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In this inspiring episode of DISRxUPT, host Dr. Justin Cole sits down with Dr. Lydia Bailey, Pharmacy Operations Manager at the St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy in Cincinnati, Ohio. Recently honored with the Albert B. Prescott Pharmacy Leadership Award, Lydia shares her remarkable journey from uncertain pharmacy student to nationally recognized leader in underserved care.

Scott discusses how the prosecutors will work the bridge fire case with attorney Jason Phillabaum. Also 1st Amendment attorney Jack Greiner breaks down Ohio House Bill 700 and it's 1st Amendment problems. Finally Dominick Miserandino explains what killed the Kroger-Albertsons merger.

Scott discusses how the prosecutors will work the bridge fire case with attorney Jason Phillabaum. Also 1st Amendment attorney Jack Greiner breaks down Ohio House Bill 700 and it's 1st Amendment problems. Finally Dominick Miserandino explains what killed the Kroger-Albertsons merger.

The recent murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of United Healthcare, unearthed lingering debates about health care reform from back during President Obama's administration. The murder, occurring outside a high-profile hotel in New York City, ignites discussions about the frustrations directed at health insurance corporations, reminiscent of grievances voiced during the 2009 health care debates. We reflect on how the tragic event serves as a grim backdrop to the ongoing conversation about making health care universally accessible and the long-overlooked promise of a public option.We examine the discontent over how progressives were misled into believing that the ACA could be the first step toward more comprehensive reform, which has yet to materialize more than a decade later. The lack of subsequent development towards a public option or Medicare-for-all only deepens the disenchantment among many supporters of health care reform, echoing similar frustrations that arose during the passage of the ACA.We then shift to a significant legislative issue in Ohio: the proposed House Bill 8, which mirrors the contentious “Don't Say Gay” laws previously enacted in Florida. This bill threatens the existing protections for LGBTQ+ students, requiring educators to disclose a student's questioning of their identity to their parents, regardless of the potential risks involved. We articulate my concerns regarding the bill's impacts on both secular education and the welfare of vulnerable students, who could face dangerous repercussions from such mandatory disclosures.We scrutinize the underhanded political maneuvers involved in the Ohio legislature that aim to push this bill through under the guise of parental rights while ignoring the necessary considerations for the well-being of children in precarious home environments. By equating education with indoctrination, the proponents of House Bill 8 jeopardize crucial inclusivity and awareness in public schools, which are designed to expand children's horizons beyond their immediate experiences.The strategies employed by proponents of Ohio House Bill 8 reveal the extent to which political agendas can distort education and silence essential dialogues around diversity and inclusion. As we navigate this landscape, it becomes evident that the fight for equitable health care and just policies for all students is far from over, requiring vigilant advocacy from citizens and allies in the progressive movement.Full Show Notes and Links UsedSend us a textSupport the showSubscribe to our free newsletterCheck out our MerchFind us on Twitter(for now) Find us on InstagramFind us on Counter SocialFind us on Mastadon

We dive deep into the ongoing legislative efforts surrounding LifeWise Academy, a Christian nationalist organization seeking to establish Bible classes in public schools during school hours. As the Ohio State Legislature enters its lame duck session, critical issues have arisen concerning the implications of integrating religious instruction into the public education system. We discuss the irony in religious conservative's opposition to perceived indoctrination in schools while actively working to insert their own bible based curriculum through legislative maneuvering. The pressure mounts on lawmakers to pass bills that could fundamentally alter the nature of public education in Ohio. Notably, Ohio House Bill 445 and Ohio Senate Bill 293 are designed to force school districts to adopt policies that allow for release time religious instruction, which would pull students from their classrooms to attend these sessions. We express concern regarding the pushback from not just secular humanists, but from various religious groups who feel that such actions by LifeWise undermine the integrity of public schooling and violate the principle of separation of church and state and not to mention marginlizes other sects. We share insights into the testimonies from recent hearings, highlighting a significant number of opposition voices who fear the repercussions of allowing any one religious ideology to infiltrate the public school curriculum. We illustrate the disconnect between proponents of these bills and the actual ramifications of their passing. One particularly revealing exchange involves Joel Penton, the CEO of LifeWise, who appears to misunderstand the basis for the pushback against their program. His statement insinuates that the increasing scrutiny of LifeWise's efforts is merely a byproduct of their growing program, while many opponents raise crucial ethical points regarding the integration of religious instruction with public schooling and the potential coercion involved. We look at the real motives behind LifeWise's strategy, emphasizing their aim to recruit and indoctrinate students as young as possible. The proof is in video clips from LifeWise representatives discussing their focus on elementary school children, revealing their planned approach to evangelism within an educational context that raises serious ethical and legal questions. Full Show Notes + Links Used Subscribe to our free newsletter Check out our merch

“A noted TEDx Speaker, author of Ohio House Bill 50, she was a daughter of poverty in a country where expectations of young women like her was low, but she wanted more, she wanted to learn. When she came to the United States the compassion of her teachers affected her so much that she would eventually become a teacher and live a life of compassion. Come in and listen to Leila Kubesch's story, how the idea of “never having lunch alone” moved her outside her box and completely changed life. Come and hear a wealth of amazing advice from this learned, loving, and wise F50Woman.”We Talk About…Courage, compassion, and acceptanceThe big lesson she learned from her studentsThe promise she gave her grandmotherImpact of students who long for acceptanceCultural differences of eye contactHow to refill your own wellLunch with the homelessQuotes She Served Up:“When we teach young students' acceptance, they have a sense of belonging and then they become leaders.”“The well of love is never empty”“Have the courage to be disliked”“You will never regret the mean things you never said”“No matter how noble your idea someone won't like it”What Changed Everything: Compassionate Teachers and a TEDx TalkAdvice for Her Younger Self: Share joy and kindness and good things will comeContact Information: Website: https://leilakubesch.com/TEDx Talk Cincinnati: “How to Dream Big and Pass it On”LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leila-kubesch/Twitter (now “X”) : https://x.com/KubeschLeilaEmail: lckubesch@yahoo.com Support the Show.you an F50Woman who's “not done yet?” Subscribe and connect with me if you would like to tell me your story: f50woman.com@gmail.com | www.f50woman.com We welcome you to follow us on our Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn pages and invite you to share us on all of your media channels with the F50Woman Hashtags: #F50WNDY #F50Woman

A recent bill introduced by Christian Nationalists in Ohio labels the existence of trans individuals as obscene. We look into the implications of such legislation and questions the necessity for laws that perpetuate bigotry towards the LGBTQ community. The significance of Pride Month in June is highlighted, emphasizing the celebration of the LGBTQ community's progress and their ongoing fight for acceptance and equal rights. The origin of Pride events stemming from the Stonewall Riots in 1969 is discussed, shedding light on the struggles faced by the community in the past.The episode revisits historical events such as the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, demonstrating the ongoing marginalization faced by the LGBTQ community. The discussion also touches on the resistance faced by Pride festivals in conservative towns like Celina, Ohio, where Christian Nationalists attempted to obstruct drag performances under the guise of obscenity. We dissect the motives behind such legislation and expose the underlying bigotry and discrimination embedded within.The subsequent introduction of Ohio House Bill 245 to ban drag performances in the presence of children is scrutinized, with a focus on the testimonies provided during the bill's hearings. We look into the arguments presented by proponents of the bill, highlighting the discriminatory nature of the proposed legislation. The episode outlines the concerns raised by lawmakers and activists regarding the potential impact of such laws on the LGBTQ community, emphasizing the need to combat institutionalized discrimination and bigotry.Our overarching theme of promoting inclusivity, acceptance, and equal rights for all individuals, irrespective of their gender identity or sexual orientation, is reiterated. The call to action to challenge discriminatory laws and elect representatives who champion equality and diversity forms a pivotal message, emphasizing the ongoing struggle for LGBTQA+ rights and the importance of fostering an inclusive society.Full show notesSend us a Text Message.Support the Show.Subscribe to our free newsletterCheck out our MerchFind us on Twitter(for now) Find us on InstagramFind us on Counter SocialFind us on Mastadon

Join us as we tackle the controversial presence of LifeWise Academy in Ohio's public schools. LifeWise, a well-funded evangelical group, has been pushing religious classes under the guise of release time religious education. We discuss how they manipulate state laws to recruit elementary students to attend Bible classes off-campus, often misleading parents and school districts about their true intentions. Our guests, Molly Gaines and Zachary Parrish, co-founders of Parents Against LifeWise, share their personal journeys and experiences that led them to oppose LifeWise's influence. We uncover the troubling lack of accountability and transparency in schools regarding LifeWise's programs. School districts are failing to track attendance and deflecting responsibility, leaving parents in the dark. We expose the concerning nature of LifeWise's curriculum, which includes harmful rhetoric and inappropriate guidance on sensitive subjects such as family dynamics and gender identity. Through specific documents and personal stories, we highlight the need for vigilance and advocacy to protect children's and parental rights in the educational system. We also address the manipulative tactics LifeWise employs within communities, including the questionable legitimacy of its petition process and its MLM-like structure for fundraising. Our discussion reveals LifeWise's troubling affiliations with right-wing extremist groups and figures, raising ethical and transparency issues. Additionally, we explore the implications of Ohio House Bill 445 on religious freedom in public schools and the broader concerns about education privatization. Join us for a compelling conversation with Molly and Zachary, who are dedicated to raising awareness and advocating for inclusive educational practices that respect diverse religious beliefs. Full Show Notes Subscribe to our free newsletter Check out our merch --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/glasscityhumanist/message

The Richard Syrett Show, May 24th, 2024 Liberals propose automatic citizenship for children born to Canadians abroad https://tnc.news/2024/05/23/automatic-citizenship-children-born-canadians-abroad/  Host of Ratio'd (Monday and Thursday) and Host of The Faulkner Show - True North https://tnc.news NEWS NOT IN THE NEWS Attorney Tom Renz is advocating for Ohio House Bill 73, the “Dave and Angie Patient and Health Provider Protection Act,” which allows healthcare providers to prescribe off-label medications, like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, and protects their right to express independent medical opinions.   https://twitter.com/VigilantFox/status/1794013903627723058   MAID is NOT Dying with Dignity; It's Drowning While Paralyzed https://twitter.com/RealMattA_/status/1793690404480852305 Sleuths find Trudeau cabinet ministers with WEF affiliation https://www.westernstandard.news/news/sleuths-find-trudeau-cabinet-ministers-with-wef-affiliation/54337 Lee Harding is Western Standard's Saskatchewan Reporter The LimRiddler Hike from the Hilltop  Hike in New Zealand from hilltop to sea. Lady's man loved living life collar-free. Close kindred chum Of the hobo and bum. Stomp on the plants in a petulant spree. Democrats Might Need a Plan B. Here's What It Looks Like: The political and procedural steps for how to pick a new presidential nominee.  https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/12/joe-biden-democrat-plan-b-nominee-00140790  Brent Hamachek –Author of Dissidently Speaking: Change the Words, Change the War Medical Assistance in Dying: The Dark Side of Canadian Compassion Rebel News New Documentary produced by Sheila Gunn Reid and Kian Simone Stream doc here https://www.maiddocumentary.com THERE'S SOMETHING HAPPENING HERE! Liberals propose automatic citizenship for children born to Canadians abroad https://tnc.news/2024/05/23/automatic-citizenship-children-born-canadians-abroad/ Greg Carrasco, Host of The Greg Carrasco Show, Saturday mornings 8-11 on Sauga 960 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio House Bill 68 bans gender-affirming care and prohibits transgender girls from playing on girls and women's sports teams.

