Andrew Tobias
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#CLE fan. Lifelong Ohioan. Politics reporter. UFO believer. Lowkey exerciser. Slow runner. Daddy x2. “Total soy boy." Average man. [email protected]
Columbus, OH
Joined February 2010
House Republicans are holding a press conference to spike the football after they passed a pair of bills today that would cut future property taxes by an estimated $2.4 billion over the next three years. “STOP THE SPIKES” reads a graphic on a screen in the back.
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Ohio redistricting talks focus on three key districts as Democrats prepare repeal campaign https://t.co/tzzNqEzm00
signalohio.org
Republicans are preparing to help themselves add extra seats in Congress while Democrats are ramping up a threatened referendum campaign.
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Hell yeah
Anthony Thompson becomes Ohio State's first five-star commitment since Jared Sullinger
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The only scheduled testimony today is from the Democratic legislative leaders, who are presenting their proposal for an 8R-7D map. Antonio calls it “the most fair constitutional proposal in recent memory.”
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In her opening comments, Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio references how voters could repeal a Republican-only map. “I'm heartened to see the news accounts that folks outside of this commission and the legislature are currently preparing for the possibility of a referendum.”
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I’m at the Ohio Statehouse for the inaugural meeting of the Ohio Redistricting Commission. Gov. Mike DeWine has sworn in the members, and things are about to get underway.
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I wrote about this possibility in July, including some details on how it might work. https://t.co/LdsmZ55G4p
signalohio.org
Republicans hold all the levers when it comes to redrawing Ohio's congressional district lines. Here's a way Democrats may try to push back.
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U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is preparing to help raise money for a referendum campaign if Ohio Republicans pass a new congressional map without Democratic support, according to @allymutnick
https://t.co/e6RNvBmbP2
punchbowl.news
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is escalating his efforts this week to thwart Republicans’ nationwide redistricting push.
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In case you are wondering, BGSU's last big poll found: - Trump 51-44 over Harris - Brown 49-45 over Moreno - Issue 1 up 60-20 (this one was way off) https://t.co/OUJkxzvNKr
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The favorability results are interesting. They find: - Vivek Ramaswamy has a polarized public image, with high strongly favorable and strongly unfavorable responses - Amy Acton has the lowest unfavorable rating - Lots of people have no opinion about Ryan, Acton or Husted
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Bowling Green State University has a new poll out. It finds: - Amy Acton leads Tim Ryan in a Democratic primary 50-41 - Vivek Ramaswamy leads Acton 50-47 and Ryan 49-47 in a hypothetical general election - Sherrod Brown leads Jon Husted 49-48 https://t.co/z8iTil92Ao
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Smart!
Bought this jewelry during the Babylonian Age 2,000 years ago for 2 bushels of barley Today it’s worth 300 metric tons of goat meat It pays to invest for the long-term
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Come for the “edibles in bed,” stay for the blood-stained vacuum cleaner!
This is a must read with so many interesting details — Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Michael P. Ciccone fired Jennifer J. Ciccone, his chief deputy and chief of staff, after a falling out between the two former allies and controversial figures
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The way you know this photo is a rendering is that there would never be this many people cheering at a Cleveland Browns game https://t.co/uquF4TldE5
cleveland.com
Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin is challenging Mayor Justin Bibb’s $100 million settlement with the Browns, ordering the law director not to drop the city’s lawsuits without council...
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"What happened at the Ashland County Fair wasn’t about keeping things ‘family friendly.’ It was about silencing political dissent," says the party's attorney, former state attorney general Marc Dann.
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County fair officials said the buttons weren't "family friendly." The lawsuit says the fair still allowed for the display of shirts promoting marijuana and referencing violence. (AKA, typical tacky fair t-shirts.)
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The Ashland County Democratic Party has filed a federal lawsuit against the Ashland County Fair for throwing the party out of the fairgrounds. County Dems had been ejected over "Is he dead yet?" and "8647" buttons referencing Donald Trump.
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Inbox: Appeals court Judge Jill Lanzinger says she is running for for the Republican nomination for Ohio Supreme Court next year. She's the fifth Republican candidate, and the second relative of a former Ohio Supreme Court justice, to get in the race.
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Ohio candidates can now use campaign funds for personal security as political threats increase https://t.co/YVh4MG6FXk
signalohio.org
Following the ruling from the state elections commission, Ohio becomes the 15th state to formally OK spending campaign funds on security.
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