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Columbus, OH — In case you missed it, last week Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost spoke at the Center for Christian Virtue’s Essential Summit, described as a “who’s who of right wing figures” which featured Project 2025 architect Kevin Roberts among the speakers.

Roberts quite literally wrote the book on the extreme Project 2025 that Donald Trump and JD Vance will implement if elected. He said that climate change amounted to nothing more than a “hot year.” His extreme Project 2025 agenda includes ending medicated abortion, allowing hospitals to deny life-saving care, punishing striking workers and eliminating overtime pay.

 And Roberts isn’t just an author with a controversial book. He’s dangerous.

He hasn’t pledged to accept the results of the election if Trump loses, instead promising a “second American Revolution” and said that it would only be bloodless “if the left allows it to be.”

Instead of doing his job and defending justice for all Ohioans, Dave Yost is aligning himself with dangerous extremists who can’t even commit to a peaceful transition of power,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “It’s clear Yost will always put political posturing ahead of the interests of Ohioans.”

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Ohioans Can Call or Text 844-OHI-VOTE For Voting-Related Questions

COLUMBUS, OH – Ohioans must be registered to vote by today, October 7th, to vote in the 2024 general election.

Ohioans with a valid photo ID can register to vote online at iwillvote.com before 11:59 PM on October 7th. Ohioans can also register to vote by delivering a paper form to your county’s board of elections by 9:00 PM today, October 7th. For Ohioans who have moved and need to update their voter registration, today is also the last day to update your voting address.

Ohioans can reach Organizing for Ohio’s Voter Assistance Hotline by texting or calling 844-644-8683 (844-OHI-VOTE).

Here are additional helpful resources for Ohio voters to make a plan to vote:

• Check voter registration status here.
• Register to vote by October 7th here.
• Update voter information here. 
• Request absentee ballot by October 29th here.
• Find the closest polling location here.

Here are the key dates for the upcoming election:

• October 7: Voter registration deadline
• October 8: Absentee voting begins
• October 8 – November 3: Early voting 
• October 29: Deadline to request an absentee ballot
• November 5: Election Day

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Columbus, OH – It’s been another terrible week for Bernie Moreno as new reporting uncovered Moreno’s tenure on the MetroHealth board led to “increased prices on most of its services” at taxpayers’ expense. Plus, Moreno continues to face scrutiny for the “slew of lawsuits for workers’ wages and workplace discrimination” he has faced and getting caught in lie after lie on the campaign trail.

NEED-TO-KNOW THIS WEEK:

• New reporting found that while serving on the board of MetroHealth, Bernie Moreno approved budget plans that “gave bonuses to executives” and “increased prices on most of its services” at taxpayers’ expense.

• Former University of ❌ichigan football player Desmond Howard wished his fellow ❌ichigan Wolverine Bernie ❌oreno luck that one day he will get his ❌BA after reporting revealed ❌oreno is lying to Ohioans about having an ❌BA from the University of ❌ichigan.

• After NBC News caught Bernie Moreno “preparing a return to the auto industry,” Moreno is “under scrutiny” for lying to Ohioans and claiming he “sold off all of his businesses to avoid conflicts of interest.”

🤑MORENO VOTED FOR RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS: Recent reporting from the American Journal revealed that during his tenure on the board of MetroHealth, Bernie Moreno approved budget plans that “gave bonuses to executives” at the same time the hospital was “increas[ing] prices on most of its services” at taxpayers’ expense – the latest example that Ohioans “can’t trust Moreno to lower the cost” of health care.

❌ GOOD LUCK, BERNIE!: Three weeks after the Ohio Capital Journal found that Bernie ❌oreno is lying to Ohioans about having an ❌BA from the University of ❌ichigan, former University of ❌ichigan football player Desmond Howard wished his fellow ❌ichigan Wolverine luck that one day he will get the ❌BA he has falsely claimed to have. 

Desmond Howard, former University of ❌ichigan football player: “So rumor has it, you’re getting your MBA from Michigan. Man, I think that’s awesome. Now, listen, it’s not going to be easy… but with that being said, you know you’re there for a reason. So whatever you do, you know, don’t give up. Keep fighting. You’re going to get that MBA, and it’s going to be well worth it one day, my friend. So keep up the hard work. Pulling for you.

“I appreciate you being a big Michigan fan too. Thanks for your support. And why not make it four in a row against the Buckeyes, right? Alright, my man, Bernie, go Blue.”

🤥 MORENO LIED ABOUT SELLING BUSINESSES ALERT: Despite claiming he “sold off all of his businesses to avoid conflicts of interest,” Moreno is spending nearly $50 million – $9.5 million on land in Delaware County and $40 million in financing – to open a new Mercedes-Benz dealership.