House Bill 6 has been on the books since 2019. The bill and its passage have been at the center of a public corruption scandal investigation that went public nearly four years ago.

On this week's Community Focus, following last week's with the executive director of Equality Toledo, I'm joined by State Rep. Joshua Williams (R) OH-41, a co-sponsor of Ohio House Bill 68. Thursday, the bill had Governor DeWine's veto overrode, making it law in less than 90 days.

It's Thursday, January 25th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Myanmar military deploying air strikes to destroy churches A report by the Myanmar Witness project confirmed that multiple air strikes destroyed churches in Myanmar last year. Christians in the Buddhist-majority nation have faced high levels of persecution, especially in recent years. The airstrikes hit churches in Myanmar's Chin State which is predominately Christian. Since 2021, internal conflict in the country has destroyed 67 church buildings in the state.  Benedict Rogers with Christian Solidarity Worldwide wrote, “Bombing churches is much more than just collateral damage. Targeting them is part of a deliberate strategy.” Please pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters in Myanmar. Matthew 5:10 says, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.” Sweden voted in as newest NATO member On Tuesday, the parliament of Turkey approved Sweden's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Turkish President Recep Erdoğan is expected to sign the legislation. Sweden applied to the western military alliance in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine.  Sweden is one step closer to joining and only needs the approval of Hungary now.  49 U.S. abortion mills shut down last year Operation Rescue released its annual survey of American abortion facilities for 2023. The report found 49 abortion mills shut down last year. Another 88 shut down in 2022 when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The latest update from Operation Rescue noted even more mills shut down since November of last year. Sadly, the pro-life group said there has been an “alarming rise in dangerous mail-order abortions.” Political independents are the largest voting bloc Gallup reports that political independents remain the largest voting bloc in U.S. politics since 2008. About 43% of American adults identified as independents last year. Republican and Democrat identification tied at 27% each. Democrat identification is down from a 38% high in 2008, while Republican identification is only slightly down from 28% over the same period. United Methodist Church lost 25% of congregations over sexual perversion Last week, The Lewis Center for Church Leadership released its final report on disaffiliations from the United Methodist Church. The mainline Protestant denomination lost 25% of its congregations since 2019 over the issue of Biblical marriage. Many churches are joining theologically conservative denominations instead, like the Global Methodist Church. 37% of teens working or looking for work The U.S. Labor Department reports that 37% of teenagers were working or looking for work last year. It's the highest labor rate for high schoolers since 2009. Younger workers also saw the largest increase in starting pay last year. Teen workers are reversing decades of decline following the COVID-19 pandemic. Ohio legislature vs. Governor on transgender agenda Ohio's legislature has voted to override Republican Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of Ohio House Bill 68.  The bill prohibits transgender surgeries and drugs for minors and bans men, pretending to be women, from playing in women's sports. Ohio's Senate voted to override the veto yesterday. The state's House voted the same way earlier this month. Pastor Mark Robinette died in house fire trying to save his two sons And finally, it is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the tragic deaths of Ohio Pastor Mark Robinette, age 55, as well as two of his sons, Gideon, who was 17, and Liam who was 10. A fire broke out at the family's house in the early morning hours on Tuesday. As flames engulfed their dwelling, Pastor Mark got most of his family to safety. His last selfless act on this Earth was spent trying to rescue Gideon and Liam, but the flames took all three. Pastor Mark leaves behind his beloved wife Andrea and six children — Nathanael, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Rebekah, Anna, and Valiant. He was a selfless man, always ready to run to the aid of anyone in need, physically or spiritually. Pastor Mark worked in full-time ministry for over 30 years and was the founding pastor of Foundation Church of Mount Sterling, Ohio. Gideon was a bright, generous, and loving young man, always ready to help anyone. And Liam was a shining light of joy and a blessing to all. They will be greatly missed by their community.  Pastor Mark was a two-time Associated Press award-winning investigative journalist, wrote for numerous magazines and newspapers, and authored the book Myanmar Gold, introducing the world to the incredible indigenous church leader, Naing Thang, in Myanmar. Pastor Mark also founded Mission to Myanmar, as the New York Post reported, Missions to the Americas, Foundations of Grace Publishing, and the Chin Heritage Foundation. He even contributed as a writer to this very newscast. Above all, Pastor Mark Robinette is remembered for his passionate love for God and for the church, loving others and laying down his life to the very end. Proverbs 3:5-6 was often on his lips and exemplified in his life: "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.”  Please keep the Robinette family in your prayers and consider giving a donation through a GoFundMe campaign linked in our transcript today at TheWorldview.com.  Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Thursday, January 25th in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Flyover Friday, December 15, 2023Intro: On this episode of The Heartland POD for Friday, December 15th, 2023A flyover from this weeks top heartland stories including:Welcome to The Heartland POD for a Flyover Friday, this is Sean Diller in Denver, Colorado. With me as co-host today is Adam Sommer, how you doing Adam?We're glad to have you with us. If you're new to our shows make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star rating wherever you listen. You can also find Heartland POD content on Youtube and on social media with @ THE heartland pod, and learn more at thehearltandcollective.com  SEAN: Speaking of - the website over at  THE HEARTLAND COLLECTIVE DOT COM - if you have not yet checked it out, it is full of not just shows but articles too, including a recent on on abortion laws by Rachel Parker, really sharp stuff.  ADAM: Yeah, hats off to you and the team, shout out my and special thanks to Allyn for all the work, I think folks will like what they find over there at the site, and that article by Rachel goes great with the pod from Wednesday which was Rachel with Jess Piper and Laura Belin was back from Bleeding Heartland, a powerhouse group of women talking about abortion laws, absolutely not to be missed.  SEAN:  Plus, we're back in the saddle this coming week with the LAST CALL shows, which are for members only, we have a lot of fun on those shows and that's for patreon members, you can sign up today, $5 per month unlocks that feature, go to THE HEARTLAND COLLECTIVE DOT COM and click the button to sign up today to join us for those member only bonus shows. Alright! Let's get into the storiesSOURCES: Wisconsin Examiner, Missouri Independent, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Ohio Capital Journal, Colorado Newsline; Indiana Capitol Chronicle  Rep. Sarah Unsicker has pulled out of the Dem AG primary after a two week period in which she appears to have had serious issues pop upVery odd turn of events, disgusting anti-semetic smears and a final move of a Dark Night jOker like videoMissouri Dem leader and candidate for Governor, Crystal Quade, is taking the charge on the abortion issue in Missouri.  https://x.com/crystal_quade/status/1735330641967759416?s=20Sen. Josh Hawley (drop) has failed to include funding for nuclear waste cleanup for Missourians.  https://missouriindependent.com/2023/12/12/defense-radioactive-senate-st-lous/Wisconsin Secretary of State calls for removal of fake elector who was part of 2020 scheme for Donald Trump  https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/12/11/wisconsin-secretary-of-state-calls-for-removal-of-election-commissioner-who-served-as-fake-elector/Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski and the two Democrats on the Senate elections committee are calling for Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) to remove state elections commissioner Robert Spindell from his position.  Democrats are calling for Spindell's removal because he served as a fake elector following the 2020 presidential election, casting a false Electoral College vote for former President Donald Trump despite Joe Biden's victory in the state. Last week, Spindell and the nine other Republicans who  joined him settled a lawsuit against them for their actions — stating publicly that Biden had won the election and agreeing not to serve as electors for Trump again.On Monday, Godlewski said Wisconsinites can't trust Spindell to have a say in how the state's elections are run.  “Wisconsin Election Commissioner Robert Spindell Jr. admitted that he was not a qualified 2020 presidential elector and co-signed a fraudulent Certificate of Votes and submitted them to my office,” Godlewski said in a statement. “That unlawful certificate was used as part of a larger scheme to overturn the election. The people of Wisconsin cannot trust the integrity and moral compass of Commissioner Spindell to administer our elections. Senator LeMahieu should immediately remove him from Wisconsin's Election Commission.”Democrats on the Senate elections committee, Sens. Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) and Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) said Monday that Spindell's admission that he participated in an effort to overturn the election results should be enough for him to resign or for LeMahieu to remove him.  “Bob Spindell has continued to serve without any repercussions for his actions and statements celebrating lower turnout and successful voter suppression,” the two senators said in a statement. “Now, Bob Spindell has admitted his involvement in the scheme to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election, and it is abundantly clear that the Senate Majority Leader's excuses and deflections must come to an end. Bob Spindell has admitted to signing and sending false documents claiming that he was a presidential elector for the state of Wisconsin. If there were any remaining questions about whether Bob Spindell should go, they were answered when he finally acknowledged that he signed falsified documents submitted to public officials despite President Joe Biden winning the 2020 election in Wisconsin. Bob Spindell should resign. If he doesn't, Senator LeMahieu must remove him. We understand the Wisconsin Elections Commission is made up of partisan appointees, but surely Senator LeMahieu can find a different Republican who didn't attempt to illegally overturn a presidential election. The people of Wisconsin deserve better than Bob Spindell.”  