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Posted October 20, 2005 in Press Releases
Gongwer News Service Issue 1 Analysis: Separately, an analysis from a non-partisan research group concluded Thursday the Third Frontier component of Issue 1 would overturn 150 years of constitutional prohibitions against state investment in private corporations. Policy... read more
Posted October 19, 2005 in Press Releases
Cleveland Free Times by Harriet Tramer Recently retired Cleveland public school teacher Michael Charney has a new lesson for young people: activism works. Charney wants to recruit young adults to circulating petitions to place a constitutional amendment raising... read more
Posted October 19, 2005 in Press Releases
State Issue 1 changes the constitution to permit the public sector to make investments in or to partner with private businesses for purposes that fall within the Third Frontier or site development programs. A new Issue... read more
Posted October 18, 2005 in Press Releases
Columbus Dispatch Researchers trying to study whether employer cuts in health insurance and other job benefits have caused more lowwage workers to seek public assistance are getting no help from the state. The Ohio Department of Job... read more
Posted October 11, 2005 in Press Releases
The Dayton Daily News Ohio's Department of Jobs and Family Services (ODJFS) has been making every excuse imaginable to justify its refusal to identify employers that have large numbers of workers on the public-assistance rolls. The reasons... read more
Posted October 07, 2005 in Press Releases
WCPN After living with widely fluctuating and generally skyrocketing energy prices for months, Americans are showing more interest these days in alternatives to fossil fuels. But for some, the desire to increase the country's use of... read more
Posted October 07, 2005 in Press Releases
St. Petersburg Times CLEVELAND - Imagine what would happen to Florida if many of its tourists and snowbirds discovered they could go somewhere else and enjoy the same weather, beaches and theme parks for a lot... read more
Posted October 07, 2005 in Press Releases
Speakers make the case for an Oberlin living wage Community members almost outnumbered students Wednesday night at what started out as an informative panel on the Oberlin Living Wage proposal, but ended up dissolving into bickering... read more
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