SB5, Ohio’s bill stripping public employee union’s of collective bargaining rights, will have it’s fate decided this November by Ohio voters: Ohio voters will have the chance this November to decide whether the state’s contentious new collective bargaining law should be repealed. The state’s elections chief said Thursday that opponents had gathered enough valid signatures […]
Since taking control of Ohio in January, the Republicans, lead by Governor John Kasich, have been on a rampage of right wing ideological legislation. Now the Ohio Assembly is set to take up another slice of that agenda: Abortions in Ohio would be banned at most publicly funded hospitals, clinics and other facilities under a […]
A new PPP poll has Ohio Governor John Kasich tying Florida Governor Rick Scott at a race to the bottom of approval ratings. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor John Kasich’s job performance? Approve 33% Disapprove 56% Not sure 11% PPP also asked about a hypothetical do-over of last year’s election and found that […]
Our own version of Sheriff Joe Arpaio is suffering from penis envy over Arizona’s new immigration laws: In response to the Ohio governor’s vow to veto any Arizona-like immigration legislation, Butler County’s sheriff and a local lawmaker say they’ll take the issue directly to voters. Sheriff Richard K. Jones announced today, April 29, he will […]
This is a big blow to the Republicans, who were attempting to disenfranchise more than 200,000 Ohio voters: The Supreme Court is siding with Ohio’s top elections official in a dispute with the state Republican Party over voter registrations. The justices on Friday overruled a federal appeals court that had ordered Ohio’s top elections official […]
Strickland keeps moving out in front of Blackwell, now with his biggest margin yet: Democrat Ted Strickland has a nearly 2-1 lead over Republican Ken Blackwell with three weeks left in the race for governor, a poll released Wednesday shows. The Quinnipiac University poll found 59 percent of likely Ohio voters favored Strickland, a Methodist […]
This is a message of importance to all the Ohio voters who read my blog. Next Tuesday we have some very important issues on the ballot that will affect us all. These issues need your support. Issue 2: Makes it easier to vote by allowing all Ohioans to vote by mail Issue 3: Helps stop […]