Democratic Rep. Keri Ingle of Lee's Summit calls for removal of STL area Shrewsberry Rep. Unsicker from Democratic caucus in Missouri  https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/missouri-house-democrat-calls-for-ouster-of-shrewsbury-state-rep-from-caucus/article_8b475036-9945-11ee-b25d-e3f3e17972df.htmlRep. Keri Ingle, D-Lee's Summit, said in a news release that state Rep. Sarah Unsicker of Shrewsbury “failed to denounce” antisemitic attacks, as well as accusations that members of their caucus worked for the Israeli government, in a recent livestreamed conversation with conspiracy theorists.Her press release said Democratic caucus leadership should “begin the process” of removing her.“As long as she persists in enabling and spreading this kind of rhetoric, I believe my Democratic colleagues must take swift action to uphold our caucus' commitment to fight and confront hate and intolerance by ousting her from our ranks,” Ingle said.Her press release added that Unsicker had helped “propagate hateful, antisemitic, and conspiratorial and racist rhetoric which has hurt people and sparked online harassment campaigns.”Ohio Legislation for so called “Parent's Bill Of Rights” gets push backhttps://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/12/13/counselors-psychologists-and-school-officials-speak-out-against-parents-bill-of-rights/Dozens, including school counselors and psychiatrists, testified Tuesday against a bill in the Ohio Senate that would force schools to notify parents on “sexuality” content, and possibly on a student's sexuality, calling it “censorship” and potentially risky for students.“Young people are people who are entitled to their own privacy,” said Mallory Golski, of the Kaleidoscope Youth Center. “Young people are people who should have the freedom to read stories that reflect their own lives and experiences.”Ohio House Bill 8 could be up for a vote this week, as the bill seeks to put the control of education more into parent's hands, by allowing them to opt out of certain curricula based on the “sexuality” content. According to one of the bill's sponsors, state Rep. D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron, school districts would also be “prohibited from keeping changes in the health of the student from their parent, and the school district is also prohibited from encouraging the student to hide these issues from their parents.”Amanda Erickson, also of the Kaleidoscope Youth Center, worried about the impact the bill will have on teachers, who may not only be required to speak with parents about information they were told by a student, but could also be impacted themselves, based on their own life choices.Erickson herself trained as a teacher, before she moved on to the nonprofit sector after graduation. A career in a classroom did not appeal to her after the efforts of the Ohio legislature, now and in the past.“Why would I want to be a teacher in Ohio when my legislators are so obsessed with gender and sexuality that they do not have time to pass legislation that would actually improve our schools,” Erickson asked of the Senate Education Committee.Erickson also argued that the law might ban her and others from putting family pictures on her desk, as it might suggest a discussion she's not allowed to have.“Since this bill does not define ‘sexual concepts' or ‘gender ideology,' there are those who would argue that my wedding photo or the questions it could prompt would qualify as one or the other,” Erickson said.The committee heard from some that currently are in the education field with members of the Ohio School Psychologists Association and the Ohio School Counselor Association both submitting in opposition to the bill, saying the bill is “not workable,” and ignores parents as an already “key tenet” in a student's education. The Missouri and Kansas border war went from civil war to friendly sports rivalry, and is reemerging as a political battle about health carehttps://missouriindependent.com/2023/12/11/university-of-kansas-deal-with-missouri-hospital-feels-terribly-wrong-to-lawmakers/The proposed takeover of Liberty Hospital in Missouri by the University of Kansas Health System is being greeted with scorn by lawmakers from both sides of the state line and both political parties.Leading the charge against the takeover in Missouri is Kansas City Democratic state Sen. Greg Razer, who said the idea of KU owning a hospital in suburban Missouri is “terribly wrong.”“There are boundaries for a reason, and they've crossed one,” said Razer, a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia.The Republican leader of the Kansas Senate also has expressed concern about the takeover, along with at least one member of Liberty Hospital's board of trustees.Earlier this month, Razer pre-filed a bill in the Missouri General Assembly that would put a stop to a proposed partnership between the University of Kansas Health System and Liberty Hospital by prohibiting hospital boards to partner with an out-of-state health system “operated by an institution of higher education” without voter approval.“I can't imagine the outrage of Missouri taxpayers if we opened up (University of Missouri) Health in Olathe, Kansas,” Razer said, calling the proposed arrangement “mind boggling.”Liberty Hospital announced in May it was looking to partner with another health system to help it expand to meet growing demand in the Kansas City suburbs north of the Missouri River. In October, it announced it had chosen KU.The two health systems have signed a letter of intent but are still in negotiations, and the terms of the deal are not yet available. But Liberty Hospital CEO Dr. Raghu Adiga said in an interview Friday that KU had pledged to continue the services the hospital provides, including cardiothoracic surgery and a level-two trauma center.  Adiga said those are rare for a hospital Liberty's size.“They put the patients first just like us,” Adiga said, “ensuring high-quality health care that we can provide right here in town.”In a video announcing the deal in October, he said the partnership “will bring world class clinical excellence across the river to every Northlander's doorstep.”Razer said the arrangement would take health care dollars from Missouri to “prop up Kansas,” and feared it would be a recruiting tool for the University of Kansas.  “Liberty has a lot of high school students. … They get great grades. It's a great school district up there. They're all going to be driving by a Jayhawk every day in the state of Missouri,” Razer said.Razer's primary objection centered on the idea of having a Kansas state institution plant its flag in Missouri.The University of Kansas Health System is governed by the University of Kansas Hospital Authority, a board established in Kansas statute, primarily appointed by the Kansas governor and affiliated with the University of Kansas School of Medicine. But the health system hasn't been owned by the state in 25 years. It receives no state or local tax dollars. Indiana, one of the most “red” states in the union, is struggling to keep up economically speakinghttps://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/12/13/hoosier-economic-policy-improving-slower-than-competitors-report-says/Indiana has improved on key economic development criteria in recent years, but has still fallen in national rankings, the influential Indiana Chamber of Commerce found in a report card Tuesday.The chamber in August released a vision for Indiana in 2035, with 31 goals for the state's education, entrepreneurship, economic growth, energy and infrastructure, health, quality of place and workforce.The report cards — expected to be biannual — log progress on 59 metrics related to those goals.Compared to previous years, the state scored better on about 67% of the metrics — but its national rankings on those metrics improved just 41% of the time.“What that tells us is that we're improving overall — but the progress isn't happening fast enough, because other states are improving at a faster pace,” outgoing President and CEO Kevin Brinegar told reporters Tuesday. “We need to pick up the pace.”Indiana's strongest performance was a third-place ranking for the 11% of Hoosiers working in knowledge- and technology-intensive industries, like manufacturing or software development.It came in fourth for the 63% of foreign-born Hoosiers with science or engineering bachelor's degrees, as well as for the 10% of non-white workers who are self-employed.More Rail Service In Colorado… coming soon?  https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/front-range-rail-development/Front Range Passenger Rail District will get a $500,000 planning grant as part of the federal Corridor ID program, which aims to help development of intercity passenger rail projects. The idea, Bose said, is to get projects into the pipeline for implementation, eventually connecting an entire corridor of cities to rail service.The Front Range Passenger Rail District, which was created through 2021 legislation, is planning a rail line that would connect cities between Fort Collins and Pueblo.“Colorado is very, very well positioned in the Corridor ID program,” Bose said, partly because the district has already defined the scope of its service development program and can move forward to the second step of the program. There are “tens of millions of dollars” for project planning now that the scope is set.The Colorado project is one of 70 that the Federal Railroad Administration selected to get money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.“The fact that we have a federal administration that's committed to helping us dream up and execute a project like this is not an opportunity that we can take for granted. I think it shows us what kind of a moment we have,” Lew said.Polis is pushing a housing agenda that encourages development along transit corridors, and he is likely to champion related legislation next year. Though the state is years away from putting Front Range residents onto passenger rail cars, the agenda represents a goal for people to live near their primary mode of transportation and commute more easily without adding traffic congestion.“Coupled with bus rapid transit and transit oriented neighborhoods, passenger rail is a huge lynchpin in this vision we have for smarter growth, for improving affordability, livability and sustainability as Colorado grows,” Polis said.   @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller (no social)The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today!JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

