Jeremy P. Kelley
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Jeremy Kelley covers Dayton city government and its effect on city residents. Jeremy has lived in the Dayton area for more than 20 years. He attended the University of Dayton and currently lives in Kettering with his wife and two children.
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IRS mess prompts inquiries
Revelations that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups because of their political beliefs provoked bipartisan fury in Washington Monday, with lawmakers demanding hearings and President Barack Obama calling the IRS targeted inquiries “outrageous.’’ Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, introduced a bill that would make it a crime — with penalties ...
Ohio considering open-container party districts
Ohio lawmakers may allow larger cities to create “ entertainment districts” where open alcohol container laws would not apply — similar to the French Quarter in New Orleans and Fourth Street Live in Louisville. The bill, if passed, would apply to any city of more than 50,000 residents, meaning in ...
Fears of voter fraud unfounded
Local election results that were certified Monday and Tuesday appear to show that pre-election warnings of widespread voter fraud or significant voter disenfranchisement did not come to pass. Some political groups — usually conservative-leaning — warned of double-voting and challenged hundreds of voters’ eligibility. But a review of six local ...
30,000 turn out for Romney in West Chester
Mitt Romney’s campaign brought out Republican star power Friday night, with governors, senators and dozens of other political leaders from around the nation urging Ohioans to make the difference in an election that could come down to “the ultimate" swing state. “Your state is the one I’m counting on,” Romney ...
Voters turn up to cast ballots early
Ohio voters on Tuesday cast the state’s first ballots in this year’s hotly contested presidential election, as early voting began in all 88 counties. A statewide tally for for today’s in-person absentee voting was not available, however six area counties - Montgomery, Greene, Warren, Clark, Champaign and Butler - reported ...
Southwest Ohio has changing role in election
Southwest Ohio has long been painted politically red thanks to its mix of suburban metropolitan areas in Dayton and Cincinnati, rock-ribbed Republicans in the rural areas outside both cities and and a traditionally conservative Cincinnati. But the region is changing. Montgomery County, which gave Sen. John Kerry a slight 4,600-vote ...
Husted rescinds order against early-voting hours
Secretary of State Jon Husted on Friday rescinded his directive forbidding Ohio counties to set their own voting hours for the weekend before the Nov. 6 election, pending a legal appeal. But Husted asked a federal court to issue a legal stay that would effectively accomplish the same thing. His ...
Absentee Ballot applications hit mailbox this week
Ohioans should watch their mailboxes this week, as almost every registered voter in the state will receive an absentee ballot application for the November election. More than 6 million regular business-size envelopes, labeled as “official election mail,” are expected to begin arriving Tuesday, although a small number of voters could ...
Miami U. years helped shape Ryan’s political beliefs
Dan Horn Cincinnati Enquirer Many of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s small-government political beliefs were already in place 20-plus years ago, when he was an eager student of economics and political science at Miami University in Oxford. At an age when many college students are focused on their social lives, the ...
Miami U. grad picked as Romney's running mate
Mitt Romney’s decision to select Republican congressman Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate is a bold stroke designed to convince skeptical conservatives that as president he will crusade for lower taxes and curbing federal spending. Analysts acknowledge that Romney’s choice Saturday could prod voters to focus on the ...
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