Visit MercedesBenzofSunbury.com to learn more.

😾 FAT CAT SPOTTED: Ohioans were reminded of the at least 50 lawsuits against Fat Cat Bernie Moreno in Columbus. Ohioans slammed Moreno for his record of “stiffing workers” and destroying evidence to get out of paying his employees the overtime wages they earned, along with lying about selling the Chinese-made Buick Envision which contributed to Ohio jobs being “shipped overseas.”

🗞️ WHAT OHIOANS ARE READING THIS WEEK:

• American Journal: “Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno served on the board of a hospital corporation that gave bonuses to executives and raised prices for patients.”

• Statehouse News Bureau: “[Bernie Moreno] is a staunch opponent of abortion rights and has made some controversial comments that have angered some Republicans as well as some independent voters.”

• Columbus Dispatch: “Bernie Moreno committed wage theft. He stole from his own employees and had to pay in the neighborhood of $400,000… Facts don’t lie and this one fact should tell any reasonable person all they need to know about his true character and priorities: himself.”

• Vanity Fair: “Moreno’s business dealings have also come under scrutiny. ‘I’ve sold all my operating businesses,’ Moreno told Statehouse News in November 2023… but NBC News reported that Moreno recently filed a personal financial disclosure statement identifying ‘himself as a manager of two companies—including a realty business that he lists as an asset—that, according to public records, are developing a Mercedes-Benz dealership.’”

• The Athens Post: “Ohioans – Democrats and Republicans alike – must remember that Moreno’s hurtful language surrounding abortion and false narrative about his wealth make him the wrong candidate to represent women and the working class.”

🐤 TWEET OF THE WEEK:

🎶 CODA: “It doesn’t seem like candidate Moreno is running for the people, but rather for himself.”

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American Journal: Bernie Moreno Backed Plan To Raise Health Care Costs, Reward Hospital Executives

Columbus, OH – New reporting from the American Journal found that while serving on the board of MetroHealth, Bernie Moreno approved budget plans that “gave bonuses to executives” at the same time the hospital was “increas[ing] prices on most of its services” at taxpayers’ expense – the latest example that Ohioans “can’t trust Moreno to lower the cost” of health care.

American Journal: Bernie Moreno backed plan to raise health care costs, reward hospital executives
Jesse Valentine
October 1, 2024

• Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno served on the board of a hospital corporation that gave bonuses to executives and raised prices for patients.

• From 2019 to 2021, Moreno was on the board of MetroHealth, a hospital system with locations in and near Cleveland. Moreno was appointed to the board at the request of MetroHealth CEO Akram Bustros.

• In 2019, Moreno and the MetroHealth board approved two new budgets that implemented a based variable compensation plan. These plans tie employee pay, particularly for senior leadership, to profitability. In other words, MetroHealth executives got bigger paychecks if the corporation earned more money.

• According to public disclosures, MetroHealth increased prices on most of its services following the adoption of the based variable plan. Child delivery, both natural and by C-section, spiked by nearly 5%. Fetal non stress tests, which are intended to check the health of a developing fetus, went up 110%. Emergency care for patients with life-threatening injuries rose by nearly 85%.

• MetroHealth reports that 90% of its patients are covered by public health insurance, meaning that government programs funded by taxpayers covered the bulk of the price increases. When Moreno was on the board, MetroHealth took in $152 million in Ohio taxpayer funds and $1.6 million in federal funds.

• A Moreno spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment for this story.

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Columbus, OH — Ahead of Ohio’s voter registration deadline, Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters released the following statement. 

“This election cycle, all eyes are on Ohio. As usual, Republicans are playing every card in a last-ditch attempt to force their extreme agenda on Ohioans by making voting as difficult as they can.

There’s just a few days left before the deadline to register to vote, and we need all hands on deck so every Ohioan can cast their ballot. If you’re already registered, double check that you’re not one of the 155,000 voters Frank LaRose has purged this year alone.Then, reach out to three friends and make sure they’re registered as well. This election is too important to sit on the sidelines.”

Ahead of the November election, Ohio Democrats are organizing to ensure that every Ohioan is able to cast their vote. Democrats are running a robust voter access program that meets voters where they’re at and makes sure they’re up to date on the latest voter identification requirements Ohioans with questions can call our voter access hotline at 844-OHI-VOTE (844-644-8683).

Ohioans can register to vote or check their registration status at https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/register/ through the end of day on Monday, October 7th. Early voting begins Tuesday, October 8th.