Flyover Friday, December 15, 2023Intro: On this episode of The Heartland POD for Friday, December 15th, 2023A flyover from this weeks top heartland stories including:Welcome to The Heartland POD for a Flyover Friday, this is Sean Diller in Denver, Colorado. With me as co-host today is Adam Sommer, how you doing Adam?We're glad to have you with us. If you're new to our shows make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star rating wherever you listen. You can also find Heartland POD content on Youtube and on social media with @ THE heartland pod, and learn more at thehearltandcollective.com  SEAN: Speaking of - the website over at  THE HEARTLAND COLLECTIVE DOT COM - if you have not yet checked it out, it is full of not just shows but articles too, including a recent on on abortion laws by Rachel Parker, really sharp stuff.  ADAM: Yeah, hats off to you and the team, shout out my and special thanks to Allyn for all the work, I think folks will like what they find over there at the site, and that article by Rachel goes great with the pod from Wednesday which was Rachel with Jess Piper and Laura Belin was back from Bleeding Heartland, a powerhouse group of women talking about abortion laws, absolutely not to be missed.  SEAN:  Plus, we're back in the saddle this coming week with the LAST CALL shows, which are for members only, we have a lot of fun on those shows and that's for patreon members, you can sign up today, $5 per month unlocks that feature, go to THE HEARTLAND COLLECTIVE DOT COM and click the button to sign up today to join us for those member only bonus shows. Alright! Let's get into the storiesSOURCES: Wisconsin Examiner, Missouri Independent, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Ohio Capital Journal, Colorado Newsline; Indiana Capitol Chronicle  Rep. Sarah Unsicker has pulled out of the Dem AG primary after a two week period in which she appears to have had serious issues pop upVery odd turn of events, disgusting anti-semetic smears and a final move of a Dark Night jOker like videoMissouri Dem leader and candidate for Governor, Crystal Quade, is taking the charge on the abortion issue in Missouri.  https://x.com/crystal_quade/status/1735330641967759416?s=20Sen. Josh Hawley (drop) has failed to include funding for nuclear waste cleanup for Missourians.  https://missouriindependent.com/2023/12/12/defense-radioactive-senate-st-lous/Wisconsin Secretary of State calls for removal of fake elector who was part of 2020 scheme for Donald Trump  https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/12/11/wisconsin-secretary-of-state-calls-for-removal-of-election-commissioner-who-served-as-fake-elector/Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski and the two Democrats on the Senate elections committee are calling for Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) to remove state elections commissioner Robert Spindell from his position.  Democrats are calling for Spindell's removal because he served as a fake elector following the 2020 presidential election, casting a false Electoral College vote for former President Donald Trump despite Joe Biden's victory in the state. Last week, Spindell and the nine other Republicans who  joined him settled a lawsuit against them for their actions — stating publicly that Biden had won the election and agreeing not to serve as electors for Trump again.On Monday, Godlewski said Wisconsinites can't trust Spindell to have a say in how the state's elections are run.  “Wisconsin Election Commissioner Robert Spindell Jr. admitted that he was not a qualified 2020 presidential elector and co-signed a fraudulent Certificate of Votes and submitted them to my office,” Godlewski said in a statement. “That unlawful certificate was used as part of a larger scheme to overturn the election. The people of Wisconsin cannot trust the integrity and moral compass of Commissioner Spindell to administer our elections. Senator LeMahieu should immediately remove him from Wisconsin's Election Commission.”Democrats on the Senate elections committee, Sens. Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) and Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) said Monday that Spindell's admission that he participated in an effort to overturn the election results should be enough for him to resign or for LeMahieu to remove him.  “Bob Spindell has continued to serve without any repercussions for his actions and statements celebrating lower turnout and successful voter suppression,” the two senators said in a statement. “Now, Bob Spindell has admitted his involvement in the scheme to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election, and it is abundantly clear that the Senate Majority Leader's excuses and deflections must come to an end. Bob Spindell has admitted to signing and sending false documents claiming that he was a presidential elector for the state of Wisconsin. If there were any remaining questions about whether Bob Spindell should go, they were answered when he finally acknowledged that he signed falsified documents submitted to public officials despite President Joe Biden winning the 2020 election in Wisconsin. Bob Spindell should resign. If he doesn't, Senator LeMahieu must remove him. We understand the Wisconsin Elections Commission is made up of partisan appointees, but surely Senator LeMahieu can find a different Republican who didn't attempt to illegally overturn a presidential election. The people of Wisconsin deserve better than Bob Spindell.”  Democratic Rep. Keri Ingle of Lee's Summit calls for removal of STL area Shrewsberry Rep. Unsicker from Democratic caucus in Missouri  https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/missouri-house-democrat-calls-for-ouster-of-shrewsbury-state-rep-from-caucus/article_8b475036-9945-11ee-b25d-e3f3e17972df.htmlRep. Keri Ingle, D-Lee's Summit, said in a news release that state Rep. Sarah Unsicker of Shrewsbury “failed to denounce” antisemitic attacks, as well as accusations that members of their caucus worked for the Israeli government, in a recent livestreamed conversation with conspiracy theorists.Her press release said Democratic caucus leadership should “begin the process” of removing her.“As long as she persists in enabling and spreading this kind of rhetoric, I believe my Democratic colleagues must take swift action to uphold our caucus' commitment to fight and confront hate and intolerance by ousting her from our ranks,” Ingle said.Her press release added that Unsicker had helped “propagate hateful, antisemitic, and conspiratorial and racist rhetoric which has hurt people and sparked online harassment campaigns.”Ohio Legislation for so called “Parent's Bill Of Rights” gets push backhttps://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/12/13/counselors-psychologists-and-school-officials-speak-out-against-parents-bill-of-rights/Dozens, including school counselors and psychiatrists, testified Tuesday against a bill in the Ohio Senate that would force schools to notify parents on “sexuality” content, and possibly on a student's sexuality, calling it “censorship” and potentially risky for students.“Young people are people who are entitled to their own privacy,” said Mallory Golski, of the Kaleidoscope Youth Center. “Young people are people who should have the freedom to read stories that reflect their own lives and experiences.”Ohio House Bill 8 could be up for a vote this week, as the bill seeks to put the control of education more into parent's hands, by allowing them to opt out of certain curricula based on the “sexuality” content. According to one of the bill's sponsors, state Rep. D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron, school districts would also be “prohibited from keeping changes in the health of the student from their parent, and the school district is also prohibited from encouraging the student to hide these issues from their parents.”Amanda Erickson, also of the Kaleidoscope Youth Center, worried about the impact the bill will have on teachers, who may not only be required to speak with parents about information they were told by a student, but could also be impacted themselves, based on their own life choices.Erickson herself trained as a teacher, before she moved on to the nonprofit sector after graduation. A career in a classroom did not appeal to her after the efforts of the Ohio legislature, now and in the past.“Why would I want to be a teacher in Ohio when my legislators are so obsessed with gender and sexuality that they do not have time to pass legislation that would actually improve our schools,” Erickson asked of the Senate Education Committee.Erickson also argued that the law might ban her and others from putting family pictures on her desk, as it might suggest a discussion she's not allowed to have.“Since this bill does not define ‘sexual concepts' or ‘gender ideology,' there are those who would argue that my wedding photo or the questions it could prompt would qualify as one or the other,” Erickson said.The committee heard from some that currently are in the education field with members of the Ohio School Psychologists Association and the Ohio School Counselor Association both submitting in opposition to the bill, saying the bill is “not workable,” and ignores parents as an already “key tenet” in a student's education. The Missouri and Kansas border war went from civil war to friendly sports rivalry, and is reemerging as a political battle about health carehttps://missouriindependent.com/2023/12/11/university-of-kansas-deal-with-missouri-hospital-feels-terribly-wrong-to-lawmakers/The proposed takeover of Liberty Hospital in Missouri by the University of Kansas Health System is being greeted with scorn by lawmakers from both sides of the state line and both political parties.Leading the charge against the takeover in Missouri is Kansas City Democratic state Sen. Greg Razer, who said the idea of KU owning a hospital in suburban Missouri is “terribly wrong.”“There are boundaries for a reason, and they've crossed one,” said Razer, a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia.The Republican leader of the Kansas Senate also has expressed concern about the takeover, along with at least one member of Liberty Hospital's board of trustees.Earlier this month, Razer pre-filed a bill in the Missouri General Assembly that would put a stop to a proposed partnership between the University of Kansas Health System and Liberty Hospital by prohibiting hospital boards to partner with an out-of-state health system “operated by an institution of higher education” without voter approval.“I can't imagine the outrage of Missouri taxpayers if we opened up (University of Missouri) Health in Olathe, Kansas,” Razer said, calling the proposed arrangement “mind boggling.”Liberty Hospital announced in May it was looking to partner with another health system to help it expand to meet growing demand in the Kansas City suburbs north of the Missouri River. In October, it announced it had chosen KU.The two health systems have signed a letter of intent but are still in negotiations, and the terms of the deal are not yet available. But Liberty Hospital CEO Dr. Raghu Adiga said in an interview Friday that KU had pledged to continue the services the hospital provides, including cardiothoracic surgery and a level-two trauma center.  Adiga said those are rare for a hospital Liberty's size.“They put the patients first just like us,” Adiga said, “ensuring high-quality health care that we can provide right here in town.”In a video announcing the deal in October, he said the partnership “will bring world class clinical excellence across the river to every Northlander's doorstep.”Razer said the arrangement would take health care dollars from Missouri to “prop up Kansas,” and feared it would be a recruiting tool for the University of Kansas.  “Liberty has a lot of high school students. … They get great grades. It's a great school district up there. They're all going to be driving by a Jayhawk every day in the state of Missouri,” Razer said.Razer's primary objection centered on the idea of having a Kansas state institution plant its flag in Missouri.The University of Kansas Health System is governed by the University of Kansas Hospital Authority, a board established in Kansas statute, primarily appointed by the Kansas governor and affiliated with the University of Kansas School of Medicine. But the health system hasn't been owned by the state in 25 years. It receives no state or local tax dollars. Indiana, one of the most “red” states in the union, is struggling to keep up economically speakinghttps://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/12/13/hoosier-economic-policy-improving-slower-than-competitors-report-says/Indiana has improved on key economic development criteria in recent years, but has still fallen in national rankings, the influential Indiana Chamber of Commerce found in a report card Tuesday.The chamber in August released a vision for Indiana in 2035, with 31 goals for the state's education, entrepreneurship, economic growth, energy and infrastructure, health, quality of place and workforce.The report cards — expected to be biannual — log progress on 59 metrics related to those goals.Compared to previous years, the state scored better on about 67% of the metrics — but its national rankings on those metrics improved just 41% of the time.“What that tells us is that we're improving overall — but the progress isn't happening fast enough, because other states are improving at a faster pace,” outgoing President and CEO Kevin Brinegar told reporters Tuesday. “We need to pick up the pace.”Indiana's strongest performance was a third-place ranking for the 11% of Hoosiers working in knowledge- and technology-intensive industries, like manufacturing or software development.It came in fourth for the 63% of foreign-born Hoosiers with science or engineering bachelor's degrees, as well as for the 10% of non-white workers who are self-employed.More Rail Service In Colorado… coming soon?  https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/front-range-rail-development/Front Range Passenger Rail District will get a $500,000 planning grant as part of the federal Corridor ID program, which aims to help development of intercity passenger rail projects. The idea, Bose said, is to get projects into the pipeline for implementation, eventually connecting an entire corridor of cities to rail service.The Front Range Passenger Rail District, which was created through 2021 legislation, is planning a rail line that would connect cities between Fort Collins and Pueblo.“Colorado is very, very well positioned in the Corridor ID program,” Bose said, partly because the district has already defined the scope of its service development program and can move forward to the second step of the program. There are “tens of millions of dollars” for project planning now that the scope is set.The Colorado project is one of 70 that the Federal Railroad Administration selected to get money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.“The fact that we have a federal administration that's committed to helping us dream up and execute a project like this is not an opportunity that we can take for granted. I think it shows us what kind of a moment we have,” Lew said.Polis is pushing a housing agenda that encourages development along transit corridors, and he is likely to champion related legislation next year. Though the state is years away from putting Front Range residents onto passenger rail cars, the agenda represents a goal for people to live near their primary mode of transportation and commute more easily without adding traffic congestion.“Coupled with bus rapid transit and transit oriented neighborhoods, passenger rail is a huge lynchpin in this vision we have for smarter growth, for improving affordability, livability and sustainability as Colorado grows,” Polis said.   @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller (no social)The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today!JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

Brian and Rebecca talk about Ohio House Bill 124, a.k.a. the Scouts Honor Bill, which was recently signed into law and how it will protect kids.

