Ohio voters could be asked to renew for the fourth time a state bond program that grants taxpayer funds to local communities for infrastructure projects.
Reps. Daniel Troy, D-Willowick, and Scott Oelslager, R-North Canton, plan to introduce legislation to continue funding what they call vital public works projects.
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said that her administration has not reached out to anybody that they would like to see fill the upcoming state Supreme Court vacancy.
“We’re looking for someone who is committed to the independence of the court, and we have not specifically reached out to anyone,” Hobbs said at a media availability on Thursday.
However, the choice will ultimately be hers to make.
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Former President Donald Trump is outperforming Vice President Kamala Harris among Hispanic male voters, according to an AP/NORC poll released Friday.
Just 36% of Hispanic male voters said Harris would make a good president while 42% said the same for Trump, according to the poll. Harris is holding on to her lead among Hispanic women voters, with 50% supporting the Democratic candidate while just 30% support Trump.
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It’s tomato season on our hobby farm. This year I planted an unprecedented variety of tomatoes since I got some for free from the local feed store. So into the ground they went. I figured if I got some fruit, great, and if not, it was worth a try anyway.
I’m pretty relaxed about my gardening efforts due to limitations from the two autoimmune diseases I live with. I’ve been dealing with a flare- up for some time, which has led me to reevaluate how I’m eating in an effort to reduce inflammation. That’s where the homegrown tomatoes come in.
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The American people believe the American political system is corrupt.
This is alarming – but it also represents an enormous opportunity.
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The latest polling suggests that the Republican Party is likely to retake control of the United States Senate in November, presenting further complications for the ruling Democratic Party regardless of the outcome of the presidential election.
As reported by Newsmax, the poll by the New York Times and Siena College focuses on three Senate races this year: Montana, Florida, and Texas. Despite Democratic efforts to take the former swing state of Florida or break through the traditionally red stronghold of Texas, both incumbents there are polling ahead of their challengers.
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The Florida school district that birthed Moms for Liberty as a repudiation of its COVID-19 mandates on their children is parenting the conservative group all wrong, so to speak, according to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Its Tuesday ruling smacked down Brevard Public Schools and four current and former school board members for unconstitutional restrictions on public comments at their meetings in a lawsuit by Moms for Liberty’s founding Brevard County chapter and its members, putting public schools on notice across the court’s jurisdiction of the Sunshine State, Alabama and Georgia.
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Cities with robust charter school programs have drastically lowered the performance gap between low-income students and their peers, a study published in October found.
The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) found that student performance rose in every city with a majority of low-income students when 33% or more are enrolled in charter schools, according to the report. Non-white students make up a large percentage of those benefiting from school choice policies.
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Senator Bill Hagerty on Friday said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been “far too slow” in providing relief to those in East Tennessee who were in the path of Hurricane Helene last month.
Hagerty told News Channel 11 the federal agency “has been far too slow to step up to the plate,” and its response plagued with “serious” issues with management and staffing problems.
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Democrats in Congress, including Ruben Gallego, voted to bring Afghans to the U.S. through Operation Allies Refuge (OAR) in 2021-2022 whose backgrounds were not thoroughly investigated first. One of them, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, was arrested on Monday and charged with “conspiring to conduct an Election Day terrorist attack in the United States on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO),” according to the Department of Justice.
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As the disastrous impact of Hurricane Helene reverberates through the nation and the southeast braces for the impact of Hurricane Milton, many Americans are calling out the tepid federal response from the Biden-Harris Administration even as billions of taxpayer dollars are ushered to foreign countries or into programs for illegal immigrants.
Hurricane Helene, which devastated sixteen states in the southeast from Florida to North and South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, has taken the lives of over 220 Americans, and left millions without food, shelter, or power.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $93 million to Wisconsin business owners to install solar panels and other renewable energy projects in rural pockets across the state.
The grants come after the USDA already allocated $27 million to Wisconsin businesses in June for the same purpose.
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Unexpectedly, Pennsylvania’s Millennial and Gen X voters are poised to elect the next president of the United States.
No longer adolescents, Millennials are adults striving for families and homeownership in a world of uncertainty. For Gen X, 30-year mortgages locked in at 3% feel great, though the launch of MTV is now closer to the attack on Pearl Harbor than today. Life is coming fast for both generations.
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Despite slight easing, finding employees continues to be a major issue for small businesses in Ohio.
