Ohio Democrats "compromise"; map repeal campaign dead
Thanks a lot, Ohio Democratic Party. People like me have spent the last month and a half — our pre-holiday time — diligently gathering signatures to repeal the GOP-created Congressional map that gives...
View ArticleOne Judge on Vacation, One Refusing to Take Calls, and a Family Evicted In...
I would be LIVID if my judge refused to take calls regarding my case! Is that Justice? Is that fair? Is it even Legal? Any Legalista’s out there have the answer? This came to me from an Occupy...
View ArticleDoubling the House: Ohio
For any who may be reading one of my diaries for the first time: this is a thought experiment where I try to see what would happen if the size of the House of Representatives were doubled to 870...
View ArticleRepubs ban insurance covering abortions in Ohio
I'm from Michigan and this disgusts me. How can the party of less government keep passing laws that are the complete opposite? More after the sqiggly thingy
View ArticleBREAKING: Bah, humbug- Boehner CAVES
Stealing a page from the Kasich/Scrooge Plan for World Domination Through Over-Reaching Avarice and Greed. Boehner caves and agrees to both the two month and extended payroll tax break. The AP calls...
View ArticlePA Must Reads: Minimum Wage Moving Higher in Ohio and Happy Holidays
A blog post by Mark Price, originally published at Third and State. Mixed in with this morning's news of holiday surprise layoff notices and property tax hikes is some good news for low-wage workers...
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Wyoming Rule: Michigan and Ohio
So yeah, I'm slipping some. I've been fiddling around with DRA, although the Michigan Map came from a couple of months ago. As with my previous Wyoming rule diaries (WI, IN, MN) these are strictly...
View ArticleOhio House Candidate Filing rolls on
Courtesy of a craven cave in from the Ohio Democratic Party the Buckeye State now has an astonishingly GOP Friendly House map. Dropping two districts, courtesy of redistricting, Ohio has 16 Districts...
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Minimum wage goes up in 8 states on Jan. 1
Vermont's minimum-wage workers get a 31-cent raise While the federal minimum wage remains at $7.25—$2.60 an hour less (after adjusting for inflation) than it was in 1968—some states have instituted a...
View ArticleTeach for America - A hidden curriculum?
Andrew Hartman writes: Teach for America: The Hidden Curriculum of Liberal Do-Gooders in the Winter 2012 edition of Jacobin Magazine. In the latest edition of a liberal upstart magazine, Hartman...
View ArticleOhio Dem Pushes for Law to Incentivize U.S. Hiring as Chamber Receives...
With Governor John Kasich's JobsOhio program dishing out grants for the 2012 fiscal year, one Ohio Democrat is pushing legislation that would “encourage responsible and thoughtful economic...
View ArticleThe Rumbling--And Why The 2012 Elections Won't Help...Much
I took a longer break from blogging than I thought--to think, observe a bit, rest the brain, cycle New Zealand's spectacular South Island. But, what stirred me to break this hiatus, at the very...
View ArticleSome Residents of Trumbull County Ohio Told to Boil Water.
I don't know where many Kossacks live but odds are at least one Kossack will need to know this: Some residents of Trumbull County are being asked to boil water used for cooking and drinking after a...
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Progressive Radio Returns To Columbus Ohio!
Starting Monday, January 2nd (tomorrow!) Progressive Radio returns to Columbus, Ohio, ground zero of the 2012 Presidential race! Tune to WVKO - 1580 AM starting at 6 in the morning and visit their...
View ArticleHouse Candidates - 2 States Filing Closed
Well candidate filing has closed in both Illinois and Ohio, the first two states to do so for the 2012 election cycle. How did both parties fare? Below the fold for the state of play and please go and...
View ArticleSuddenly broke and unemployed, I put my faith in education and the Wizard of...
Job security is dead in America, and the "American Dream" is on life support, with the Tea Party and their rich backers ready to pull the plug. Workers are considered expendable and paid peanuts for...
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The Dirty Truth Behind The New Natural Gas - July 2010 - UPDATE 2012
After viewing the documentary GASLAND, I was mortified and ashamed of what our species is capable of. If you think this is a free country... THINK AGAIN! The Bush/Cheney administration did everything...
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Anti-Abortion Supporters Use Ohio State Senators, Children, And Teddy Bears...
"Every time there is an abortion a Teddy Bear dies..." You have to give supporters of the so-called Ohio "Heartbeat" bill credit, they sure know how to promote their bill with the subtlety of PT...
View ArticleGetting official maps into Dave's Redistricting App
Now that a lot of redistricting maps at all levels-- Congress, State Legislatures, local-- are complete I thought it would be a good idea for the redistricting community here to work on getting the...
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