Rebecca Surendorff talks Ohioans for Child Protection through Ohio House Bill 124, Chris Smitherman and Issue 22, Money Monday with Brian James and the Resistance Chicks.

Is the recent wave of legislation concerning trans children focused on preventing harms or a way for politicians to prove their conservative bona fides? Take a look at these bills, and you'll see it's the latter. What's stunning is that these bills—Ohio House Bill 8, House Bill 68 and House Bill 183—concern a small percentage of the population. Even more stunning is that these bills are supposedly designed to protect straight students but actually put LGBTQ children at risk. Listen to our conversation with Mallory Golski and Lalitha Pamidigantam.

Some developers worry Ohio House Bill 45 could raise new barriers to affordable housing projects across the state.

Some developers worry Ohio House Bill 45 could raise new barriers to affordable housing projects across the state.

Some developers worry Ohio House Bill 45 could raise new barriers to affordable housing projects across the state.

Some developers worry Ohio House Bill 45 could raise new barriers to affordable housing projects across the state.

New Lawyer Talk episodes coming, but here's the Common Sense Ohio podcast until then.What does Friday the 13th mean to you? For us, a quick reference back to a classic Lawyer Talk episode. Ohio legislators are back to life with their push for a state board of education as a cabinet post, a push again for a higher general public amendment vote.What is going on within OH GOP in the House of Representatives? The speaker is now Jason Stevens rather than Derek Marrin. Ohio Republican Party censures GOP lawmakers who backed the new House speaker and those that voted against Derek Marrin.Should there be more political parties? Some say yes with all this split going on. But chaos within a political party is sometimes a good thing.The Ohio budget proposal for the fiscal year is due from Governor Mike DeWine by the end of January. It could be as large as 2600 pages. As a reference, the federal budget is 4000 pages. What makes Ohio's budget so large? One item for sure - 37% of Cuyahoga County (Cleveland area) are Medicaid recipients, so a large part of the budget is on social spending.One of many new Ohio laws - occupational licensure, Ohio House Bill 509. We talk about pros and cons, and one con being the state of Ohio doesn't get the reciprocity we do of other states.Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and "double dipping," collecting additional income with a current pension. Democrats are calling foul, but Yost is not alone. 12,000 other Ohio employees are doing the same.Recorded at Channel 511, a production of 511 South High Media LLC.Stephen E. Palmer, Esq. has been practicing criminal defense almost exclusively since 1995. He has represented people in federal, state, and local courts in Ohio and elsewhere.Though he focuses on all areas of criminal defense, he particularly enjoys complex cases in state and federal courts.He has unique experience handling and assembling top defense teams of attorneys and experts in cases involving allegations of child abuse (false sexual allegations, false physical abuse allegations), complex scientific cases involving allegations of DUI and vehicular homicide cases with blood alcohol tests, and any other criminal cases that demand jury trial experience.Steve has unique experience handling numerous high publicity cases that have garnered national attention.For more information about Steve and his law firm, visit Yavitch & Palmer Co., L.P.A. You can also find Lawyer Talk on these platforms:Rumble: LawyerTalkPodcastBrighteon: LawyerTalkPodcastGab: @LawyerTalkPodcastGETTR: @LawyerTalkCopyright 2023 Stephen E. Palmer - Attorney At Law

Carolyn Harding with Pat Marida and Lee Blackburn coordinators of the Ohio Nuclear Free Network. They are highly concerned with the current Ohio HB 434, and we'll learn what it's about and what we can do about it. Pat Marida has been an antinuclear activist since the 1980s, when she was a Board Member of the Ohio Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign. For 25 years she held volunteer positions with the Sierra Club, working on environmental issues and chairing the Ohio Sierra Club Nuclear Free Committee. She is currently a Coordinator with the Ohio Nuclear Free Network. Lee Blackburn is one of the founding members of the Ohio Nuclear Free Network and is currently working to oppose Ohio House Bill 434, a senseless bill that provides no benefits but could saddle the State with billions in losses. He is a former Chief Investment Officer for a major real estate concern that invested some $3 billion in low to moderate income housing under his purview. He became concerned about radioactive materials and its deadly legacy after becoming familiar with the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in southern Ohio where uranium was initially enriched to weapons-grade. Beginning in 1991, until its relegation to Cold Standby in 2001, PORTS, or the A-plant as it's locally known, supplied low-enriched uranium for nuclear reactors. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Senator Sherrod Brown, The Department of Energy was required in 2008 to establish a community-based Site Specific Advisory Board to make recommendations to the Department Of Energy on clean-up efforts at the Site. Mr. Blackburn served as one of the founding members and still attends Board meetings to provide testimony as a private citizen. Ohio HB Bill 434 is relatively short, only 14 pages and YET this Bill is “Massive in Scope” - What's in it, and why you are so concerned? https://onfn.blogspot.com https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA134-HB-434 GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Gina Walsh, Deputy Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management and Cooperative Trust (LMCT), joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the recent Tradeswomen Build Nations conference. She also talked about the need retain tradeswomen by making daycare more accessible and adding maternity leave benefits.    Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council (OSBCTC) Secretary-Treasurer Mike Knisley appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and spoke about Ohio House Bill 235, the High-Hazard Training Certification Act, which, if passed, would increase public safety by raising training standards for construction workers who work in Ohio refineries. He also spoke about Central Ohio's construction boom and what building trades leaders are doing to satisfy the demand for workers. 

CORE TOPICS + DETAILS:[0:10] -- Combatting “Don't Say Gay”A poignant TV ad with a purposeAHF just launched a 30-second TV ad urging Ohio state legislators to stand against hate and reject harmful legislation targeting LGBTQ+ students, parents, and their families. The TV spot shows students disappearing from school and family portraits was prompted by Ohio House Bill 616, a bill modeled after Florida's notorious Don't Say Gay bill. The ad can be seen on CNN, MSNBC, Spectrum News and Fox News in the Columbus market.[0:57] -- Monkeypox: What to KnowInformation combats confusionAHF is sounding the alarm on the recent monkeypox outbreak, notably found at a higher rate among men who have sex with men. AHF has informed media outlets of the rapidly increasing monkeypox cases in Los Angeles County and the extremely limited vaccine doses available nationwide. AHF is now calling on the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to ramp up public education on the virus and its prevention. And the organization has proposed a six point plan to manage the spread.[1:43] -- $100 Million to Provide HousingMaking an impact in Miami Dade CountyAHF President Michael Weinstein and the Healthy Housing Foundation pledge $100 million to the development of affordable housing in Miami Dade County. The pledge was made during mayor Daniella Levine Cava's Building Blocks Housing Summit, named after the county's affordable housing program.[2:16] -- Providing Free Plan BResponse to backward judgementAHF has responded to the overturning of Roe V. Wade by providing free Plan B at any AHF pharmacy for patients, employees, and the community. Plan B is an emergency contraceptive that can be taken once by mouth within 72 hours after unprotected sex, a condom mishap during sex or an issue with birth control.[3:04] -- How AHF UnwindsCombatting burnout among employeesAHF employees work hard every day to fight for what's right, so the organization is launching a new staff initiative to incorporate more fun into work. Starting immediately, teams and departments will try a new activity together once every quarter. AHF encourages activities that are relaxing, creative and facilitate team bonding. Stay tuned for more details from your leaders about your upcoming outings.RESOURCES:[0:10] About Ohio's Proposed Don't Say Gay Bill[0:57] About Monkeypox Outbreak[2:16] Info About AHF CareFOLLOW: Follow Laurenhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenhogan3ABOUT AFTER HOURS:The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is the world's largest HIV/AIDS service organization, operating in 45 countries globally. The mission? Providing cutting-edge medicine and advocacy for everyone, regardless of ability to pay.The Inside Scoop podcast is your on-the-go listen for top news and current initiates at AHF in five minutes or less.Learn more at: https://www.aidshealth.orgABOUT THE HOST:Lauren Hogan is the Associate Director of Communications for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, and has been working in a series of roles with the Foundation since 2016. She's passionate about increasing the public visibility of AIDS, the Foundation's critical work, and how everyday people can help join the fight to make cutting-edge medicine, treatment, and support available for anyone who needs it.Learn more about Lauren at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenhogan3Learn more about the AIDS Healthcare Foundation at: https://www.aidshealth.orgABOUT DETROIT PODCAST STUDIOS:In Detroit, history was made when Barry Gordy opened Motown Records back in 1960. More than just discovering great talent, Gordy built a systematic approach to launching superstars. His rigorous processes, technology, and development methods were the secret sauce behind legendary acts such as The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.As a nod to the past, Detroit Podcast Studios leverages modern versions of Motown's processes to launch today's most compelling podcasts. What Motown was to musical artists, Detroit Podcast Studios is to podcast artists today. With over 75 combined years of experience in content development, audio production, music scoring, storytelling, and digital marketing, Detroit Podcast Studios provides full-service development, training, and production capabilities to take podcasts from messy ideas to finely tuned hits. Here's to making (podcast) history together.Learn more at: DetroitPodcastStudios.com

This Week’s Featured Interview: Nuclear Madness! Ohio House Bill 434 passed the Ohio House on March 23, 2022. This bill authorizes the creation of a new Ohio body, called the Ohio Nuclear Development Authority, which would be given the go ahead to do research and development on new nuclear reactors, defining them as “advanced.” This...

