Justices Judith French, Sharon Kennedy Vote to Uphold Law That Erodes Local Control of Public Schools COLUMBUS — As Republicans in the Ohio General Assembly continue to take away local control from communities, they can rely on Justice Sharon Kennedy and Justice Judith French to continue serving as their “backstop” in upholding their extremist agenda.
Ads Highlight Lawmakers’ Decision to Stand with Extremists, Limit Dr. Amy Acton’s Ability to Protect Public Health COLUMBUS — One week after Ohio House Republicans voted to limit the ability of state Health Director Dr. Amy Acton to protect public health during the coronavirus outbreak, the Ohio Democratic Party today launched paid Facebook ads calling
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party and Ohio Democratic Women’s Caucus released the following statement in response to reports that convicted abortion clinic bomber John Brockhoeft joined the recent Ohio Statehouse protest against state Health Director Dr. Amy Acton. Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper: “The extremists attacking Dr. Amy Acton are trying to pressure
Trump’s Economy Was Struggling Pre-Coronavirus; 2019 Was Ohio’s Worst Year for Job Growth in a Decade COLUMBUS — More than one million Ohioans have lost their jobs since the coronavirus crisis erupted, and the national unemployment rate has reached a level not seen since the Great Depression — the consequences of Donald Trump’s failure to
COLUMBUS – The coronavirus pandemic has claimed the lives of 70,000 Americans, but the Trump administration and Republican officials are still fighting to rip health coverage away from more than half a million Ohioans who are covered under the Medicaid expansion, take protections away from nearly five million Ohioans with pre-existing conditions and put as
In case you missed it… For the first time in 12 years, Democratic turnout outpaced Republican turnout in a presidential primary election in Ohio, as Democrats continue to make significant gains in formerly deep-red suburban strongholds. Even with more than 200,000 absentee ballots still outstanding, Democratic turnout was 25 percent higher than GOP turnout. On
COLUMBUS — Donald Trump is always looking for a scapegoat, but his current attempts to shift the blame for his coronavirus failures onto China are complicated by the fact that “Trump himself is tens of millions of dollars in debt to China.” “Donald Trump spent the critical first weeks of the coronavirus outbreak downplaying the
Portman Slammed Dems for Fighting for State and Local Governments, Now He’s Changed His Tune — But Mitch McConnell Opposes “Blue State Bailouts” COLUMBUS — A month ago Sen. Rob Portman went on television and attacked Democratic senators who were fighting for “more money for states and localities” to respond to the coronavirus crisis, but
In April, Portman Is Trying to Take Credit Hospital Relief, Testing Funds That Republicans Opposed COLUMBUS — A month ago Sen. Rob Portman went on television and attacked Democratic senators who were fighting for “more money for states and localities [and] hospitals” to respond to the coronavirus crisis, but now Portman is touting the latest