Issue 2

Obama Gets Boost In Battleground State From Failed GOP Effort

Posted 03.06.2012

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By Jeff Mason COLUMBUS, Ohio--As Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum fight to win Ohio's presidential primary on Tuesday, Republican hopes of victory...

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Ohio Dems Look To 2012 After Union Victory

AP | JOHN SEEWER and JULIE CARR SMYTH | Posted 02.11.2012

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Unionized teachers and retirees, local government officials, and veterans are among public workers running for office in an eff...

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John Celock

UPDATE: Democrats Get Enough Signatures To Overturn Ohio Voting Law

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.16.2011

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Democrats and progressives in Ohio have just over a week to gather 10,000 more petition signatures to force a referendum to overturn the state's contr...

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Mark Blumenthal

Post-Issue 2 Poll Has Bad News For Ohio GOP

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 01.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The defeat of Ohio's Issue 2 on Tuesday spells political trouble for Republican Gov. John Kasich and possibly for the Republican preside...

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Unions Flex Their Political Muscle In Ohio

AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 01.09.2012

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WASHINGTON — Union leaders said Wednesday their success in striking down an Ohio law curbing collective bargaining rights for public workers poi...

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Kindness Is Society

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 01.09.2012

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Robert L. Cavnar

As I watched news coverage last night of the vote to repeal Ohio's union busting law that newly elected Republican governor, John Kasich, rammed throu...

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Amanda Terkel

Big Wins For Progressives On Election Night

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 01.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Tuesday's elections saw big wins for progressives around the country, who blocked right-wing measures on issues of voting, labor, immigr...

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Election Day Scuffle Nearly Ends With Voter's Nose Being Bitten Off

AP | THOMAS J. SHEERAN | Posted 01.08.2012

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CLEVELAND — An Election Day poll worker tried to bite off a voter's nose during an argument Tuesday over a campaign sign, police and election of...

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Amanda Terkel

Election Day Shenanigans In Ohio Issue 2 Fight

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 01.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Union officials in Ohio are questioning whether proponents of an anti-labor ballot initiative are trying to trick opponents of the measu...

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State Measures Against Abortion, Unions, Health Care Laws On The Line

AP | By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS | Posted 01.08.2012

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ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The questions on the ballot range from undocumented immigration and union rights ...

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John Celock

Voters To Decide Fate Of Controversial Ohio Law

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.08.2012

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Ohio voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of the state's controversial collective bargaining law. Issue 2, a referendum on Senate Bill...

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Mark Blumenthal

Will Ohio Repeal Anti-Union Law? Hard To Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 01.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Two recent polls in Ohio suggest an overwhelming defeat in the offing for Issue 2, the ballot measure that would ratify Republican Gov. ...

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Time to Occupy Voting?: Progressive Upsurge Faces Tough Test in Ohio

Van Jones | Posted 01.07.2012

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In the first major election since Occupy Wall Street swept the nation, Ohioans have a chance on Tuesday to repeal draconian restrictions on labor rights.

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Battle In Ohio Reaches Its Peak

AP | JULIE CARR SMYTH | Posted 01.05.2012

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A ballot battle in Ohio that pits the union rights of public workers against Republican efforts to shrink government and limit ...

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Sarah Palin Sounds Off On Controversial Anti-Union Measure

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.04.2012

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Ohio's Issue 2, a referendum on a controversial law curtailing collective bargaining rights for public employees, picked up the endorsement of former ...

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Ohio Governor Fumbles Cleveland Browns Comeback Analogy

Posted 01.03.2012

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) fumbled the facts of Cleveland football history this week, when he tried -- and failed -- to make a sports analogy about her...

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Recall Walker Gains Momentum

Jim Worth | Posted 01.03.2012

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Jim Worth

In October paperwork was filed with the Government Accountability Board to gather signatures to recall Governor Scott Walker after just one year in office.

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Citizens United Spends Big On Ohio Anti-Union Measure

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.03.2012

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Citizens United, a conservative nonprofit group, is launching an ad Thursday supporting Ohio's Issue 2 costing over $100,000, reports Politico. The 50...

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John Celock

Future Of Ohio Collective Bargaining Law Discussed

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 12.31.2011

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A defeat of Ohio's controversial new collective bargaining law in the Nov. 8 referendum may not be the final death blow to parts of the bill. Polit...

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John Celock

Ohio Issue 2 Creates Strange Bedfellows At Occupy Cleveland

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 12.28.2011

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The battle to repeal Ohio's controversial collective bargaining law is being credited with creating a good relationship between Occupy Cleveland and C...

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John Celock

Gov. John Kasich To Face Little Long-Term Damage If Issue 2 Fails, Experts Say

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 12.27.2011

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With opinion polls showing Ohio's controversial law against collective bargaining heading for defeat in a Nov. 8 referendum, experts said that Gov. Jo...

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Fight Over Ohio Union Law Repeal Heats Up

Patch.com | Chris Mazzolini | Posted 12.20.2011

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Supporters and opponents of Issue 2 are waging full-scale war to win your vote....

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Mollie Reilly

MIke Huckabee Urges Voter Suppression In Ohio

HuffingtonPost.com | Mollie Reilly | Posted 12.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee encouraged supporters of an anti-union ballot measure in Ohio to stop its opponents from voting, ...

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Amanda Terkel

Dirty Tricks In Ohio Ballot Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Thirty television stations in the Ohio area have pulled an anti-union ad after news broke on Tuesday that the group behind it had co-opt...

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Amanda Terkel

Ohio Collective Bargaining Supporter Co-Opted By Anti-Union Forces

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.11.2011

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WASHINGTON -- An Ohio woman who is such a strong opponent of an upcoming ballot initiative that she is willing to appear in ads opposing the measure h...

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