Linda Harvey & Dr. Donna Harrison: In Part One: Linda who is Founder & President, Mission: America reports on the progress of this child supporting, lifesaving bill that is similar to the Florida Parental Rights Bill that will protect children from dangerous sexual orientation lessons and the promotion of racialism in the classroom. In Part Two: Donna who is Executive Director of the American Association of ProLife Obstetricians & Gynecologists  discusses the need to pass laws in all 50 states to protect women from the

Ohio House Bill 616, introduced by two Republican state lawmakers, would mandate controversial changes to portions of Ohio's Revised Code that sets standards for public schools.    The bill is similar to Florida's so-called “Don't Say Gay” bill, which banned instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in grades K-3. That bill was signed into law by Florida's governor in March 2022.      The bill would ban instruction on “sexual orientation or gender identity” in K-3 public classrooms and would restrict instruction on race in the state's public schools.    The Columbus Metropolitan Club invited the two sponsors of HB616, Ohio State House Representatives Jean Schmidt and Mike Loychik, to participate in this panel, but did not receive a response to its invitations.    This CMC forum was recorded live on June 1, 2022.   The speakers are:   Maria Bruno, Public Policy Director, Equality Ohio     Scott DiMauro, President, The Ohio Education Association    Bruce Hooley, Host of The Bruce Hooley Show   Densil Porteous, Executive Director, Stonewall Columbus     Troy McIntosh, Executive Director, The Ohio Christian Education Network, The Center for Christian Virtue    The host is Anna Staver, State House Reporter for The Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Gannett Ohio Bureau. This forum was sponsored by Hannah News Service. The forum partners were WBNS 10TV and The League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Columbus, with support from The Columbus Dispatch. 

In this episode, my guest is Ohio House Representative Jena Powell. We discuss her bill to end abortion modeled after the Texas Heartbeat Law that authorizes private individuals to sue anyone performing or aiding in abortions and will protect preborn humans from fertilization.   With the imminent overturning of Roe v. Wade, state legislatures need to move expeditiously to enact protections for the unborn. The Texas Heartbeat Law has survived in the courts, and Ohio House Bill 480 is patterned after the Texas law. For this very reason, HB 480, if passed should become law in Ohio and be enforced irrespective of the US Supreme Courts' determination in Dobbs v. Jackson.   Additionally, I give updates on Creating Equal's projects and upcoming opportunities this summer, including our road trip to Washington DC for the Dobbs Decision Day.   Please watch/listen, share and leave a five-star review of the podcast.   The Mark Harrington Show is on Mark's Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube accounts. Mark's show is broadcast on American Family Radio's 180 stations and Salem Radio on Saturday in Ohio. The podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, and all the popular podcast platforms as well as on Mark's flagship website: MarkHarringtonShow.com Facebook Personal - https://www.facebook.com/MarkCreatedEqual Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/TheMarkHarringtonShow/ Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Vy6WFo8v8lNi1MtV4cbKw Twitter - https://twitter.com/mharringtonlive iTunes – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/activist-radio-the-mark-harrington-show/id827982678 Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jcmVhdGVkZXF1YWwucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vZmVlZC8 Podbean - https://createdequal.podbean.com  

Is this episode of The Rust Belt Apartment Podcast the team again sits down with property tax expert Kieran Jennings of Siegel Jennings to discuss the passage of Ohio House Bill 126 and what that means for multifamily property owners in Ohio. 0:00 - Episode & Guest introduction1:55 - What is actually in the recently passed HB 126?5:10 - What did not get included?7:10 - Private Pay agreements 8:55 - Drop & Swap explained10:55 - Has the Drop & Swap been eliminated in Ohio? 12:30 - Who WON with passage of House Bill 126? 14:15 - The Mortgage Barometer 17:15 - Refinancing Silver Lining  19:02 -Retroactive Property Tax Valuation Appeals 20:55 - Does HB 126 lead to more Fair & Uniform Taxation?26:39 - Who LOST with passage of House Bill 126? 28:49 - Closing Remarks 

