Former Congressman, Fox News personality, and investment banker John Kasich is running on the Republican ticket for governor of Ohio.
During his 18 years in Congress, Kasich was an architect of the failed Washington-Wall Street trickle-down policies that got us into this economic mess. He voted to give China favored trade status and supported free trade agreements like NAFTA, both of which cost Ohio thousands of jobs.
Then he went to Wall Street and cashed in on these policies at Lehman Brothers, the firm whose collapse marked the beginning of the global economic crisis.
Now Congressman Kasich wants to bring these failed policies–and his radical agenda–to Ohio.
Join up with AFSCME and other partners this Saturday as we call on members of the Ohio Congressional delegation to support HR 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act as it comes to a vote in the House of Representatives next week.
Saturday, July 25, 2009, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Ohio State House North Plaza
(Broad Street between High and Third)
Rallly Partners Include Progress Ohio, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Council 8, Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA), Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE), and AFSCME Retirees Chapter 1184.
For more information, contact Aryeh Alex at aalex@afsmce.org, or 513.478.5928
Ohioans call on Representatives Driehaus, Space, Boccieri and Tiberi to vote yes on HR 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act. The bill is a uniquely American solution to the health care crisis. HR 3200 includes the choice of a public health insurance plan that will compete with private insurance companies to keep them honest and lower costs.
Here's a summary of UAPA's position on ballot issues 1, 2, 5 and 6:
Issue 1: Vote YES.
Issue 2: Vote YES.
Issue 5: Vote YES.
Issue 6: Vote NO.
ProgressOhio has conveniently deciphered the ballot issues and summarized them in a one page document. And here's a sample ballot of endorsed Democratic candidates to print and take with you to the polls.
UAPA's positions on the ballot issues align closely with those of the editors from Ohio's largest daily newspapers:
A record voter turnout is expected for the 2008 U.S. presidential election, and that prediction will put new election law reforms to the test. According to America.gov, in 2004, 125 million people voted in the presidential election, about 88 percent of registered voters. Experts believe that turnout in 2008 will be somewhere between 125 million and 200 million voters, the highest numbers in recent memory.
Progressives should be alert to the race for the Ohio School Board, where the issue of creationism is unfortunately is being overlooked by many.
In District 6 (Columbus metro), candidate Kristen McKinley can be counted on to fight against efforts to put "intelligent design" aka creationism into the statewide science curriculum. Schools are obligated to follow state standards, so our votes for state school board candidates do count!
Ask yourself one question, "Is 391 percent interest too high?" Yes!
Now you know how to vote on Issue 5, Ohio's payday loan referendum that gready lenders are trying to get on the Nov. 4 ballot.
Upper Arlington Progressive Action first brought this to your attention several months ago when we learned about the effort to reform payday lending. We applauded the passage of House Bill 545, which reduced the annual percentage of interest that can be charged down to 28 percent.
As Ohio Democrats pack for their national convention in Denver next week, they have quietly rolled up an advantage that almost no one has noticed: nearly a million more registered voters than Republicans.
Almost three times as many Ohio voters have become Democrats as have become Republicans since the summer before the last presidential election.
Join up with AFSCME and other partners this Saturday as we call on members of the Ohio Congressional delegation to support HR 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act as it comes to a vote in the House of Representatives next week.
Friday, August 22, 2008