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Governing at a Crossroads: When Ethical Frameworks Clash

Vol. IV, No, 18 - What Does Government Do When It’s Hard To Govern?

Jun 9•

William Lutz

What Miami County Home Sales Are Telling Us This May

Vol. IV, No. 15 - County Auditor Data Shows Where Home Prices Are Going

Jun 5•

William Lutz

2

May 2026

What are Community Benefit Agreements?

Vol. III, No. 335 - Exploring Another Tool in the Community Development Tool Box

May 3•

William Lutz

April 2026

Celebrating National County Government Month

Vol. III, No. 304 - A Quick Look Into County Government

Apr 2•

William Lutz

March 2026

How does Miami County’s Fiscal Health Stack Up?

Vol. III, No. 300. A Look at What the Numbers From Seven Neighboring Counties Actually Tells Is About How Miami County Manages Public Funds

Mar 29•

William Lutz

2

The Deep Brief: Show Me The Jail!

Vol. III, No. 298 - The County Commissioners and Sheriff are doing something most local governments never bother to do: treating residents like adults.

Mar 27•

William Lutz

A Bill That Could Change Everything for a Township Near You

Vol. III, No. 281 - House Bill 592 Could Give Townships The Power to Become Their Own Cities or Villages

Mar 10•

William Lutz

1

Your Neighbors Showed Up. Now It’s Your Turn

Vol. III, No. 275 - After Council Member Madison Hickman’s Third Ward Event Saturday, the At-Large Community Meeting is This Saturday

Mar 4•

William Lutz

February 2026

House Bill 113 Gets Tweaked

Vol. III, No. 248 - State Representative Newman’s Bill Gets Fourth Hearing in Committee

Feb 5•

William Lutz

January 2026

What is an Emergency Management Agency?

Vol. III, No.. 237 - As a massive snow storm barrels through Ohio, it put Emergency Management into focus

Jan 25•

William Lutz

Four Local Projects to Receive Community Development Block Grant Fuunding

Vol. III, No. 232 - Federal dollars get reinvested back into local communities

Jan 20•

William Lutz

1

December 2025

An Attempt to Streamline Local Government

Vol. III, No. 200 - Will Blue Ribbbon Commissions come to a county near you?

Dec 18•

William Lutz

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