State Representative Jena Powell (R-Arcanum) and State Representative Timothy Ginter (R-Salem) have introduced a bill to encourage giving to Crisis Pregnancy Centers. House Bill 297 gives Ohioans who donate a credit on their Ohio income tax return for 50% of the amount donated. Ohio Value Voters announced the bill…
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Commentary: The Calamity at the Southern Border Belongs to the ‘Woke’ Democrat Congress
by Rachael Bovard The woke social media over the Fourth of July was something to behold. On America’s birthday, posts were full Trump-baby angst, references to illegal militias, treasonous criminality, and concentration camps, and carefully styled photos of summer desserts that spelled out “close the camps” on top of seasonal fruit. Because you know…
Read MoreDemocrat Judge Slashes Damages Oberlin College Must Pay to Gibson’s Bakery for ‘Racist’ Defamation
by Ethan Cai A Democrat judge nearly halved the damages awarded to a bakery that previously won a lawsuit against Oberlin College for defamation. After Oberlin College filed a motion on June 21 to cap damages given to the bakery, Judge John Miraldi, who ran as a Democrat in…
Read MoreState Board of Education vs. the State Senate on the Issue of Graduation Requirements
The State Board of Education has been working on revamping graduation requirements, but their plan differs from one currently under consideration in the State Senate. In November 2018, the Board approved Resolution 15 to adopt the recommendations of the Superintendent’s Advisory Committee for High School Graduation Requirements. Those necessities…
Read MoreRep Justin Amash, Who Recently Left GOP, Says He’s Not Ruling Out a Presidential Bid
by Chuck Ross Michigan Rep. Justin Amash, who announced July 4 that he is leaving the Republican party, said Sunday that he is not ruling out a run for president. “I still wouldn’t rule anything like that out,” Amash told CNN’s Jake Tapper when asked if he is considering…
Read MoreAmazon Is Turning 25 – Here’s a Look Back at How It Changed the World
by Venkatesh Shankar A quarter of a century ago, on July 5, 1994, a company, which shared a name with the world’s largest river, was incorporated. It sold books to customers who got to its website through a dial-up modem. It wasn’t the first bookstore to sell online. (Books.com…
Read MoreCommentary: Magical Thinking Meets the Inconvenient Realities of the ‘New Energy Economy’
by Mark P. Mills A week doesn’t pass without a mayor, governor, policymaker or pundit joining the rush to demand, or predict, an energy future that is entirely based on wind/solar and batteries, freed from the “burden” of the hydrocarbons that have fueled societies for centuries. Regardless of one’s…
Read MoreOhio Considering Plan to Eliminate Concealed Weapons Licenses
by Todd DeFeo State lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow Ohioans to carry firearms without the need to obtain a concealed weapons license. House Bill 178 would extend to Ohio residents who are at least 21 years old and federal law does not prohibit them from having…
Read MoreOpentheBooks Oversight Finds the Top 82 U.S. ‘Non-Profit’ CEOs Rake In Nearly $300 Million, Net Assets Reach $200 Billion
by Adam Andrzejewski The rising cost of healthcare is undermining the American Dream. Families who are working hard to get ahead now pay nearly $20,000 per year in insurance premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs for healthcare. Our OpenTheBooks Oversight Report – Top 82 U.S. Non-Profit Hospitals, Quantifying Government Payments &…
Read MoreUniversity of Michigan and Harvard Professor Says #MeToo Wouldn’t Have Happened if Hillary Won
by John Hasson A University of Michigan professor and Harvard University visiting professor recently claimed that the #MeToo movement would not have occurred if Hillary Clinton were president. Catharine MacKinnon, a UMich law professor and Harvard visiting professor, made the remark at the University of California, Berkeley’s annual #MeToo…
Read MoreJeffrey Epstein Arrested and Charged with Sex Trafficking
by Audrey Conklin Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein was arrested and charged with sex trafficking by federal prosecutors Saturday after his private jet landed at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. Epstein is expected to appear in court Monday after being charged with one count of sex trafficking and one count of conspiracy…
Read MoreRep. Rashida Tlaib Defends Vote Against $4.6 Billion for Border Crisis
by Jason Hopkins Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib defended her vote against an emergency spending bill that provided billions in funds to help manage the U.S. immigration crisis, and compared CBP’s work to Nazism. “Absolutely,” Tlaib said Sunday when asked on ABC’s This Week if she agreed with comparisons of Customs…
Read MoreOhio’s Presidential Candidate Tim Ryan Finds Some Support for ‘Worst’ Debate Performance, But Polls at Zero Percent Overall
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH-13) polled at zero percent in a post-debate survey of Democratic-leaning voters from Quinnipiac University. He did, however, receive one percent of the vote in the “worst” debate performance category. The poll was released July 2 following the Democratic Party’s two-night show in Miami. Overall, former…
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