OHIO ISSUES
Ohio Secretary of State blocks local attempts to ban voting machines
Signal OhioAugust 14, 2025 Citizens had been collecting voter signatures to try to force a public vote on the use of voting machines in Seneca and Monroe counties. The move deflates a statewide effort from activists within the GOP’s right wing. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose effectively has blocked an effort by citizens in two rural…
Read MoreIF YOU CAN’T TAKE THE HEAT, GET OUT OF POLITICS
Mark PukitaJuly 10, 2025 I take a lot of heat for my posts critical of Ohio’s elected GOP representatives in Columbus. That’s OK. Someone needs to do it. Traditionally that was the job of the “press” (now known as “mainstream media”). The lack of an independent, unbiased, press is a major contributor to what brought…
Read MoreOhio schools sound alarm with the governor over what they’re calling a destructive budget
NEWS 5 Morgan TrauJune 27, 2025 Ohio public schools are asking Gov. Mike DeWine to veto provisions in the GOP-passed state budget that they say would “destroy” them. Amid cuts to their expected funding, levies are being restricted from making the ballot. School districts are scrambling to fight against the $60 billion operating bill. “All…
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