👍🏼"#Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur extends tenure as longest-serving woman in US House with election win

Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur has won another term in the U.S. House after defeating a Republican state lawmaker endorsed by #Trump--WaPo

Who will DeWine appoint to fill Vance's senate seat?

#Ohio #senate

Via Democracy Docket:

NEW: #Ohio Supreme Court rules Attorney General David Yost (R) unlawfully rejected the proposed Ohio Voters Bill of Rights amendment. Yost's rejections prevented the measure from being placed on the November ballot.

I had not seen this bonkers story, kudos to #TRMS for reporting it.

#BernieMoreno’s staff uses black box spy #VoiceScrambler tech so his words cannot be recorded after his “women over 50 are crazy” for caring about #AbortionRights comments.

via Business Insider

#Ohio #Senate #VoteBlue #SherrodBrown #SherrodBrownFightingForOhioans #ReproductiveRights #WomensHealth #WomensRights #USpol #OHpol #FreePress
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Ohio GOP Senate candidate uses tech to drown out audio recordings

Moreno's campaign acknowledged using a device that suppresses audio recordings to interfere with his opponents' ability to track him.

^{Bryan Metzger (Insider)}

Bernie Moreno: wage thief, racist, misogynist, and now, fucking recording device scrambling freak!

Ohio GOP candidate in key Senate race uses anti-recording tech to combat 'trackers'
businessinsider.com/bernie-mor…

#VoteSherrodBrown #BernieMoreno #Ohio #GOPCrook #GOPLiar #GOPRacist

Ohio GOP Senate candidate uses tech to drown out audio recordings

Moreno's campaign acknowledged using a device that suppresses audio recordings to interfere with his opponents' ability to track him.

^{Bryan Metzger (Insider)}

NEW: Before Springfield, #Ohio, became a flashpoint in the #immigration debate, #Trump and right-wing pundits exploited a police chief’s plea for resources to claim Whitewater, #Wisconsin was being subjected to an “invasion.” The truth is much more complicated.

#Government #News #Midwest #Immigrants #Police

propublica.org/article/immigra…

How Immigration Is Affecting Whitewater, Wisconsin

Before Springfield, Ohio, became a flashpoint in the immigration debate, Trump and right-wing pundits exploited a police chief’s plea for resources to claim Whitewater was being subjected to an “invasion.” The truth is much more complicated.

^ProPublica

The Small Midwestern Cities That Could Play a Pivotal Role in This Year’s Elections
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For all the talk about big-city Democrats and rural Republicans, it's the voters in overlooked places like Sandusky, #Ohio, and Racine, #Wisconsin, who could decide everything from key congressional races to the presidency.

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#News #Midwest #Election2024 #Vote #WorkingClass #Industry #Economy #Labor

Small Midwestern Cities Could Be Key to 2024 Elections

For all the talk about big-city Democrats and rural Republicans, it’s the voters in overlooked places like Sandusky, Ohio, and Racine, Wisconsin, who could decide everything from key congressional races to the presidency.

^ProPublica