The National Federation of Independent Business showed in its September jobs report that 34% of small business owners nationally continue to report job openings they can’t fill.
That’s a better number than in previous months, but NFIB Ohio State Director Chris Ferruso thinks business owners are still working to end the year strong.
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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Friday unveiled a new advertisement targeting Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein in battleground states, including Pennsylvania, condemning the independent presidential candidate for her lack of regret over former President Donald Trump’s victory in 2016.
A DNC press released said the ad targeting Stein will broadcast in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and on national cable stations. Stein’s campaign submitted its signatures to qualify for ballot access in Pennsylvania in June.
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Michigan families relying on the Family Independence Program can now stay on welfare for a longer period of time after a new law took effect Tuesday.
Senate Bill 932, sponsored by state Sen. Sarah Anthony, D-Lansing, and signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, extends the time families can receive cash assistance through the FIP from four to five years.
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A county Republican Party in Philadelphia on Thursday stated that four protesters entered its headquarters, walked up its stairs to the part of the facility being used by the Trump campaign, then cornered two women who were volunteering for former President Donald Trump.
The intimidation reportedly occurred in Delaware County, part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area, at the Media, Pennsylvania headquarters of the Delaware County Republican Party (Delco GOP).
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American small business uncertainty hit an all-time high and optimism remains low just weeks before Election Day, according to the latest survey.
The National Federation of Independent Businesses on Monday released the survey, which showed small business uncertainty rose last month to the highest level ever recorded by NFIB.
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I met Madeline Merlo at the 2024 CMT Next Women of Country event in Nashville in January. As is the norm, the women perform an acoustic set, and I specifically remember Merlo’s introspective song, “Make Up.”
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Four Democrats in the U.S. House sent a letter to Big Tech executives on Friday demanding increased censorship and scrutiny on their platforms after Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, arguing they must censor posts to protect users from potential scams and “misinformation” about federal agencies.
Representatives Deborah Ross (D-NC-02), Kathy Castor (D-FL-14), Nikema Williams (D-GA-05), and Wiley Nickel (D-NC-13) urged tech executives to “do substantially more” to combat social media “misinformation” that purportedly began in the wake of Hurricane Helene, in a letter first reported by Axios.
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Cheryl Fritze, director of News Operations for Michigan News Source, said the viral video posted on Thursday showing Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer feeding a Doritos chip to left-wing podcaster Liz Plank is “frankly disturbing” and “very offensive to an awful lot of people.”
The video shows Whitmer, wearing a Harris-Walz camo ball cap, hand-feeding a chip to Plank, kneeling in front of the governor.
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The Department of Justice has sued Virginia over removing non-citizens from its voter rolls ahead of the November election.
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A massive influx in non-English speaking students in Pennsylvania is overwhelming school districts across the state, and the logistical strain on administrators could be leaving other students behind.
The number of English Language Learners (ELL) in school districts in Pennsylvania has surged nearly 40% since 2021, forcing public schools to shell out more cash to try and meet the needs of these students, according to documents obtained via records requests and open-source information reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The surge for many schools began in the 2021-2022 academic school year, coinciding with the onset of the Biden-Harris administration and the subsequent border crisis.
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Democrats and the media have misrepresented the abortion policies of Republicans and the Democratic vice presidential nominee, claiming that the former are secretly much more strict than they are and arguing that the latter is not as liberal as he appears.
From Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s abortion policies as Minnesota governor to Republicans’ stance on a national abortion ban, Democrats have distorted both their own record and their opponents’ on abortion in the months leading up to the presidential election.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Pope Francis on Friday during his European tour where he is touting a “victory plan” for Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia. Francis and Zelensky met privately and talked for 45 minutes, according to The Associated Press.
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AUniversity of Kansas (KU) professor is no longer employed at the school as of Friday, after a video of him claiming men that do not vote for Vice President Kamala Harris because of her gender should be “lined up” and “shot,” went viral, according to local reports.
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A string of polls from legacy outfits has pointed to a shift toward former President Donald Trump in most of the major battleground states while Vice President Harris maintains a national lead, but some analysts see a critical disconnect between state and national polling that could suggest the Republican is on even stronger footing.
Harris currently leads Trump by 2.0% in the RealClearPolitics polling average, with 49.1% support to his 47.1%. That figure includes a Rasmussen Reports survey showing Trump with a two-point lead, a Reuters/Ipsos survey showing Harris up two, a Morning Consult poll with Harris up five, a Yahoo News poll with the race tied, and a number of other surveys. A New York Times/Siena College survey showed Harris up three points.
