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Ohio Republicans seek to cut off Planned Parenthood funding in lame-duck session
Ohio state Rep. Nickie Antonio Republicans in the Ohio legislature are determined to gut funding for Planned Parenthood in this year's lame-duck session. A bill to carry this out has already cleared a...
View ArticleOhio's Next Big Decision -- A Clean or Dirty Energy Future?
Now that the presidential election is over, the people of Ohio are facing another important choice -- whether their state will embrace clean energy measures that will save money and lives, or continue...
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$40 million pissed away attacking Sherrod Brown
$40 million barely made a dent. I can pinpoint the exact moment I stopped worrying about Citizen's United and the flood of billionaire cash flooding this cycle's elections: April 12, 2012. That's when...
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Mitt Romney '47 percent' watch: 47.42, and why GOP tried to squelch provisionals
When we last checked in yesterday, Mitt Romney had fallen to a rounded-off 47 percent of the vote, and 47.47 percent, to be exact. It was delish!While it would've been awesome for the count to end...
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Bill Bolling bails on VA-Gov race... but...
Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here.Leading Off: •VA-Gov: Once in a while, I do get things right. Back in June, Republicans...
View ArticleOH official results from Franklin County: it was personal
Some interesting data regarding provisional and early voting in the official results from Franklin County, which includes Columbus:Official Result Summary (Franklin County Only) -- Excel spreadsheetThe...
View ArticleDouble Victory for Women’s Health in Ohio
Great news out of Ohio! In a double victory for women’s health, Ohio legislators called off two controversial bills that would have restricted women’s access to make their own health care...
View ArticleOhio urban counties: Final election totals
Most Ohio county boards of elections have reported final results from the November 6 general election, so it’s a good time to look at the impact provisional and absentee ballots not included in the...
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Boxer's Bill would Unblock Voting Lines -- But will it be Blocked?
Sometimes common sense rises to the fore, from the chambers of the Congress.It's exceedingly uncommon though, that the entire Congress actually rises, to meet the call ...Boxer Introduces Bill to Help...
View ArticleFinal election totals certified in Ohio
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted certified the final totals this afternoon.President Barack Obama (D) - 2,827,621 (50.67%) Mitt Romney (R) - 2,661,407 (47.69% - there's that 47% figure again) Other -...
View Article"You quickly realize that no one is there for you but you know who? You....
Over the weekend several activists gave a public presentation on what communities could expect when fracking begins in earnest in their towns. Among the greatest hazards it will bring is to democracy...
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Throwing stones at Goliath - the frustrating fight for the states
Lest you thought you could stop and revel in the leaf turning another few degrees leftward through the political arc, with November victories muting many of the worst DC ogres and trolls in their...
View ArticleWhere is the Democratic challenger to John Boehner in 2014?
John Boehner's credibility is going down fast but it appears he's not going down without a fight. Goodness, even William Kristol is more civil.http://abcnews.go.com/...President Obama and House...
View ArticleUnion Solidarity Across Four States
I am sticking to the goddamned union. Now and forever, because I KNOW how critical unions are.We've been here before...just last year. I posted some of this before, but it seems that now it is still...
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A Narrow Escape. Rick Scott Will NOT Be Operating a Health Care Exchange.
Even if you live in Rick Scott's Florida, there are many small things to be grateful for. Today though, there is finally one big thing to be grateful for. Today was the deadline for states to announce...
View ArticleAwarding of EV's by CD in Blue States
My apologies if this has been diaried before, but I did a search and didn't see anything recent.Via Political Wire, the National Journal has an article today on possible plans by Republicans to use...
View ArticleHappy Holidays: GOP Delivers Uncertainty to Middle Class
In fact, Republicans in the past two years have gone hog-wild heightening middle class fear and uncertainty. In addition to demanding cuts to programs crucial to middle class certainty like Medicare...
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Minimum wage going up in 10 states on New Year's Day
Jan. 1 will bring good news for minimum-wage workers in 10 states: In nine states, the minimum wage increases because it is indexed to inflation, rising with the cost of living. Rhode Island passed a...
View ArticleThe Silver Bridge: Why Whenever I'm on a Bridge, I Just Want to Get to the...
Build it up with iron and steel, Iron and steel, iron and steel, Build it up with iron and steel, My fair lady.Iron and steel will bend and bow, Bend and bow, bend and bow, Iron and steel will bend and...
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Poor bigots are right, they're going to be shunned, perhaps soon
Mikey's Late Night Slice in Columbus, OH. (Facebook) A recurrent fear heard by the Christian right is if gay people are widely accepted, those who disapprove of homosexuality will be shunned and...
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