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57,442 Signatures validated to repeal SB5 in Lucas County
Columbus- Today Lucas County Board of Elections validated 57,442 signatures to Repeal SB 5, the unfair attack on employee rights and worker safety. Only 4,342 signatures were required to meet 3% of the total vote in the last gubernatorial election in Lucas County. According to this information from the Lucas County Board of Elections, We Are Ohio [...]
Obama to nominate Cordray to lead CFPB
President Barack Obama intends to nominate former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to a new consumer financial protection bureau that was a central feature of the Dodd-Frank Financial Regulatory Reform bill that overhauled banking regulations. White House and administration sources say Obama plans to announce the nomination Monday at the [...]
July 14 Open Thread Thursday
The debt ceiling debate continues to be one of the top political stories nationally - I recommend this Esquire article by Tom Junod one part of: ... after spending an entire day talking to Democrats and Republicans about the debt ceiling, I'd become convinced that they were never going to come to any kind of agreement because they were in fact [...]
Kasich protested at RGA event in NY
A protest sprang up July 13 outside New York City’s exclusive Racquet and Tennis Club where Governor Kasich was attending a Republican Governors Association sponsored fundraiser according to Greg Beswick of Buckeye Strategy Group. Governor Kasich was targeted for protest of because of his public support for SB5 and signing into law of SB5. [...]
Open Thread July 7
Quite a bit of news surrounded the Casey Anthony trial, many turned to the television coverage and there were strong reactions when Anthony was found not guilty -- some believed it was the right verdict -- others compared it to O.J. Simpson's trial. Still others questioned the legal system and that it's become too political. The federal debt [...]
Independence Day ala Ward
A brief post about the first Commander-in-Chief of the patriot forces during the American Revolution, my many greats-grandfather. Part of this I shared in 2005 but seems appropriate to share again with tomorrow being the 4th of July. Artemas Ward, born November 26, 1727, died October 28, 1800; served in the French and Indian War. As head of [...]
June 30 Open Thread
Another busy political week here in Ohio and in the Nation, while it's probably not likely, at least with Ohio's present political climate to see same sex marriage allowed here in Ohio, in New York -- it's now a reality. There's also the budget to talk about, Rep. Randy Gardner managed to keep his amendment in the state budget that will allow for [...]
Local Dems File Election Complaint in District 6 Council race
Reported on Toledo Free Press website -- Local Dems File Election Complaint Against Council Candidate. Short summary: Douglas DeCamp, Republican candidate for District 6 did not file a designation of treasurer with the BOE as required by law but has signs with a disclaimer for "Citizens to Elect DeCamp." Lucas County Democratic Party Chair Ron [...]
Ron Paul Campaign hires Wenzel Strategies
According to an email from Wenzel Strategies: JUNE 28, 2011 - Lake Jackson, Texas - (Businesswire) - The campaign of 2012 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has scored a major coup with the hiring on of heavyweight GOP pollster Fritz Wenzel, and his polling firm Wenzel Strategies, to run its polling operations. "I am very proud and [...]
Conklin & Company June 26
Most political junkies try to tune in to Conklin & Company, while you can find the segments on the 13abc using their search feature, if you missed any of the segments or want to watch them again, the video for all three is included below. Before the video was put up online so quickly I used to do a summary, while I don't plan to return to that, [...]