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Jim DeBrosse

Jim DeBrosse is the project editor of Ohio Civics Essential, author of five books, a contributing writer for Cincinnati Magazine, and an award-winning newspaper reporter and columnist. Until he retired in 2018, he was a journalism teacher at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. As part of his commitment to social justice, he co-founded a news website devoted to workplace fairness and equal opportunity, "Cincinnatians for the American Dream." He lives in Cincinnati's historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood where he volunteers as a tutor at Rothenberg Academy.

Jim DeBrosse's Latest Articles

Don’t count yourself out: Why every Ohio household needs to respond to the 2020 Census

Results help decide how federal and state funds are distributed, determine the number of electoral college votes we get, and how many representatives Ohio will have.

Answers for Civics Essential Quiz: Why every Ohio household needs to respond to the 2020 Census
One toke over the line? Clearing the air on Ohio’s marijuana laws

Recent changes in state and local laws have created confusion around what constitutes an arrestable offense.

Answers for Civics Essential Quiz: Marijuana laws in Ohio
Answers for Civics Essential Quiz: How a bill becomes a law in Ohio
Making every vote count: Ohio seeks a fairer way to map congressional districts

In 2021, the state will implement a new system to help curb the worst excesses of gerrymandering. 

Quiz: Gerrymandering
By the people: How Ohio citizens better their communities through direct action

Under the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, all powers not given to the federal government are given to the people or the states. 

Quiz: By the People: How Ohio Citizens Better Their Communities Through Direct Action
An early adapter of women’s voting rights, Ohio lags behind nation in women’s political leadership

Since the ratification of the 19th Amendment 100 years ago, women have made great strides in the political arena. But there's still a long way to go. 

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