@jake_zuckerman

Writing about state politics for Signal Ohio. Runner. Biker. Swim coach. Former @clevelanddotcom @ohiocapjournal

 Columbus, Ohio
Joined October 2013
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Outside deep pockets spending big $$$ to fight Ohio’s local data center bans cleveland.com/news/2026/10/o…

Outside deep pockets spending big $$$ to fight Ohio’s local data center bans

Businesses and industry groups are putting hundreds of thousands of dollars into campaigns over local data center ballot questions across Ohio.

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it's not the world's biggest problem to solve but man, the chutzpah on these digital marketers!
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Henry J. Gomez@HenryJGomezOct 23
Vivek Ramaswamy just now on the ad with Acton’s estranged mother: “We ran an ad about lying. Amy Acton is lying. … It had nothing to do with childhood abuse, which I will be the number one governor to prosecute when I am the governor of this state because it is wrong.”
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A judge ruled that evidence a man who allegedly lunged at Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton possessed weapons at the time of the altercation cannot be used in his case. vindy.com/news/local-news/20…

Judge rejects gun evidence in case against Acton suspect

CANFIELD –- A judge ruled that evidence a man who allegedly lunged at Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton possessed weapons at the time of the altercation cannot be used in his case. Mahoning...

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Jessie Balmert@jbalmertOct 23
This sounds like a horrible way to spend an otherwise thrilling game, @AndrewJTobias + @jake_zuckerman. But an interesting read: Here’s who bought political ads during the Ohio State–Indiana football game signalohio.org/heres-who-bou…

who ran political ads during the Ohio State–Indiana football game

In the Columbus broadcast – Signal Statewide’s homebase – Republicans led Democrats 7-1 in ads broadcast that favored their party.

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Jessie Balmert@jbalmertOct 22
Looks like @ChairmanAlex has deleted his initial tweet about keeping score. But here you go:
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Jeremy Pelzer@jpelzerOct 22
NEW: Gov. @MikeDeWine asks Ramaswamy to take down attack ad featuring Amy Acton's mother. "The ad, on its face, is deeply, deeply troubling," he said. "It's wrong to run this ad." However, DeWine says he won't rescind his endorsement of Ramaswamy
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@KitMaherCNNOct 21
Trump on Ramaswamy campaign ad featuring Amy Acton's mother: “The fact is, I know nothing about it. I hear the mother went very rogue on the daughter, doesn’t have a lot of respect for the daughter, and I think the mother is a witness to things also. So, who knows?"
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Also present - Rob Frost, who flew on the FirstEnergy jet from Akron to DC for Trump (1.0) inauguration. Federal prosecutors say that flight/inaug weekend was ground 0 for the whole HB6 scheme
Ohio Politics News@OhioCrawlerOct 21
Heartwarming: HB-6’s “Individual B” is hosting a fundraiser for “State Official #2” days before the midterm election.
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An Ohio lawmaker voted for Senate Bill 1. Now some Kent State students are trying to oust her signalcleveland.org/election…

Kent State students work to oust Ohio lawmaker over Senate Bill 1

A group of students are encouraging their peers to vote against State Rep. Heidi Workman after she supported the higher education law.

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Gas drillers ask Ohio to open public-owned Monroe Lake Wildlife Area for fracking  signalohio.org/gas-drillers-…

Ohio’s Monroe Lake Wildlife Area could open to fracking

Drillers want access beneath 618 acres. Here’s how approval works and where Ohio’s 2026 governor candidates stand on fracking in parks and wildlife areas.

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Fears of ICE arrests nearly kept mother from sentencing of son’s killer, Ohio judge says signalohio.org/fears-of-ice-…

Fears of ICE arrests nearly kept mother from sentencing of son’s killer

A Franklin County judge testified in federal court as the Trump administration challenges local restrictions on courthouse ICE arrests.

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Jessie Balmert@jbalmertOct 20
NEW: Ramaswamy confirms ad featuring Acton's estranged mother is from his campaign dispatch.com/story/news/poli… via @DispatchAlerts

Ramaswamy confirms ad featuring Acton's estranged mother is from his campaign

Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy confirms ad featuring Democratic challenger Amy Acton's estranged mother criticizing her is from his campaign.

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Taniel@TanielOct 19
Wow, an unbelievable level of spending by Republicans to try to make Sherrod Brown bleed votes to a 3rd-party.
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GOP-linked PAC spends over $1M to boost third-party socialist in Ohio Senate race politi.co/4zGZkDV

GOP-linked PAC spends over $1M to boost third-party socialist in Ohio Senate race

The move is an apparent attempt to hurt Democrat Sherrod Brown, who’s locked in a tight battle with GOP Sen. Jon Husted in the Senate battleground.

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@WesleyLoweryOct 19
not sure I've ever heard Woodward (or any of the various Post figures involved) describe "Jimmy's World" this way before newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
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Ohio-based health insurers, utilities, pharmaceuticals and others have dumped more than $6 million into the Republican Governors Association and Democratic Governors Association. For the DGA, that includes ~$85,000 from scandal-plagued FirstEnergy signalohio.org/ohio-insurers…

Insurers, utilities fund groups spending in Ohio governor’s race

Investor-owned utilities and insurers gave millions to groups trying to influence Ohio’s governor’s race and contests in other states.

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Jessie Balmert@jbalmertOct 16
Democratic candidate Amy Acton wants free school meals for every Ohio public school student cincinnati.com/story/news/po… via @enquirer

Amy Acton wants free school meals for every Ohio student

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton wants Ohio to provide free breakfast and lunch for every public school student.

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The 10th Appeals court panel is all Democrats, including two former state lawmakers. Ruling is suspended given a likely appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court. This means the next crop of justices (could be 7-0 GOP) are set for a major ruling next year-ish
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Ohio appeals court says private school vouchers are unconstitutional dispatch.com/story/news/educ… via @DispatchAlerts

Ohio appeals court says private school vouchers are unconstitutional

A district court has upheld a decision on Oct. 15 that the state's EdChoice voucher program is unconstitutional.

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Randy Ludlow@RandyLudlowOct 14
.@amyactonoh bars reporters from Ohio State event. wosu.org/politics-government… – at Lithopolis, OH

Amy Acton campaigns at closed-door rally while Vivek Ramaswamy criticizes her at Columbus forum

Ohio State University students attending the rally say they're excited to vote for Acton, a Democrat, over Republican Vivek Ramaswamy.

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West Virginia Republicans are now kicking around the idea of suspending its gas tax like Ohio did
Amelia Knisely@ameliakniselyOct 14
Sen. Chris Rose — a Morrisey ally — calling for a suspension of the gas tax in WV. House Democrats held a press conference yesterday calling for the suspension.
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