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May 25, 2013 'Victory': Court Rules Notorious Sheriff Violated Constitution Notorious Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio engaged in racial profiling and violated drivers' constitutional rights, a federal district court ruled on Friday. "This is a victory for everyone," said Cecillia Wang, director of the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project. Reuters reports:... Common Dreams NewsCenter more
May 24, 2013 Does New 'Drone Rulebook' Show Obama 'Overstated' Reform? Clarity from the White House (Photo: Michael Baird/ Flickr)Two of the most controversial aspects of the US covert drone campaign – CIA control of strikes in Pakistan, and the use of so-called signature strikes – look set to continue until at least 2014, papers released by the White... Common Dreams NewsCenter more
Capitol Hill Blue
May 25, 2013 Judge finds Arizona sheriff guilty of racist Latino profiling A federal judge has ruled that the office of America’s self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. The decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in... Capitol Hill Blue more
May 25, 2013 Rabid right threatens revenge on Boy Scouts for allowing gays The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts. Dismayed conservatives are already looking at alternative youth groups as they predict a mass exodus from the BSA. Gay-rights supporters vowed Friday to maintain pressure... Capitol Hill Blue more
Mother Jones Politics
May 24, 2013 NASA: We've Made Progress on Obama's Asteroid-Lasso Initiative In April, the Obama administration unveiled its 2014 budget proposal, which included $145.8 billion for agriculture, $520 million for the International Trade Administration, and a bunch of other stuff. It also included a $105-million initiative to lasso an asteroid, tow it toward Earth, place... Mother Jones Politics more
May 24, 2013 Worse Than Watergate? The Ultimate White House Scandal Matrix !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");... Mother Jones Politics more
Organizing for America
May 25, 2013 Marching toward reform in Arizona (and beyond) The March for Innovation that kicked off today signals the ramping up of efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform. For OFA volunteers, it's an opportunity to take the actions they've been coordinating for months and amplify them online. In Arizona—a state that will be deeply... Organizing for America more
May 25, 2013 LIVE: A Twitter town hall with Jon Carson Welcome to Day Two of the March for Innovation, a social media rally in support of comprehensive immigration reform. OFA Executive Director Jon Carson just took the virtual baton and is answering your questions in a Twitter town hall right now. Follow @JonCarsonOFA and join the conversation... Organizing for America more
Howard Wilkinson on WVXU-Cincinnati
May 20, 2013 Pillich to take on Mandel for Ohio treasurer State Rep. Connie Pillich, a Democrat from Montgomery, announced this morning she will take on Republican incumbent Josh Mandel for the Ohio treasurer's office in 2014.Pillich, who represents the 28th Ohio House District in northern Hamilton County, won re-election last year after Republicans in... Howard Wilkinson on WVXU-Cincinnati more
May 12, 2013 Partisan fireworks coming over vote fraud cases? So far, during the months of investigation into alleged voter fraud in the 2012 election, the two Republicans and two Democrats on the Hamilton County Board of Elections have, for the most part, played nice, with partisan bickering down to a minimum.That could change very quickly Wednesday... Howard Wilkinson on WVXU-Cincinnati more
May 10, 2013 Electric power restored at UC, UC Medical Center A power outage early this morning cut off electric service to the University of Cincinnati main campus and the UC Medical Center, but it was restored before noon.The campus and UC Medical Center were without power from shortly after 8 a.m. until 11:20, according to tweets from the... Howard Wilkinson on WVXU-Cincinnati more
Innovation Ohio
May 24, 2013 ALEC boosts Ohio’s ranking on its anti-government/anti-tax policy wish list This week, the conservative-leaning American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released its 6th annual Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitive Index. According to the report, Ohio’s “competitiveness” ranking went up last year from 37th to 26th.... Innovation Ohio more
May 21, 2013 What happens next with measure to limit student voting? State Senator Randy Gardner is telling anyone who will listen that the measure added to the 2-year state budget to crack down on universities that help students vote will be going away. In a committee hearing last week, Gardner, Chair of the Senate Finance Education subcommittee claimed that all... Innovation Ohio more
May 21, 2013 Legislation: Ohio Senate Bill 83 – Sexual Battery Bill: Senate Bill 83 (full text, official bill analysis) Title: Sexual Battery Sponsors: Senator Turner and Senator Cafaro Co-Sponsors: Senators Hughes, Kearney, Tavares Bill Analysis: This bill would eliminate the period of limitation for the prosecution of rape or sexual battery.... Innovation Ohio more
Plunderbund
May 24, 2013 DeWine’s office falls far behind on testing of rape kits Attorney General Mike DeWine is in full-on campaign mode, traveling the state looking for any opportunity to get himself in front of a TV camera where he can often be seen announcing some fancy new initiative. Sadly, when the cameras are gone, and the hard work of actually implementing these... Plunderbund more
May 22, 2013 The PD makes it more official Subscribers to the Plain Dealer woke up Wednesday to the paper’s official word on its new version of summer reading. In a front-page Dear Readers column by Robert Perona, the senior vice president of circulation, we were told of the historic event scheduled for August 5 when the... Plunderbund more
May 22, 2013 History of the Diversion of Family Planning Funds in Ohio History of the Diversion of Family Planning Funds in Ohio by Gary Dougherty Tomorrow, after the subcommittees have completed their work, the full Senate Finance Committee will hear additional testimony on HB 59, the state budget bill. This could be one of the last opportunities to advocate for... Plunderbund more
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