As Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh moves through another contentious week and towards a potential confirmation vote next week Ohio likely voters in the November election support his confirmation by a six point margin. Forty six point five percent support Kavanaugh’s confirmation, 40.3 percent oppose him and 13.2 percent don’t…
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Employees of Richard Cordray’s CFPB File Notice of Pending Class-Action Suit Alleging Discrimination
A complaint has been filed in federal court alleging Richard Cordray and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau engaged in discriminatory practices against female and racial-minority employees of the agency. The complaint, filed Sept. 13 in D.C. District Court, seeks class-action status for all affected employees. It alleges violations of the…
Read MoreCommentary: Democrat Lynch Mob Shows We Have a Government of Fools, Not Laws
by Jeffery Rendall After you’ve finished snickering at the notion consider the reason Trump’s so-called loyal opposition (a.k.a. Democrats and #NeverTrumpers) hate the outsider president so much – isn’t it because he’s so different from most other Republicans? From the beginning you could tell Trump not only didn’t want to…
Read MoreOhio Elections Commission Votes 6-1 to Launch Full Investigation Into Aftab Pureval’s Campaign Spending
It was another bleak turn of events Thursday for Aftab Pureval, the one-time wonderboy of the Democrat Party who has been pulling in donations from Democrats nationwide. The Ohio Elections Commission voted 6-1 Thursday in favor of launching a full investigation into Pureval for allegedly using his county-clerk campaign funds to pay for federal…
Read MoreSenate Judiciary Twitter Account Drops Fact Bombs On Democrats
by Tim Pearce The Senate Judiciary Committee struck back at Democrats Thursday for suggesting Republicans are stifling further investigation into Brett Kavanaugh after he was accused of committing sexual assault in high school. California researcher Christine Blasey Ford alleged Kavanaugh and one of his friends, Mark Judge, attempted to forcibly take…
Read MorePublic Pension Liabilities Are Becoming Public Threats
by Ted Yanez In most states, people tend to worry about things like education or the economy. In Oregon, public pensions are suddenly at the forefront of political discussions. Why? Because the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) in Oregon is more than $25 billion in the hole. Of course,…
Read MoreOFF THE RECORD: Far Left Phil Robinson Hopes Ohio House District 6 Campaign Will End Long Losing Streak
Far Left Phil Robinson, recently endorsed by former President Barack Obama, hopes that his fourth run for public office will be the charm. Robinson, a former staffer for left coast liberal Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), moved back to Ohio and ran for University Heights City Council in 2009. He lost. He…
Read MoreAnalysis: California’s Bill Establishing the ‘Internet Social Media Advisory Group’ Could Run Afoul of the First Amendment
California is one step away from going down the unconstitutional road of government-mandated censorship of Internet speech. The California Senate and State Assembly recently passed S.B. 1424, the “Internet: social media: advisory group” act. This fake news advisory act is now on the desk of Governor Jerry Brown for his signature. According…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Released Texts Messages And Emails Show Mueller Team’s Cozy Relationship With Press
by Joe Simonson Hundreds of pages of emails and texts messages released from the Justice Department’s special counsel office through a FOIA request document shows an ongoing relationship between Robert Mueller’s team and the press, according to an investigation by The Daily Caller News Foundation. The documents, released in…
Read MoreKavanaugh Accuser Wants to Testify Next Week, Her Lawyers Say
The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her three decades ago when they were in high school wants to testify next week before a Senate panel, her lawyers told committee aides Thursday. The lawyers said that California psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford “would be prepared to…
Read MoreStates Are Leaving Common Core in Droves
by Jude Schwalbach After less than 10 years in the classroom, Common Core could soon be on its way out. The Obama administration introduced Common Core in 2010, imposing burdensome new standards and tests in an attempt to create uniform educational content across the nation. Despite loud objections from parents,…
Read MoreThe Ohio Star Poll: DeWine Leads Cordray by 4 in Governor’s Race, Brown Leads Renacci by 10 in Senate Race
Republican Mike DeWine leads Democrat Richard Cordray by four points in the race for governor in Ohio, 48.6 percent to 43.9 percent, with 7.5 percent undecided, in The Ohio Star Poll released on Friday. DeWine’s 4.7 percent lead over Cordray is consistent with other recent polls of the race. Incumbent…
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