In case you missed it… Jon “Bowzer” Bauman today led local residents who rely on Medicare and Medicaid and grassroots activists in a birthday sing-along to celebrate the 53rd anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid. Ohioans offered testimony on the impact that access to Medicare and Medicaid has had on their lives and why their vote
With only 100 days to go until Election Day, here are 100 things you need to know about Congressman Jim Renacci. Don’t be surprised when they all add up to one thing: Congressman Renacci only looks out for himself and his entire career has been dedicated to helping himself get ahead. Congressman Jim Renacci was
Where Do Ohio Republicans Stand on Jordan’s Attack on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Mueller Probe? COLUMBUS — The man that John Boehner once dubbed “a legislative terrorist,” Congressman Jim Jordan wants to impeach Rod Rosenstein and undermine Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s attack on our elections — and now is the time for every
In case you missed it… Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball is making ratings changes in 17 House districts — all of them in favor of Democrats — and they’re moving two Ohio districts into the toss-up column: Ohio’s 12th Congressional District, which has an open seat special election set for Aug. 7, and Ohio’s 1st Congressional
COLUMBUS — As Ohio Democrats gathered today at the Statehouse to highlight how health care is on the ballot in 2018, Chairman David Pepper explained that they were there to support his Medicaid expansion, and Gov. John Kasich — who happened upon the news conference — said, “Thank you — keep fighting for it.” As
In case you missed it… The Youngstown Vindicator editorial board criticized Ohio Republican lawmakers Sunday for being “unwilling to put in place legitimate checks and balances” on Ohio’s “scandal-ridden charter school system.” The reason? “For more than two decades, the GOP has served as the protector” of for-profit charter school operators. KEY HIGHLIGHTS: With each
Candidate Ducks Media Interview, Launches Discredited Ad COLUMBUS — In just the last 24 hours, state Sen. Troy Balderson has been thrown under the bus by his own party, launched an ad that the Columbus Dispatch promptly panned as “misleading” and doubled down on a strategy of hiding from voters and the news media until
Troy Balderson Bends the Truth on GOP Tax Scam, Scanty Statehouse Record COLUMBUS — State Sen. Troy Balderson’s lifeless campaign continues to be propped up by Beltway Republicans like Speaker Paul Ryan and his super PAC, which is airing an attack ad making claims the Columbus Dispatch called “debunked,” and Balderson himself is bending the
COLUMBUS — Ohio Auditor Dave Yost spoke at three different ECOT graduation ceremonies between 2013 and 2015 — ceremonies that, NBC4 reported this week, ECOT students were paid with public money to attend. “You can’t make this stuff up. Ohio tax dollars were paid to ECOT students to attend graduations, and at those graduations they
In case you missed it… WCMH-TV aired a follow-up story last night with reactions to the shocking news that the now-defunct Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT) used Ohioans’ tax dollars to PAY students to attend graduation AND take state tests. Guess who’s making excuses? Auditor Dave Yost’s office said the payments were legal because ECOT’s