Category Archives: Local/Metro

With the referendum to repeal Ohio’s SB5 — the bill that changes collective bargaining rules for public employees — there will be renewed interest in the original Assembly debates that passed the bill in the first place. I’ve discovered that … Continue reading →

It appears everything in U.S. politics happens as a sham, as theater. President Obama last year allowed tax breaks for the very wealthy to stand, regardless that he made changing the tax laws a big deal in his campaign and … Continue reading →

Interesting that Republican controlled state legislatures around the nation this year are pushing the same themes. Nine Republican state legislatures have passed, or are considering passing, different versions of laws restricting collective bargaining for public workers. Thirty states are in … Continue reading →