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There is power in being counted. Ohio lawmakers need to make sure counting everyone is a priority.

11 days ago via Facebook

Too many people are struggling just to get by. Meanwhile, big corporate CEOs are making money hand over fist. When will Ohioans benefit from the wealth their work creates?

12 days ago via Facebook

Ohio's public schools can and should be great. Instead, EdChoice vouchers give public money to unaccountable private schools. We can fix that.

12 days ago via Facebook

56 years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson made a promise to reduce poverty in America. The programs that came out of his declaration (and others) have made our people healthier and our country stronger.

14 days ago via Facebook

Federal food aid makes people healthier. It keeps families afloat. Trump's proposal would take food off the tables of 300,000 Ohioans.

15 days ago via Facebook

This is a bombshell report. Public schools - and the students and families they serve - suffer, but ineffective private charter schools can get more money from the state.

16 days ago via Facebook

For a nearly $10 billion a year expenditure - is a little oversight too much to ask?

18 days ago via Facebook

Newspapers build strong communities by holding the powerful accountable. Hedge funds wring out every last drop of profit. Most of the time, those goals aren't compatible.

20 days ago via Facebook

New Year’s resolution suggestion for policymakers: show working people the same level of concern you show CEOs.

21 days ago via Facebook

Amazon sure is getting a sweet deal in Kentucky: “5% of Amazon workers’ paychecks, which would ordinarily be destined for the county and the state, go to Amazon itself. The company netted millions of dollars from this incentive over a...

23 days ago via Facebook

"Like extra holiday weight, tax breaks are easy to gain and very hard to lose." But Ohioans know that too many of these breaks benefit powerful special interests. So let's put our lawmakers on a tax break diet!

26 days ago via Facebook