J.D. Davidson

J.D. Davidson is a veteran journalist with more than 30 years of experience in newspapers in Ohio, Georgia, Alabama and Texas. He is a regional editor for The Center Square.

Legislation
Vape ban in Kentucky schools closer to reality

(The Center Square) – Vaping in public schools is closer to being banned after Tuesday’s unanimous passage by the Education Committee of the Kentucky House of Representatives. All tobacco, alternative… Read More

February 15, 2024
Legislation
New bill would pay Ohio students to go to school

(The Center Square) – Two Ohio lawmakers want to pay students to go to school and to graduate, calling chronic absenteeism an education emergency. The bipartisan legislation would spend $1.5… Read More

January 17, 2024
Legislation
Ohio House votes to override DeWine’s veto on restricting trans treatments for minors

(The Center Square) – The Ohio House, dominated by Republicans, easily voted Wednesday afternoon to override Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that bans transgender medical care on… Read More

January 11, 2024
Legislation
DeWine to decide single-sex athletic teams, gender care

(The Center Square) – The decision to create single-sex athletic teams and ban gender-affirming care for minors in Ohio sits in the hands of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. DeWine has… Read More

December 14, 2023
Legislation
Ohio lawmakers push free speech in K-12 schools

(The Center Square) – A plan Ohio lawmakers say would guarantee free speech for students and staff at the state’s public K-12 schools is now in the hands of the… Read More

November 17, 2023