Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. The Columbus Dispatch has tried for over 8 months to guilt the Ohio General Assembly into expanding Medicaid, backing Governor John Kasich’s fight for Obamacare funding by giving advocates of the policy glowing coverage and marginalizing critics. Since Gov. Kasich released his budget plan on February 4, Dispatch reporters have… Continue reading Columbus Dispatch Devotes 8 Months to Medicaid Expansion Advocacy
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Boilermakers Union Spends $159 per Member on Officer Pay, Events
Members of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB) pay an average of $76.05 towards the salaries and expense reimbursements the union pays its top officers, plus $83.20 to cover the cost of conferences including officer trips to Switzerland and Italy. The Boilermakers union reported membership of 57,203 to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for the fiscal… Continue reading Boilermakers Union Spends $159 per Member on Officer Pay, Events
Another Day, Another Bug in Ohio Obamacare Exchange Registration
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. The second day of registration for the Obamacare “Health Insurance Marketplace” in Ohio brought a new waiting screen and a new error making it impossible to complete the mandatory application for federally-approved, federally-subsidized health insurance. After sitting through an updated “We have a lot of visitors on the… Continue reading Another Day, Another Bug in Ohio Obamacare Exchange Registration
Adventures in Socialized Medicine: Ohio Registration at HealthCare.gov
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. In Ohio and the 26 other states that refused to create Obamacare exchanges, the “marketplaces” scheduled to begin taking registrants today will be entirely run by the federal government. What’s the worst that could happen? “The Health Insurance Marketplace is Open,” announced a welcome message at HealthCare.gov. In… Continue reading Adventures in Socialized Medicine: Ohio Registration at HealthCare.gov
Ohio Education Association Dumps Teachers’ Dues into Leftist Politics
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. The Ohio Education Association (OEA), Ohio’s largest labor union, claims to speak for all teachers while subjecting its members to a constant barrage of leftist politics. This has been the case for years and remains true today, as evidenced by even a casual glance at OEA communications. OEA’s adoration… Continue reading Ohio Education Association Dumps Teachers’ Dues into Leftist Politics
Gov. Kasich Sticks To False, Pseudo-Christian Obamacare Rhetoric
Ohio Governor John Kasich keeps repeating his false claim that expanding Medicaid would “get our money back,” his insistence that God wants more entitlement spending, and his allusions to circumventing standard legislative procedure to implement a key piece of Obamacare. In a September 16 question and answer session with the press filmed by Youngstown Vindicator reporter Marc Kovac, the Republican governor… Continue reading Gov. Kasich Sticks To False, Pseudo-Christian Obamacare Rhetoric
Solidarity? Meet America’s 100 Highest-Paid Union Bosses
A total of 428 American labor union officers and employees were paid more than $250,000 in 2012, in stark contrast to union propaganda expressing solidarity with “the middle class.” In DC and the 26 states without Right to Work laws, the dues used to pay union salaries can be taken from workers as a condition of employment. The… Continue reading Solidarity? Meet America’s 100 Highest-Paid Union Bosses
Ohio Groups Granted $3 Million To Recruit Obamacare Enrollees
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Five Ohio groups have been granted a total of more than $3 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help Ohioans enroll in federally-approved, federally-subsidized health insurance plans, HHS announced on August 15. As the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported last month, the largest grantee by far is the… Continue reading Ohio Groups Granted $3 Million To Recruit Obamacare Enrollees
Discussing Medicaid Expansion on 55KRC in Cincinnati
I discussed some of the awful arguments being used by Gov. Kasich and other Obamacare Medicaid expansion advocates in an interview this morning with Brian Thomas on 55KRC in Cincinnati. The full August 29, 2013 show is available at 55KRC.com, and you can listen to my segment using the player below.
Jim DeMint: Ohio Should Reject Medicaid Expansion “Fool’s Gold”
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Jim DeMint, president of The Heritage Foundation and formerly a U.S. senator from South Carolina, described the promise of Obamacare Medicaid expansion funding as “fool’s gold” in an August 26 interview with Media Trackers. “I hope the people of Ohio will not take what I call fool’s… Continue reading Jim DeMint: Ohio Should Reject Medicaid Expansion “Fool’s Gold”