Government Overstep: OARnet Represents High Cost to OH Taxpayers By Gail Garbrandt Rubert I have been working in politics for nearly 30 years, both in Washington, DC and here in Ohio. I have seen good economies turn bad, bad economies revive and, correspondingly, seen budgets fall from surplus to deficit and deficits, when smart...
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When I first heard about the bill I did not need to check the political affiliation of the sponsor. It’s mean spirited so of course It’s a Republican. Sen. Tim Schaffer, R-Lancaster has introduced a bill that would require welfare recipients to answer whether they have used drugs, if they answer yes they will...
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States have until June 30th to enact an insurance exchange as required by the Affordable Care Act, otherwise the federal government will do it for them. In Ohio, Democrats have been trying to gauge the efforts to implement the exchange, but have been stonewalled by Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor who heads Ohio’s Department of...
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O.K. Hopefully this will be the last in my series of Republicans throwing up on themselves nationally and in Ohio. Even I’m starting to get sick of it. But today the Vice Chairwoman of the GOP Central Committee, Kay Ayers, chastised Governor Kasich over his efforts to replace GOP Chairman Kevin DeWine. “We are...
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I’ve seen some pretty bad spokespeople, but Jason Mauk may be the worst of all and Governor John Kasich agrees with him. Mauk is the spokesperson for Building a Better Ohio, the group that supports Issue 2 (SB5). This is the organization that pirated an ad from We Are Ohio, the group that is...
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This should make all Ohioans mad as hell. As is typical of a republican led effort, the lies and distortions keep pouring in. I’m talking about SB5 and Issue 2. The Building a Better Ohio the group that supports issue 2 have taken the words of Marlene Quinn from a We Are Ohio ad...
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One out of eight drivers in Ohio are without a drivers license. Many continue to drive and have multiple offenses for operating a motor vehicle without a license. The average is 2.8 convictions per driver. Of the almost one million drivers who have a suspension, there are substantial number of drivers who have lost...
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Happy Labor Day. When this day first became a holiday unions were a primary reason for the growth of the middle class. Now the middle class is under attack. Income inequality is at its highest rate since the depression. In Ohio, Issue 2 is an attempt to thwart a union busting bill that severely...
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Sen. Tim Grendell, a Chesterland Republican is introducing a bill that would require any Ohioan receiving cash assistance to pay for a drug test. If clean, they would receive the assistance and be reimbursed for the drug screen. His bill mirrors a Florida law. This is one of those pieces of legislation that sounds...
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Please sign the petition to repeal the draconian voter suppression bill 194. Sunday, August 21, 2011 2 PM – 8 PM Cornerstone Cafe 3296 North High Street, Columbus, 43202 Noon – 8 PM Kroger 910 Hebron Rd, Heath 43056 1 PM – 4 PM Licking County Democratic Party 15 W. Church, Newark 43055 1...
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