divisive concepts
Lawmakers shouldn’t be able to flee from questions on ‘divisive concepts’ bills
It is not a good look when a member of the Ohio House of Representatives is caught on camera fleeing members of the press while asking them not to “harass” her. What made it even more exceptionally odd was that this member of the Ohio House, state Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, happened to have previously […]
Comments about the Holocaust from representative sponsoring ‘divisive concepts’ bill raise concerns
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. As the debate over a “divisive concepts” bill rages on across […]
Putin rewrote Ukraine’s history. Ohio Republicans are rewriting American history
Americans are united in denouncing Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, including how he has justified it with a warped view of Ukrainian history and has crushed Russian dissent. Meanwhile, in Ohio, Republicans recently held hearings on legislation promoting a warped view of American history while crushing potential dissent. Unlike Ukrainians, we’re not under deadly assault, […]
Students, educators fight against bill that would prohibit teaching ‘controversial’ topics
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. Students and educators across Ohio rallied Wednesday against the controversial house […]
Book bans accelerate in Ohio as new bill aims to prohibit ‘controversial’ topics
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. Calls for book bans are quickly becoming more and more common […]