Mayor Andrew J. Ginther wants to fix our affordable housing problem – 54,000 central Ohio households spend more than half their income on housing – which disproportionately affects minorities. Median household income for Black households in Columbus is $35,569, which is 40% less than that of white households, and nearly 40% of Black workers make […]
Affordable housing needs a whole new approach Read Post »
Ohio houses some 50,000 men and women in its penitentiaries. Former warden Christine Money describes life inside the walls and an innovative program she now directs that helps inmates successfully reenter society. Some of these former offenders have been inside the walls for over 35 years, and almost all of them are doing exceptionally well.
This op-ed is for all the Democrats who criticized the 191 Republican representatives who did not vote to impeach Donald Trump and the 43 Republican senators who did not vote guilty. It’s easy, even justified, to say they acted cowardly and disregarded the plain facts, but we have since witnessed the wrath of the Republican
GOP’s 17 who stood against Trump deserve support Read Post »
It doesn’t matter whether we’re talking about ministers, lawyers or politicians, people say things that are either stunningly tone deaf or stunningly brazen or just plain dumb. Here are some examples. *** “It’s important that he thinks you’re hot.” –Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark, in his sermon at the First General Baptist Church in Malden, Mo.,
Yep, people really said these things Read Post »
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump asked Black Americans why they support the Democratic Party: “Look how much African American communities have suffered under Democratic control. . . . What do you have to lose by trying something new, like Trump? … You’re living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no
Democrats can’t afford to take the Black vote for granted Read Post »
It’s time for the nation to heal and come together, President Joe Biden tells us. We know from his inaugural address what we must avoid—”anger, resentment, hatred, extremism, lawlessness, violence, disease, joblessness, hopelessness.” And we’ve been told what we’re capable of doing—”We can right wrongs. We can put people to work in good jobs. We
Promoting unity—one person at a time Read Post »
Let’s admit it. Like it or not, state judges are politicians, and their party affiliation should be shown on general ballots, just like it is for every other politician. Party affiliation is not disclosed on judicial ballots because we like the fiction that judicial races are nonpartisan and, perhaps we’re even a little enamored of the
Let’s admit that state judges are politicians Read Post »
Shannon Hardin talks about how he got involved in politics, the inspiration he received from former mayor Michael Coleman, racial issues, police reform and the future he sees for Columbus Listen to the conversation from the Lawyer Up! podcast. ____________________________________________________ Lawyer Up! is produced by Behal Law Group lawyers Jack D’Aurora and John Gonzales ______________________________________________________________________________
Attorney John Fitch has taken on the cases of two women who were raped. One was 15 years old when raped, and the other was 11. The juries awarded $3.5 million and $20 million, respectively, in the two cases for the trauma these women suffered and still suffer. But state law caps the damages a
You’ve been raped?! Sorry, but Ohio’s tort reform law favors your rapist in court Read Post »
Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) talks about how the movement to repeal HB 6 has slowed to virtual stand still. What’s the problem? In large part, gerrymandering and dark money. Listen to the conversation. _________________________________________________________________ Lawyer Up! is produced by Jack D’Aurora and John Gonzales, partners in The Behal Law Group ______________________________________________________________________________
State Rep. Allison Russo on HB 6, gerrymandering and dark money Read Post »
In the 2016 presidential election, roughly 100 million eligible voters — not untypical — did not vote. Who are these people, and why don’t they vote? Pew Research concluded in 2006 that Americans who either vote rarely or aren’t registered to vote are much more likely than regular or intermittent voters to believe that voting
Who are the people who don’t vote and why don’t they? Read Post »
Toby Hoover, founder and former executive director of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, explains what it takes to reduce gun violence and why groups like hers are not trying to take away anyone’s guns. Listen to the conversation
Are gun safety advocates trying to take away your guns? Read Post »