Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. State Representative Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson) and Rep. Ron Maag (R-Lebanon) held a May 1 press conference announcing the introduction of two bills which would make Ohio the 25th workplace freedom state. Roegner has drafted legislation to prevent private-industry labor unions from taking dues as a condition of… Continue reading Workplace Freedom Bills Introduced in Ohio House
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Government Unions Lead 2013 Political Spending
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Public employee unions were the biggest spenders of all Ohio political action committees (PACs) during the first three and a half months of 2013, based on data released last week by the secretary of state. Sorting PAC reports by expenditures from January 1 through April 17, government unions held… Continue reading Government Unions Lead 2013 Political Spending
Ohio House Passes Budget Without Medicaid Expansion
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. The Ohio House of Representatives passed biennial budget House Bill 59 (HB 59) on April 18 without Governor John Kasich’s proposed Medicaid expansion, calling instead for a separate debate on the issue. There is no deadline for states to expand Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable… Continue reading Ohio House Passes Budget Without Medicaid Expansion
Medicaid expansion myths vs. math
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Ohio’s debate over the Obamacare Medicaid expansion has been distorted by a media eager to carry water for bigger government, unquestioningly repeating talking points that collapse under any amount of scrutiny. Please share this video to help Media Trackers counter the fact that Ohio’s major newspapers have endorsed… Continue reading Medicaid expansion myths vs. math
Ohio Socialized Medicine Lobby Rallies Like It’s 2009
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Hundreds of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Medicaid expansion advocates rallied in front of the Ohio Statehouse on April 11, 2013, calling for the General Assembly to expand the entitlement program at an annual cost of billions in federal spending and hundreds of millions in state… Continue reading Ohio Socialized Medicine Lobby Rallies Like It’s 2009
John Kasich’s Billion-Dollar Medicaid Expansion Bluff
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Governor John Kasich has wagered he can pressure the Republican-controlled Ohio General Assembly into expanding Medicaid by telling legislators they cannot stop billions in federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) spending. With the complicity of Ohio’s media, he may be right. The governor, a Republican… Continue reading John Kasich’s Billion-Dollar Medicaid Expansion Bluff
Medicaid Expansion Would “Save” Money by Increasing State, Federal Spending
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Governor John Kasich and other supporters of expanding Medicaid in Ohio make a strange economic case for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Medicaid expansion, portraying millions in new state spending as responsible because it would be offset by billions in new federal spending. The… Continue reading Medicaid Expansion Would “Save” Money by Increasing State, Federal Spending
We Are Ohio Phases Out “No Rights At Work” Propaganda
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Union campaign committee We Are Ohio replaced its “No Rights At Work” logo on Facebook, where the group has 110,000 fans, the day after Media Trackers published a video of We Are Ohio leaders unable to cite any rights “No Rights At Work” would take away. The previous slogan was traded… Continue reading We Are Ohio Phases Out “No Rights At Work” Propaganda
More Than a Quarter of Ohio Doctors Reject New Medicaid Patients
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Only 72 percent of Ohio’s office-based physicians accepted new Medicaid patients in 2011, a Health Policy Institute of Ohio (HPIO) report released this month noted. Many doctors reject Medicaid because the entitlement program limits costs by underpaying care providers. The HPIO report also explained that President Obama’s Patient Protection… Continue reading More Than a Quarter of Ohio Doctors Reject New Medicaid Patients
Universal Health Care Action Network Helps Gov. Kasich Pressure Ohio House
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. The contents of a March 15 Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio (UHCAN Ohio) web training for progressive activists interested in lobbying for Medicaid expansion bore a striking resemblance to talking points from Governor John Kasich and his administration. Kasich, a Republican, has decided to pursue billions in… Continue reading Universal Health Care Action Network Helps Gov. Kasich Pressure Ohio House