. Secretary of State Frank LaRose tweeted Saturday that the delay was “unacceptable” and said he’s working with Attorney General Dave Yost to “explore options.”
republicans accidentally tell the truth about these new voting laws. over the weekend, doug preisse said, quote, we shouldn t contort the voting process to accommodate the urban read african-american voter turnout machine. let s be fair and reasonable. end of quote. you just can t make this stuff up. so, this election official, who is also a close adviser to ohio governor jo governor, admits these voting laws are really meant to keep black voters from going to the polls. we know what this is about. he just told all of us. and we re not going to back down. joining me now, congresswoman marsha fudge, democrat from ohio, who has been fighting back against voter suppression. congresswoman, thank you for being here tonight. my pleasure indeed, reverend