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Jeff Clark, former acting assistant attorney general during the Trump administration, said Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has been “radio silent” since he has challenged the campaign to release a single transcript of any case the vice president had allegedly argued while serving in her past prosecutorial roles in California.
Last month, Clark completed a comprehensive search into Harris’ background as a prosecutor, which failed to produce evidence that the vice president had ever led the prosecution of a single case at the local or state level.
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Governor Bill Lee’s Office announced Thursday that $100 million in state funds have been made available for 13 Tennessee counties impacted by Hurricane Helene.
Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties are eligible to request immediate financial assistance through the new Helene Emergency Assistance Loans (HEAL) Program.
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Recovery in Florida continued Friday morning following Wednesday’s overnight strike of Hurricane Milton that left 12 dead and millions without power.
Reports vary on the number killed, from as low as eight to as many as 14. An estimated three dozen tornadoes were part of the destructive force of high winds along with significant flash flooding.
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At a time when numerous battleground states have been tied in the presidential race, an election watchdog group notes that already this year, 29 elections have ended in a tie–including one for Congress.
The Public Interest Legal Foundation updated its Tied Elections Database in part to demonstrate the potential effect of even one illegal vote.
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A teacher who educates students receiving English as a Second Language (ESL) lessons in Middle Tennessee told Fox 17 Nashville on Wednesday that the number of students who do not speak English is straining the state’s resources.
The outlet reported an anonymous teacher reported 1,000 ESL students in one district, with 120 in kindergarten alone, and that many of the foreign-born students are years behind their American counterparts.
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The Common Sense Institute’s “Inflation Misery Index” said that inflation continues to have a stinging impact on Arizonans’ wallets.
According to the report, Arizonans spend $9,996 more each year compared to 2019. When adjusted for the usually expected 2% inflation yearly, it’s still a $6,276 difference. The report adds that 24% of the average Grand Canyon State’s household income was eaten up by inflation, or roughly $25,000.
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Dave McCormick is statistically tied with Senator Bob Casey among Pennsylvania voters, according to a Thursday poll released after their first debate on October 3, indicating the race may be tightening in the final weeks before Election Day.
The Emerson College survey of 1,000 likely Pennsylvania voters found the U.S. Senate race in a dead heat, with Casey leading at 47.7 percent and McCormick narrowly trailing at 46 percent.
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Governor Josh Shapiro confirmed on Thursday that he spoke with Elon Musk about potential investments in Pennsylvania after the billionaire executive spoke at the rally held by former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Shapiro explained to NBC News that Musk was attending a Pittsburgh Steelers game with entrepreneur Thomas Tull, who called the governor to connect him with the world’s richest man.
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Davos in the Desert, a civic organization in Arizona, held a daylong virtual seminar last Friday addressing how Democrats are destroying democracy. The event, titled Defending Democracy, featured numerous national experts, including Donald Trump’s former attorney and constitutional legal scholar John Eastman. Eastman spoke about whether Kamala Harris is ineligible to be president due to the natural-born citizen requirement of the 14th Amendment, whether that amendment applies to illegal immigrants, and how the Democrats are scheming to invoke its Section 3 to prevent Trump from taking office if he wins the presidential election.
Shawn Smith, who served more than 25 years in active duty for the United States Air Force, including as a colonel and now leads Cause of America, a nonpartisan nonprofit establishment to help grassroots American citizens restore integrity and trust in our elections, spoke about election laws the Democrats are violating.
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Ohio’s average mortgage rate is the 12th highest in the nation, according to a new report.
Personal finance website WalletHub, a for-profit business, also says a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September will have little impact on rates in the coming months because markets had previously accounted for it.
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If Donald Trump gets past Kamala Harris on Nov. 5, he’ll likely face a fiercer opponent in court – her campaign attorney, Marc Elias, who has vowed to fight the election outcome in every close state she loses.
The longtime Democratic Party lawyer has already filed more than 60 preelection lawsuits to stop Trump from becoming president again by combatting what he calls Republican “voter suppression” efforts such as requiring voters to provide identification at the polls. Echoing a standard Democratic talking point, Elias maintains that such requirements are “racist” strategies designed to make it harder for minorities to vote.
