Bringing the Blue Wave to Ohio
I guess it started about five years ago. Late Summer, early evening. I’m at a park behind an elementary school down the street, pushing my daughter on the swing. She’s five, about to start...
View ArticleOH & PA-Sen: Council For A Livable World Refuses To Let Trump's GOPers...
Received this e-mail today from the Council for a Livable World in support of U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D. OH) and Bob Casey, Jr.’s (D. PA) re-election campaigns:Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (D....
View ArticleWorking Through the Ohio Redistricting Proposal, Part 1
This May, Ohio voters will decide on a constitutional amendment to change the congressional redistricting process in their state. Issue 1 (“Congressional Redistricting Procedures Amendment”) would set...
View ArticleOH-Gov: Both GOP Candidates For Governor Support Trump's Call For More Guns...
Wow, Republicans will just go along with any dumb idea Trump proposes:Both Republican candidates for Ohio governor say they support arming teachers as part of an approach to prevent further school...
View ArticleOH-Sen: Martin Sheen Refuses To Let Trump's Candidate Take Down Real Populist...
Received this e-mail today from Actor & Activist Martin Sheen (Josiah Bartlet from NBC’s The West Wing) in support of fellow Ohioan, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D. OH) re-election campaign:I'm...
View Article"She was a good person."
Phylicia Mitchell was shot in the chest about 6pm last Friday outside her home in Cleveland's Edgewater neighborhood. She made it into her home before dying on the living room floor with one arm on...
View ArticleOH-Gov: Rep. Marcia Fudge (D) Goes All In To Help Richard Cordray (D) Become...
Received this e-mail today from Rep. Marcia Fudge (D. OH-11) in support of the Richard Cordray (D. OH)/Betty Sutton (D. OH) gubernatorial ticket:Richard Cordray (D. OH) & Betty Sutton (D. OH)Who we...
View ArticleOH-Sen: Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Refuses To Let Trump's GOPer Unseat Real...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) in support of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D. OH) re-election campaign:When I was first thinking about running for the Senate, a...
View ArticleMI, IN, WI, MN, OH & PA-Sen: Sen. Gary Peters (D. MI) Helps Senate Dems...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D. MI):This year’s Big Ten Tournament starts tomorrow, and my fellow B1G senators and I are getting in the spirit of the friendly...
View ArticleOH-Sen: Singer/Songwriter Carole King Has A Friend In Sen. Sherrod Brown (D)
Received this e-mail today from Singer/Songwriter Carole King in support of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D. OH) re-election campaign:Sen. Sherrod Brown (D. OH)Sherrod Brown is one of my dear...
View ArticleVoting Rights Roundup: Prominent civil rights lawyer to run in key Michigan...
Leading Off●Michigan: Prominent civil rights lawyer Samuel Bagenstos has announced he will run for Michigan's state Supreme Court in 2018, giving progressives a strong candidate who has won U.S....
View ArticleOH-Sen: Sherrod Brown (D) Mounts Pressure On Congress To Address The Looming...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D. OH) re-election campaign:Ohio is facing a worsening pension crisis. Our four largest public pension plans are largely underfunded.And...
View ArticleDisgraced former Ohio AG admits he 'sold his soul' for NRA's blood money and...
In an editorial for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Marc Dann is finally coming clean about being in the pocket of the National Rifle Association.Campaign ActionSince the Parkland massacre, I've been asked...
View ArticleOH-Gov: AFL-CIO Endorses Richard Cordray (D) For Governor Ahead Of The...
Big news today out of Ohio:Big labor on Tuesday took sides in the battle for the Democratic nomination for Ohio governor, endorsing former federal consumer watchdog and attorney general Richard...
View ArticleOH-Sen: Sherrod Brown (D), "West Virginia Teachers Strike Is What Makes Our...
He’s got a point:Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown said he is "proud" of the teachers in West Virginia who staged a nine-day, statewide strike for better wages, comparing their activism to that of the students...
View ArticleOH, WI, PA & MN-Sen: Warren (D. MA) Helps These Dems Continue To Stand Up...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) in support of her colleagues, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D. OH), Tammy Baldwin (D. WI), Bob Casey, Jr. (D. PA), Amy Klobuchar (D....
View ArticleOH-Gov: Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Helps Cordray (D) Fight Back Against Trump's...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) in support of former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chairman, Richard Cordray’s (D. OH) gubernatorial campaign:Richard...
View ArticleOH-12 Special Congressional Election Aug 7
Just a note to all DAILY KOS readers another special congressional election (OH-12) is scheduled for Aug 7. The Primary is scheduled for May 8. The vacancy resulted from the resignation of Pat Tiberi...
View ArticleVoting Rights Roundup: New Hampshire Democrats plan to oust secretary of...
Leading Off●New Hampshire: The fight for voting rights received a major boost in New Hampshire after Democratic state legislative leaders committed to supporting 2016 gubernatorial nominee Colin Van...
View ArticleOhio lawyers' association issues alert regarding ICE arrests at courthouses
As civil rights groups have filed a petition to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests at Massachusetts courthouses, the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has issued an alert...
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