Ohio
Youngstown says vote no on anti-union legislation
October 4, 2011A few hundred union members and community residents gathered at Youngstown State University in a kickoff rally to gather support for the statewide campaign to defeat Issue Number 2 on the Ohio ballot.
Read moreUnions and allies block voter suppression in at least two states
October 3, 2011The labor-backed group, Fair Elections Ohio, has submitted almost 320,000 signatures to place the reversal of the state's new voter suppression law on the ballot. This puts the law's provisions on hold for the 2011 and...
Read moreActivists rally outside Ohio Governor Kasich’s energy summit
September 28, 2011Environmental activists rallied outside the Ohio State University Student Union, where Republican Gov. John Kasich held an energy summit.
Read moreRed X’s protest GOP move to slash transit funding
September 22, 2011Seated in her power wheelchair in front of a bus with a large red X painted on its side, Donna Prease called for blocking massive cuts to public transit.
Read moreOhio Republican forced to retract voter supression threat
August 31, 2011Facing calls by area members of Congress for a Justice Department investigation, Secretary of State John Husted retracted a threat not to process mail ballot applications sent to voters by the Cuyahoga County government.
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