Today's episode is the weekly News Roundup for May 6, 2022. In this episode I go over the results of the recent statewide and local elections, talk about what may happen to women's right to an abortion in Ohio if the Supreme Court does indeed overturn Roe v. Wade, cover a new restaurant/grocery store coming to downtown Dayton, and preview things happening next week and later this month. A complete transcript for this episode is available at discoverdaytonpodcast.com!   Transcript: Hello and welcome to the Discover Dayton podcast, the show that's all about the Gem City's past, present, and future. I'm Arch Grieve and I'm your host, and today's episode is the weekly news roundup for May 5th, 2022. There's a lot that happened last week, including local and statewide elections, an increase in the likelihood that Ohio will no longer permit abortions to take place, a new restaurant and grocery store coming to downtown Dayton, and lots of things to do next week and throughout this month. You won't want to miss this episode, so stay tuned.    Well, the first of what will likely be two Ohio primaries took place this past Tuesday, and former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley won the Democratic primary race for Ohio Governor with 65% of the vote, while Mike Dewine won the Republican primary with 48%. The two face off now head to head in the general election later this year on November 8th, with Whaley already becoming the first woman of a major party in Ohio to earn the nomination for governor. In the Secretary of State Race, current Secretary Frank LaRose won the Republican primary, and he will face Democrat Chelsea Clark, who was unopposed. In the race for Ohio's next US Senator Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan won the Democratic primary with close to 70% of the vote, while author JD Vance won the Republican primary with a plurality of about 32%. Morgan Harper, who came on this show recently, received about 18% of the vote in the Democratic primary. Moving closer to home, Dayton blogger David Esrati won the Democratic primary by a plurality with about 31% of the electorate, defeating Baxter Stapleton, who also appeared on the show recently. Esrati will face off against Mike Turner, who ran unopposed in the primary race. Also locally the one candidate who appeared on this show and won was Angelina Jackson, who will now face Judge Robert Hanseman in the fall in the race to be Montgomery County's Common Pleas Court Judge. Jordan Wortham won the Republican primary race for Montgomery County Commissioner, beating Rennes Bowers by just .2%. Board of Elections workers noted that turnout was low, with just 21% of eligible voters actually going to the polls.    The City of Dayton is utilizing a new strategy to try to increase the amount of affordable housing in the city, which a local nonprofit estimated will need an additional 3,800 new rental units and 4,600 new units for sale by 2026. Recently, the city put together a roundtable for community stakeholders, which the city hopes will put forward recommendations on how to increase the supply of housing in the area while also preserving existing housing. The committee is expected to provide recommendations on things like how to preserve and expand its housing supply, where to put new housing, how to improve code enforcement, and how best the city can use its resources to help alleviate the problem. The process, which began in March, is expected to last between six to nine months.   Dayton Police are urging drivers to slow down in the wake of a deadly crash that killed four people in Dayton this past Sunday at North Gettysburg St. and James Avenue. The driver of the car is reported to have lost control and slammed into a phone pole. Police say that this is part of a spike in reckless driving accidents in Dayton compared to this time last year, which includes 14 fatal crashes this year so far, an increase of 75% from last year during the same time.    The City of Dayton has also been in the news recently for its new street parking app, which can be found at 1,300 parking spaces downtown already. The city claims that the app helps them manage parking more efficiently through what City Manager Shelley Dickstein calls a “single, centralized system.” The city also says that the app is more convenient for people visiting the downtown area, as they can now extend their parking sessions without having to return to the meter and get alerts when their time is about to expire. The Parking Pass system is available through your app store, although you can still pay with change or a credit card (in some locations) as well.    Marijuana advocates are upset at state lawmakers, who they have accused in a recent court filing of trying to circumvent the state statute process and keep their ballot measure off the ballot in November. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol filed suit against the state in Franklin County recently, arguing that state officials are illegally trying to keep their marijuana legalization bill off the ballot because Republican party leaders are opposed to recreational marijuana's legalization. The ballot measure would allow Ohioans over the age of 21 to buy and possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana as well as be able to grown their own plants at home. The controversy is over whether or not the coalition got their ballot measure submitted and approved in time for it to be eligible.    Also happening at the state level, abortion rights advocates are concerned about the recent Supreme Court decision that's been leaked recently at the federal level because Ohio legislators have two bills that have been called “trigger bans,” which will go into effect in Ohio in the event that the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, which seems all but certain to do later this year after a draft opinion written by Justice Alito was leaked recently. The bills are Ohio Senate Bill 123 and Ohio House Bill 598. Here in Dayton a rally for reproductive rights was held on Tuesday, with some participants dressed as characters from the Handmaid's Tale, the Hulu series about a dystopian future where authoritarian religious conservatives take over the American government.     The popular downtown Dayton coffee shop, Third Perk, will be opening a restaurant in West Dayton that will feature southern-style cooking. The new location would have carry-out service, and owner Juanita Darden is applying to receive $50,000 from the city's West Dayton Development Trust Fund to get the project started, in addition to the $200,000 that Third Perk will be investing. The restaurant would open on the site of an old restaurant at 3907 W. Third St.    Another restaurant that is opening even sooner and coming to downtown Dayton is Tony and Pete's Grocery and Cold Cuts, which is expected to open later this month in Dayton's Fire Blocks District. The store will have a small curated grocery section, which will include things like milk and eggs and beer and wine. There will also be a sandwich counter where people can order cold and hot sandwiches, salads, and sides.    If you're downtown this weekend on Saturday or Sunday in the UD area just know that restaurants and other places may be busy as UD holds its graduation services over the course of the two days. They have a new record number of undergraduates earning degrees at 1,655, and over 2,000 students will be awarded degrees in total.    A local filmmaker, Collin Brazie, is going to be premiering his new movie “Foxhole,” which is told from the perspective of five soldiers from three different wars, including the American Civil War, World War I, and the Iraq War. Brazie earned his MFA in film production and cinematography and specializes in narrative, documentary, and branded content. The premier will take place tomorrow, Saturday, May 7, at The Neon at 4:00pm. Ticket prices are $10.50 and can be purchased at the box office or neonmovies.com.   And now, here are some things to do next week and over the course of the remainder of this month:   Mariah Ivey, Thomas Ellison, and Siri Imani will be performing tonight, Friday May 6th, at the PNC Arts Annex. They are the organizers of the program Broken English: Dayton, and are partnering with visual artists Zuri Ali and Jamaal Durr for the pre-show, which will feature cocktails and artwork by the two artists. The cost to attend is $25 to $35 and tickets can be purchased at daytonlive.org.   If you're looking for an event for the whole family tonight, check out the Passport to MetroParks program going on tonight from 6:00 to 9:00pm at RiverScape MetroPark on Monument Ave. The event features live music, food trucks, family activities, and more. There will be prizes for those who complete their stamp passports by visiting all of the vendor booths, and the grand prize tonight is a $1,500 Huffy Motiric Adult Electric Folding Bike. Learn more at MetroParks.org.    Also tonight, May 6th, Black Violin will be performing at the Schuster Center at 7:30pm. Wil B and Kev Marcus are the duo members and their music blends classical with world music, R&B, and pop into a unique and amazing sound. Tickets range in price from $30 to $50 and can be purchased at daytonlive.org.    Just yesterday three art exhibitions opened up at the Contemporary Dayton. Those include Beverly Fishman's exhibition, “Cure,” George Rush's “Assisted Living,” and Mary Reid Kelley's and Patrick Kelley's “Night Kitchen.” You can see the art for free at the Contemporary's Dayton Arcade location now through July 22nd.    You may have heard of the band KISS. Well they'll be performing as part of their “End of the Road Tour” Thursday, May 12 at the Nutter Center. Tickets are still available starting out at $100. Visit nuttercenter.com for ticket information.    On Friday, May 13th, at 8:00pm, Rhapsody-N-Soul Georgia Me, who is known as the Queen of the Spoken Word, will be headlining an evening of poetry at the Dayton Arcade alongside Daytonians Ralph Farley and Leroy Bean, who will also be performing that evening. Find out more at arcadedayton.com.    The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company is hosting its annual gala this month entitled “Solstice: Mahogany Night,” on Saturday, May 14th. The event will feature a special dance program, food, cocktails, and more. The event will take place at the Marriott at the University of Dayton, and ticket prices range from $175 to $300.    On May 15th you can see young performers from the Dayton Ballet School at the Victoria Theater, where over 100 young performers will be performing “Alice in Wonderland.” The cost to attend is just $20, and tickets can be purchased at daytonlive.org.   On Thursday, May 19th at the PNC Arts Annex you can see the play “Friend Art,” by Sofia Alvarez, which looks at what happens when romantic entanglements and personal aspirations intertwine. The cost to attend is $22 and the play is recommended only for those who are 18 or older.    May 20th is National Bike to Work Day, and now is the time to get organized for the Fiver River MetroParks Bike to Work Day celebration and pancake breakfast as there are group challenges for the team with the most riders, the team with the most miles commuted, and more. The first 500 riders to register and check-in at the event receive a gift, and you can pre-register now online at MetroParks.org. The event takes place from 7:00-9:00am at the RiverScape Metro Park on Monument Ave. and features a free pancake breakfast, live music, a bike expo, and more, so hopefully I'll see you there!   Sideshow, one of the Dayton Yellow Cab's annual shows, is coming back this month on May 20th and 21st, after taking several years off due to Covid-19. This year performers will include Far From Eden, Tino, Nautical Theme, Snake Oil Revival, and more. Ticket information is available at yellowcabtavern.com.   TheatreLab Dayton will be ending its first season since rebranding from Dare 2 Defy Productions with the show “Something Rotten!” The show takes place at the Victoria Theatre on May 21st and 22nd and the cost to attend ranges from $18 to $63. You can purchase tickets at theatrelabdayton.org or daytonlive.org.    The Dayton Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra will be performing the show “Epic Opera” on May 21st and 22nd, which is a program that includes works by composers like Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, and more. The shows will take place at the Schuster Center and ticket prices range from $32 to $100. Visit daytonlive.org for tickets.   Carillon Historical Park hosts its annual “Party in the Park” event, AKA Fleurs de Fete, on my birthday, May 22nd, from 1:00-4:00pm. The event features over 200 wine samplings and food from local eateries, in addition to live music. Pre-sale tickets are $70 and you must be 21 or older to purchase tickets.    Traveling performers will be in town towards the end of the month to perform “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” at the Schuster Center from May 26th through the 28th. Tickets range in price from $29 to $89 and can be purchased at daytonlive.org.    Starting Friday, May 27th, the Dayton Theatre Guild will be performing “The Old Man and the Old Moon,” which will be directed by Jeff Sams. The show will run through June 12th. Tickets are $21 for adults, $19 for seniors, and $14 for students. Visit daytontheatreguild.org for tickets.   Standup comedian, actor, and TV show host, Donnell Rawlings, will perform at Wiley's later this month on May 27th and 28th. Tickets go for $45 and can be purchased online at wileyscomedy.com.    And of course, this Sunday is Mother's Day, so I just want to wish a Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms out there, including mine, and let you know that there are a number of restaurants doing specials for Mother's Day, including Jollity, Salar, Dublin Pub, Bar and Bistro at Top of the Market, and the Amber Rose.    That's it for this week's news roundup episode, and if you enjoyed this episode please be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend. As a reminder, there is now merch on the podcast's website, and I recently started offering a new service for local organizations where I will come and do Dayton-themed trivia for your employees or members, so if you're interested reach out at discoverdaytonpodcast@gmail.com. You can also find the transcripts for this news roundup episode in the show notes on my website, discoverdaytonpodcast.com. Thanks as always for listening, and stay funky, Dayton.

The concept of the birds and the bees was a simplified symbolic way to explain sex to youth, but sexuality of today is a more diverse and complicated topic. With more knowledge of the diversity of sexuality comes more questions, like when is the proper age to discuss what topics, and how involved should educators be in the discussions. Bills in various states which some have deemed “Don't Say Gay” bills limit when and how children learn about sex. The bills also raise questions on diversity, tolerance and inclusion. Ohio House Bill 616 is one of those bills. Curtis Jackson talks to Eva Goldfarb and Lisa Lieberman, professors of public health at Montclair State University, to discuss how and why a firm foundation in sex education for younger students matters in the long run.

Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT) President Melissa Cropper joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the successful organizing campaign of charter school, Menlo Academy teaching staff, Ohio House Bill 616 and two OFT members running for seats on the Board of the State Teachers Retirement System.        Shawn McDonnell, West Central Florida Labor Council President and Assistant Business Manager/Organizer and President of IBEW Local 915, was today's second guest. He talked about the challenge of getting apprenticeship ordinances enforced once they have been passed. He also discussed the difference between top down and bottom up organizing techniques and when to use each approach. 

In this inaugural episode the team sits down the Kieran Jennings to discuss property taxes in the state of Ohio. Kieran Jennings is the managing partner at Seigel Jennings a property tax law firm headquartered in Cleveland with offices in Columbus, Pittsburgh and Chicago. The conversation covered the basics of property tax law in Ohio, the valuation and appeals process along with perspectives on the positives and negatives of Ohio House Bill 126. Whether an established owner or new to the Ohio market, this episode has something for everyone!

Tim Dimoff-SACS Consulting spoke to Bill about Ohio House Bill 213 & 227 Conceal Carry - New Info - Laws

Here's what's in the news today: Ohio House Bill 480 would make abortion illegal at any stage (Buzzfeed News)Ohio House Republicans passed legislation that prohibits schools, colleges, and employers from requiring vaccinations (News 5 Cleveland)MSNBC has been banned from the Rittenhouse trial after a freelancer was cited for a traffic incident near the juror's van on Wednesday (LA Times)Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai is missing after alleging she was raped by a top Communist Party official (NPR)President Biden is considering a diplomatic boycott on the 2022 Winter Olympics (NBC News)Hours before the state of Oklahoma was scheduled to execute him, Julius Jones had his death sentence reduced to life without parole (NPR)House Rep. Kevin McCarthy has delayed a vote on the Build Back Better bill. (NY Times)

Ohio Federation of Teachers President Melissa Cropper addressed the “Backpack Bill,” Ohio House Bill 290, which could gut public education and provide a universal voucher to all students in Ohio regardless of income or the performance of their local public schools. She also spoke about student loan forgiveness and the alarming rate of student loan debt. UCOMM Blog Editor-in-Chief Kris LaGrange was also featured on today's episode of the AWF Union Podcast. He gave advice on what to do and what not to do when standing in solidarity with striking workers. LaGrange also encouraged unions to take advantage of having President Biden in office.

Today on the AWF Union Podcast, IBEW Local 567 Training Director Justin Walsh spoke about the job opportunities surrounding electric vehicles and electric vehicle maintenance, retirement security for IBEW members and organizing efforts in the different sectors at Amazon. Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel Senior Outreach and Education Program Specialist Andrew Tinkham was the second featured guest on the show today. He spoke about Ohio House Bill 117 to further repeal one of the customer-funded subsidy provisions of the problematic House Bill 6, AEP energy disconnections and how a consumer can prep their house for the winter season.

