Voting Rights Roundup: Virginia Democrats advance redistricting reform measures
Leading Off●Virginia: Lawmakers in Virginia's Democratic-run state legislature have advanced a constitutional amendment in the state Senate and state House that would create a bipartisan redistricting...
View ArticleOhio is in Play! Don't Let ANYONE Tell You Otherwise!
One of the things that most exasperates me about my beloved fellow Democrats is how quickly so many of them are demoralized, and how often they succumb to right-wing propaganda lies, accepting their...
View ArticleTestimony to Ohio lawmakers again describes Rep. Jim Jordan's cover-up of...
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan has been a prime, if ever-coatless, advocate for Donald Trump's expanded powers, extended cover-ups, retribution against perceived enemies, and of course crime-doing. This has made...
View ArticleAttorneys general in 21 states reject opioid companies settlement because $18...
States across the country have sued major opioid distributors and pharmaceutical companies for compensation due to the unscrupulous practices that have helped to facilitate the opioid crisis. The Wall...
View ArticleVoting Rights Roundup: Virginia Democrats advance a bundle of voting rights...
Leading Off●Virginia: Democrats in Virginia, who won control of state government last year for the first time in a quarter century, have now used their new majorities to advance a slew of bills to...
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Help a Grassroots PAC Change the Conversation in Rural Ohio
Buckeye State Rural is a grassroots 527 PAC that grew out of an Indivisible group in Ohio Congressional District 15. We are completely volunteer and raise money to place billboards on commuter routes...
View ArticleVoting Rights Roundup: Kentucky GOP moves to strip Democratic governor of his...
Leading Off●Kentucky: Republicans in Kentucky's state Senate have passed a bill along party lines that would effectively remove Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s control over the state’s Department of...
View ArticleDemocrats look to expand 2020 presidential map into some traditionally red...
Democrats, working to expand the 2020 presidential map for Democratic candidates, on Tuesday rolled out a new list of targeted states, and there are some big ones on there. In addition to traditional...
View ArticleSanders likely to win big on Super Tuesday , 538 expects 1600 del at end of race
Former Vice President Joe Biden had a great night on South Carolina. Good for him ! He is at 50 pledged delegates, 8 behind Senator Bernie Sanders who has 58 pledged delegates (AP) . For a couple of...
View ArticleVoting Rights Roundup: Dems share blame for Super Tuesday voting lines but...
Leading Off●California, Texas: On Super Tuesday, millions of voters in 14 states cast ballots in presidential and downballot primaries, but while voting ran smoothly in much of the country, the giant...
View ArticleIt isn't over but it's leaning enough that we ought to avoid smearing -delegates
It isn’t over. We have had 40% of the delegates assigned. Right now, Biden is at 664 and Bernie is at 573. That is a lead of 91 pledged delegates. That might not sound like a huge lead and it isn’t....
View ArticleHelp me raise $500,000 for Dems nationally. You read that right.
Most of you know me as the ACA/healthcare guy.What you may not know is that I’ve also been moonlighting as a Democratic candidate fundraiser.Over the past year or so, I’ve been creating “slate”...
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John Legend launches shuttle service in Ohio food desert
Dive Brief:Singer John Legend announced a free shuttle service in his hometown of Springfield, Ohio, that takes residents in the city's underserved south side neighborhood to the nearest Kroger,...
View ArticleVoting Should Not Be This Difficult: 'BradCast' 3/10/2020
50,000 touchscreens up in flames in Venezuela; E-Pollbooks fail in MO; Coronavirus causing probs for voters; GA must notify voters about rejected ballots; Dallas, TX to 'recount' missing Super Tuesday...
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Texting #FlipYourScrip for Easy Drug Donation. And For Protecting the...
There’s a growing movement around the US to recycle unused meds for those in need, not into landfills or down the can. One innovator is Phil Baker, PharmD, cofounder and chief exec of Good Shepard...
View ArticleNBA’s Kevin Love pledges $100K for arena workers’ lost income, challenges...
On Wednesday night, the National Basketball Association (NBA) made the unprecedented announcement that it would be suspending all games indefinitely after Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive...
View Article100,000 corona cases in Ohio already?
I haven’t seen any posts about this yet. Ohio Gov Mike DeWine (R) retweeted Dr. Amy Acton, Director of Ohio Dept of Health (ODH) asserting this based upon the dozens of suspected coronavirus cases...
View ArticleHow do voting and social distancing go together? Upcoming primary states are...
There’s a pandemic happening … and also a primary. Event after event is being canceled in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus and flatten the curve, but there are still elections coming up....
View ArticleElection officials scramble to make upcoming primaries safe for voters
Louisiana is postponing its presidential primary, but the four states with primaries scheduled for March 17 say they’re taking precautions but going ahead with voting. Election officials in Arizona,...
View ArticleVoting Rights Roundup: Coronavirus may disrupt elections. The U.S. must enact...
Leading Off●Coronavirus: As the coronavirus pandemic grows worse, schools and public services have shut down as authorities urge people to distance themselves from others to avoid spreading the...
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