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Columbus, OH-  In case you missed it, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost led a group of Republican attorneys general in arguing that action taken by the Federal Trade Commission to block mergers that would harm Ohioans was unconstitutional. And reporting from the Ohio Capital Journal showed that Yost’s arguments track closely with a proposal in Donald Trump and JD Vance’s extreme Project 2025.

While Ohio’s working families struggle to make ends meet after decades of failed Republican policies, Yost would rather prioritize corporate special interests instead of fighting for economic justice for all Ohioans. When Ohioans are stuck paying more for their groceries, they should bill Yost for the difference.

And Yost’s letter takes a page directly out of Project 2025, which is a clear and present danger to workers in Ohio and across the country. Project 2025 would allow employers to not pay overtime, weaken child labor protections, undermine the right for workers to organize, and make it easier for employers to discriminate. 

“Yost’s endorsement of Donald Trump’s extreme Project 2025 agenda paints a picture of an AG who is beholden to corporate special interests while harboring a dangerous, anti-worker agenda,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “It’s clear where he stands- and it’s not with Ohio’s workers.”

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Columbus, OH-  Ohio Senator and vice presidential nominee JD Vance has been all over the country this year as he hits the campaign trail. But even before he became Trump’s running mate, the one place that he’s been rarely seen is his home state of Ohio. Instead, he spent his time traveling around the country in pursuit of more political power

That’s why as Ohioans all over the state prepare to cast their ballots this November, they’ll be asking the question: what have you done for us? And nowhere is that more true than in Appalachia, where residents are still waiting for the help that Vance promised after he put them in the national spotlight with his 2016 book.

Ohioans are wondering what Vance has been doing to make their lives better during his 18 months in the United States Senate. But they’ve watched him follow Donald Trump around in service of his own ambitions while working Ohioans fall behind.

And that’s why Ohio voters are also asking: if you haven’t kept your promises to voters in your home state, why should we give you a promotion?

“During Vance’s short time in the Senate, he’s done nothing but parade around with the same special interests that he derided on the campaign trail,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “Ohioans deserve answers, but it’s far more likely they’ll get more extreme lies and conspiracies.”

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Columbus, OH – On the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act’s Patient’s Bill of Rights going into effect, which guaranteed individuals with pre-existing conditions could no longer be denied coverage, Ohioans are being reminded that Moreno would vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act and put nearly 2 million Ohioans with pre-existing conditions at risk of losing access to healthcare and facing higher costs.

What Ohioans Need To Know About Moreno’s Plans To Put Ohioans’ Healthcare In Jeopardy:

• Moreno would vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, putting 857,000 Ohioans at risk of losing their healthcare coverage and facing higher costs, and jeopardizing care for nearly 2 million Ohioans with a pre-existing condition.

• Moreno would also vote to overturn the cap on insulin costs for seniors and Medicare drug price negotiations that lower Ohioans’ prescription drug prices, which would raise Ohioans’ healthcare costs.

• Ohioans know that Moreno would “strip health care access” away from Ohioans and that he “opposed the bill that has lowered prescription drug prices for Ohioans” because he sides with special interests, not Ohioans.

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Columbus, OH – Bernie Moreno has been sued at least 50 times, including over a dozen times for refusing to pay his employees the overtime they had earned, and he deliberately destroyed evidence to get out of paying them. Last week, reporting from Mother Jones revealed another instance Moreno “refused to pay” an Ohio contractor over $300,000 and “forc[ed] the construction firm to file a legal claim” to make Moreno pay them what they were owed.

Refresh Your Memory On The Lawsuit After Lawsuit Moreno Has Faced:

• *NEW* Mother Jones: Bernie Moreno Owed a Contractor $300K—Then Ignored Legal Rulings to Promptly Pay Up

• Spectrum News: Bernie Moreno’s business record takes center stage in Senate bid

• Business Insider: Trump-backed Ohio Senate candidate shredded documents as he faced a lawsuit accusing him of wage theft

• Cleveland.com: Bernie Moreno got sued by an employee who said he didn’t get paid what he was promised. Here’s what happened.

• The Daily Beast: This GOP Senate Hopeful’s Self-Made Story Has a Darker Side

• WKYC: No, Bernie Moreno’s claims that Massachusetts courts overturned federal law in wage theft lawsuits and made rulings retroactive are not true: VERIFY

• Mother Jones: A GOP Senate Candidate Blames “Liberal” Judges for His Labor Violations. Just One Problem With That. The Judges Were Largely Appointed By Republicans.

• WKYC: How many times was Ohio US Senate candidate Bernie Moreno sued during his business career? VERIFY

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Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio US Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno Doesn’t Hold An MBA, But Bio And Application Claimed He Does

Columbus, OH – Ahead of THE Ohio State University Buckeyes game today, State Sen. Bill DeMora and OSU fans slammed Bernie Moreno for “falsely claim[ing]” that he earned an MBA from the University of ❌ichigan.

“It is bad enough that Bernie ❌oreno brags about having one degree fro❌ ❌ichigan, but the new reports that prove he is lying about having an ❌BA fro❌ that school up North are disqualifying,” said Ohio State Senator Bill DeMora. “Anyone who lies about having a ❌ade-up-business-degree fro❌ ❌ichigan has no business representing Ohioans. Go Bucks.”

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