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Vote-by-mail status at risk

voteAbsentee ballots give voters an opportunity to vote at their own pace, without the pressure of the long line behind them. They can have the data they have collected on the issues and the candidates at their side to refer to.

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7,000 line up to seek employment

close_up_crowd_webBeing happy with the turn out Fudge also stressed the importance of follow up. She knows having a job fair is the start, but follow up makes it happen.

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Ohio Dems vote ‘no’ on Debt Deal

8-3_Marcia_Fudge_webThe House approved the bill 269 to 161, with conservative opponents joined by a number of liberal Democrats upset that it cut too much and didn’t raise taxes on corporations or the richest Americans.

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The much debated Senate Bill 5 is headed to the Nov. ballot

SB_5Senate Bill 5 would place limits on collective bargaining, changing the way more than 350,000 public workers have negotiated contract terms for nearly three decades. The new law also prohibits strikes and enables state and local governments and schools to base employee pay decisions on performance.

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Obama picks former Ohio AG to lead consumer watchdog agency

CORDRAY_RICHARD_web“Richard Cordray has spent his career advocating for middle class families, from his tenure as Ohio’s Attorney General, to his most recent role as heading up the enforcement division at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,” said Obama.

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Governor Kasich in Cleveland to hail new prison sentence reform law

KasichThe recently passed sentencing reform law will reduce crime and save lives. That's what Gov. Kasich spoke about at Mount Sinai Baptist Church in Cleveland. About 12,000 low level Ohio offenders spend less than a year in a state prison where they are exposed to far more dangerous criminals says Kasich.

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Congresswoman Marcia Fudge takes on restrictive and discriminatory voting policies

Congresswoman_Fudge_at_Liberty_Hill_web“Not since the days of Jim Crow have we seen such a blatant and deliberate attack on the right of all Americans to vote. In the name of election reform, new barriers threaten to disenfranchise millions of citizens.

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