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Special counsel Jack Smith should not release more evidence in his case against former President Donald Trump during early voting, defense attorneys told the judge in a filing Thursday.
Allowing Smith to release the appendix attached to his motion on presidential immunity, which Judge Tanya Chutkan already allowed Smith to file on the public docket, would be a continuation of “overt and inappropriate election interference,” Trump’s attorneys argued.
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Former President Donald Trump appears poised to take every major battleground state in the 2024 election, according to his own internal polls.
The Republican led Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia (50%-45%), Arizona (49%-46%), Nevada (50%-47%), Pennsylvania (49%-48%), Wisconsin (49%-48%), Michigan (49%-47%), and North Carolina (48%-47%) in the latest Fabrizio/McLaughlin survey.
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National political reporter Neil W. McCabe reported live from the beach in Destin, Florida on Thursday’s episode of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show where he discussed the destruction Hurricane Milton left in the state just hours after the storm officially retreated out into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Inflation fell slightly in September amid fears of a hotter-than-expected economy following strong job gains in the month prior, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) release Thursday.
The consumer price index (CPI), a broad measure of the price of everyday goods, increased 2.4% on an annual basis in September and rose 0.2% month-over-month, compared to 2.5% in August, less than the 2.3% rate that was expected, according to the BLS. Core CPI, which excludes the volatile categories of energy and food, rose 3.3% year-over-year in September, compared to 3.2% in August.
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Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer managed to bewilder the internet on Thursday, starring in a strange video where she feeds left-wing podcaster Liz Plank a Dorito like she’s hosting an underground Eucharist ceremony.
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House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green sent a letter Thursday to the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, following a report from Just the News about the recent arrests of two Afghanistan nationals who were charged with planning an election day terror plot.
One of the suspects, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was arrested by the FBI on Monday and charged with multiple crimes including conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIS, according to the Justice Department announcement.
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New York City officials are reportedly looking to keep thousands of hotel rooms available for illegal migrants as the crisis in the Big Apple rages on, according to the New York Post.
The city’s Department of Homeless Services is seeking a contract with local hotels to provide roughly 14,000 rooms in order to shelter migrants through 2025, according to a report from the New York Post. The city anticipates spending on migrants in need of housing for the current fiscal year and the past two years combined will surpass $2.3 billion, with a significant amount of these costs going toward hotel rent.
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Recovering journalist and Nashville-area public affairs expert Clint Brewer said the different approaches taken by both presidential campaigns regarding media exposure stem from both parties’ candidates’ abilities when handling the media on a national scale.
Acknowledging how Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz have had “selective” and “controlled” interactions with the media as opposed to former President Donald Trump and U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) being widely available to the press, Brewer said both campaigns have to “play with what they’ve got” in regards to media exposure.
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Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Tennessee Star, said Vice President Kamala Harris’ blunders on the presidential campaign trail are so significant that “nobody would believe it” if she was elected president in the November 5 general election.
During Tuesday’s edition of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, Leahy dedicated a segment to Harris’ questionable move to attack Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ preparation for Hurricane Milton, specifically the governor’s lack of communication with Harris ahead of the storm.
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On the eve of Hurricane Milton’s landfall on a disaster-weary Florida, FEMA, the nation’s disaster relief agency reported a stark shortage of frontline workers available to be deployed: just 8% of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s vaunted Incident Management personnel were still available for deployment.
The stunning declaration in Wednesday’s Daily Operations Briefing exposed the longtime impact of FEMA’s expanding work on unrelated missions like COVID funerals and illegal immigrant services, a crisis created by a worker shortage, a workforce morale issue and the reality of burnout from a increasingly frenetic natural disaster pace.
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Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, died Thursday after suffering a stroke. She was 96.
Kerry Kennedy, her daughter, first announced her mother’s death, on social media, saying the stroke had occurred last Thursday and that she had been hospitalized.
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Kari Lake and Ruben Gallego participated in their only U.S. Senate debate Wednesday evening, hosted by the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission. Lake hit the issue of border security repeatedly, referencing Gallego’s “dumb stupid border wall” comment, while Gallego, who referred to “illegals” when discussing the border, tried to pick apart previous statements she’d made based on technicalities.
Gallego provided his opening statement first. He criticized Lake for saying she is the authentic governor since there was fraud in the 2022 election, and complained about election officials receiving threats. However, Lake herself and many election integrity investigators regularly receive death threats, but these threats are not reported in the media.
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