Carolyn Harding with Teresa Mills and Roxanne Groff, founders of the Ohio Brine Task Force, educating and organizing the people of Ohio regarding Oil & Gas liquid waste or, “Brine”, which is currently spread on our roadways for dust and ice control, sounding the alarm that this Brine is far more than salty water, in fact it's dangerous - it's Radioactive. For almost 30 years Teresa Mills has worked as a grassroots leader to help communities to find their voices, analyze data and develop strategic plans. She began her activism career by shutting down the Columbus trash Incinerator, which was polluting her neighborhood and was later defined as the largest emitter of dioxin in the country. Teresa is the Executive Director of the Buckeye Environmental Network, a statewide coalition of grassroots-focused groups. Today she works with Center for Health and Environmental Justice to train and assist grassroots leaders across the country. Teresa also coordinates CHEJ's small Grants Program Roxanne Groff graduated from Ohio University and made Athens County her home. In 1978 she co-founded Save Our Rural Environment (S.O.R.E.), a grass roots group protesting the permitting of strip mines in eastern Athens County. Her interest in state law and the lack of implementation of rules by the regulatory agencies, led her to run for and win Bern Township Trustee and then Athens County Commissioner. Recently Roxanne has been working with Athens County Fracking Action Network (ACFAN), and Buckeye Environmental Network, opposing permitting toxic radioactive injection wells in Ohio and opposing the sale of mineral parcels on public lands, especially the Wayne National Forest in Ohio. She has lived off the grid for 45 years on her pastoral homestead in rural Athens County. Two radioactive Brine Bills are before the 134th Ohio General Assembly, as we speak, Ohio House Bill 282 and Senate Bill 171, both written to establish conditions for the sale of Brine as a commodity. One such product, currently marketed under the name AquaSalina, was tested by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Results from the test revealed that this product contains high levels of Radium-226 and Radium-228. OHBrineTaskForce.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Kelley & Ferraro Attorney Dayna DePerro was the first featured guest today on the AWF Union Podcast. She spoke about probate and estate planning, end of life care, living wills and declaration of attorney.  Also featured on today’s show was Ohio Consumers’ Counsel Senior Outreach and Education Program Specialist Andrew Tinkham. He discussed the winter storm electrical blackouts in Texas, regional power supplies and Ohio House Bill 6.

Former top prosecutor on Ohio House Bill 6 bribery case expects no trial in 2021. Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments over whether state historical society can take over golf course built on ancient earthworks. Facebook officials dispute antitrust lawsuit filed by Ohio, other states. John Boehner dishes on former Ohio Gov. John Kasich. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Previously on the podcast, we discussed Kevin's Law and how it helps people in need get life saving medications. Now Representative Gayle Manning joins the podcast to describe her update to Kevin's Law (Ohio HB 37) that will also help patients ensure patients aren't denied by their insurance when a pharmacist writes an emergency prescription for them. Representative Manning is an amazing legislator, who clearly cares about people and her constituents. If you haven't listened to episode 41 yet, please do so before listening to this to get the full context of everything we discuss. Ohio House Bill 37: https://www.ohiohouse.gov/legislation/134/hb37 Kevin's Law 2 page printout: https://www.t1international.com/media/assets/file/Kevins_Law_Fact_Sheet.pdf Representative Manning's Ohio House page to reach out in support or get more information on how to bring this great law to your state: https://www.ohiohouse.gov/members/gayle-manning

Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale was featured today on the AWF Union Podcast. President Bloomingdale spoke about the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh being nominated for Secretary of Labor and the 2021 agenda for labor.Andrew Tinkham, Senior Outreach and Education Program Specialist for the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel was also featured on today’s podcast. He provided updates on Ohio House Bill 6, an OCC Ohio Supreme Court win and a natural gas standard choice offer.

Paul Hartshorn, Jr., National Communications Chair of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants representing the flight attendants of American Airlines was featured today on AWF Union Podcast. Hartshorn discussed the payroll protection program and how it helped flight attendants keep their income and jobs, how the industry responded to the pandemic over the last few months and new restrictions on service animals allowed on aircrafts.Also featured on the show was Andrew Tinkham with the Office of the Ohio Consumers Counsel. He mentioned updates on the Ohio House Bill 6, energy efficiency with holiday lighting and the winter reconnect program.

United Mine Workers of America Director of Government Affairs Phil Smith was a featured guest on the Nov. 16 edition of America’s Work Force Union Podcast. He spoke about carbon capture and storage, the Remington Arms Factory moving to Alabama and the old Remington owners terminating all but 22 of the original 600 employees at the plant and not giving them the severance pay they were owed according to their collective bargaining agreement.Andrew Tinkham with the Office of the Ohio Consumers Counsel also joined AWF Union Podcast today to speak with host Ed “Flash” Ferenc. He discussed Ohio House Bill 772 and how if it was passed it would repeal and replace the controversial Ohio House Bill 6, and how consumers can prepare their homes for the winter with some energy saving tips.

In this episode, Indiana Energy Crossroads podcast hosts Jared Noblitt and Jonathan Kopp talk to Tyler Duvelius, Executive Director of the Ohio Conservative Energy Forum about the ongoing controversy surrounding Ohio House Bill 6.

Deputy Director of the Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Trades Labor Management Cooperative Trust Gina Walsh returned to the podcast to speak about the upcoming virtual Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference. She also spoke about her background in the trades, how she worked her way up the ranks to the position she is in today and getting more women involved in the trades.Andrew Tinkham with the Ohio Consumers Counsel spoke on the podcast today about controversy surrounding Ohio House Bill 6, reviving Ohio House Bill 738 and other energy related issues.The final guest on this episode of AWF Union Podcast was Voting Booth Chief Correspondent and Senior Writing Fellow Steve Rosenfeld with the Independent Media Institute. Rosenfeld  discussed the upcoming election, voting rights and how technology is changing the politics and the party system.

Moments after Ohio Governor Mike Dewine signed Ohio House Bill 203 into law, Representative Scott Lipps joined me to discuss this bill he sponsored and why he thinks pharmacy and pharmacists are so important to the healthcare that he worked to expand what we can do for our patients. Representative Lipps has been a huge advocate for helping push pharmacy forward and fight against PBMs. He even discusses why he thinks pharmacy is a a bipartisan issue where common ground can be found to improve our healthcare in this country for all. I personally have met Representative Lipps and really love hearing him speak about the impact pharmacists can have on patients and in healthcare and highly encourage you to follow him and what he has done, especially with bills like Ohio HB 203! https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-203 http://ohiohouse.gov/p-scott-lipps Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottlippsforstaterep/ Twitter: @LippsForOhio

Ohio House Representative Tom Patton was the first featured guest on today’s episode of America’s Work Force Radio Podcast. Rep. Patton spoke about updates and changes on Ohio House Bill 6 as well as Ohio House Bill 308, which allows peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical workers with PTSD due to employment to be eligible for compensation and benefits regardless if they already suffer from an accompanying physical injury or not.Edan Alva, driver-leader and organizer with Gig Workers Rising discussed the organization’s push to end the misclassification of ride-share drivers and get them the protections and benefits they deserve.

Thoughts on Ohio House Bill 381 (Stand Your Ground Bill). What's new in Skip's music rotation. Reflections on not living in the past...and "Guess Who's Coming to the Cookout".

Jeremiah talks understanding the “awesome to suck ratio” and Ohio House Bill 178/Gun Laws --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jeremiah96/message

Our panel discusses a Loveland family who opened their home, NCAA pulls 2022 Cincinnati March Madness games, Santacon and more. Later, at 29:45, Brian is joined by WCPO reporter Lisa Smith to talk about Ohio House Bill 178, which would eliminate the requirement for concealed handgun licenses, if passed. Notable Links: Loveland family opens their home and their hearts to man experiencing homelessness NCAA pulls 2022 men's basketball tournament games out of Heritage Bank Center Relative of kidnapping, torture suspects says victim was willing Top things to do in Cincinnati this weekend: Dec. 12-15 Hamilton's Fretboard Public House hits all the right notes with small-batch brews and pub classics The Who: The Night that Changed Rock Would elimination of concealed gun licenses make Ohio safer?

This week on Hear Cincinnati, host Brian Niesz is joined by community reporter Lucy May, reporter/achor Evan Millward, and senior manager of enterprise/investigative Meghan Wesley to discuss a Cincinnati software company that is helping people with disabilities gain independence, Tracie Hunter's early release from prison, Hamilton County's large legal bills, a crash that destroyed the Ludlow-Bromley Yacht Club, and more. Later at 40:30, Brian is joined by WCPO reporter Mariel Carbone to discuss Ohio House Bill 285, which looks to establish a permanent Driver’s License Reinstatement Fee Debt Reduction Amnesty Program. The program helps to reduce or waive fees for people with low incomes. Notable Links: Cincinnati software uses smile power to give people with disabilities more independence Tracie Hunter to be released from jail Saturday — four months ahead of schedule Who was to blame for Hamilton County's $821k legal bill last year? PD: Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club ‘total loss’ after barge crash How this bill could change the downward spiral for people whose licenses have been suspended

Veteran Franklin County prosecuting attorney Michael Hughes joins us to discuss the Ohio House Bill 228, otherwise known as the Stand Your Ground bill. What are the political realities, what the law says as it stands now, and what the potential changes might be and what they would mean for people, as well as soon as who you should call first if you ever harm someone while acting in self-defense. How often do the prosecution and the defense agree? You might be surprised. Questions? Comments? podcast@ohiolegaldefense.com www.ohiolegaldefense.com/podcast Connect with us on Facebook: @OhioLegalDefense Support this podcast

Today Jay and Jeff talk about Ohio House bill 228 - otherwise known as Stand your ground. This topic was one of our listeners suggestions. Thanks Alexis!

In light of recent attempts at abortion bans and personhood initiatives, Mark discusses the “in house” debate within the pro-life movement regarding the strategy for achieving legal protection for the preborn. Mark spearheaded THE FIRST ABORTION BAN ATTEMPT IN US HISTORY in 2006--Ohio House Bill 228--in which he fought Right to Life forces tooth and nail to even get a hearing on the bill. Mark believes we need to be firing on all legislative cylinders and supports gradual measures and complete bans on abortion. Mark's rationale: We need to save some babies now on the way to saving every baby later. Sadly, Mark's show doesn't do the subject justice because there is much more that should be said. Neither incrementalists or “all or nothing” activists are likely to be satisfied with the broadcast because of the brevity of the program. The bottom line is that BOTH strategies have positives and negatives, but the use of gradual and strategic legislation has more positives and less negatives. There will be much more to come on this subject in future shows!

In this episode, Denise, Hanna, and Brad discuss the ramifications of Ohio's house bill 143 (concussion return to play or Zachary Lystedt law) and how it affects youth athletics in the school and recreational settings.