Ohio – U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno is offended that some members of Congress displayed Ukrainian flags during President Donald Trump’s Tuesday speech, so he wants to prohibit foreign flags from flying on Capitol Hill.
Today, we’re discussing an attack on free speech in Ohio.
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Here’s what we’re asking about today.
Perhaps it’s just the Ohio Senate that doesn’t care what voters say. How has the Ohio House proposed a marijuana bill that is much more closely aligned with what voters expressed in their overwhelming support for marijuana legalization?
One of the pages from the authoritarian playbook is to suppress free speech, which is guaranteed by the US Constitution. How is new Senator Bernie Moreno disrespecting the Constitution he swore to uphold by attempting to limit free speech?
How did Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur vote with members of the opposing party in an effort to promote civility, demonstrating that some in Congress are more concerned with doing the right thing than partisanship?
Cuyahoga County is ready to support federal workers who have lost their jobs as a result of the Trump administration’s chaotic job cuts. How?
If Donald Trump cuts the funds that were used to expand Medicaid in 2013 to provide a healthcare safety net to millions more people, how many Cuyahoga County residents will lose medical coverage?
Remember the street takeovers last year by daredevils riding street bikes or driving hot rods? How harshly did a judge punish a couple of people charged in the mayhem?
Protests are currently one of the only ways to get lawmakers’ attention. What was on the minds of a few dozen protesters outside the Statehouse on Thursday?
Donald Trump has stated unequivocally that he wants to abolish government offices that support minority groups. The Cleveland city government has long done so. Did City Council and Mayor Justin Bibb give in to Trump’s pressure during this year’s budget process?
