DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND (WOIO) – Today the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) Site Selection Committee (SSC) voted to narrow the list of sites in contention for the 2016 Republican National Convention from eight to six cities. Cities moving on to the next round of consideration are Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, and Las Vegas. A […]
Last weekend, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (pictured) employed compassion and critical thinking in her critique of her party. Speaking before a reported “cheering crowd at the annual gathering of California Republicans in the San Francisco suburb of Burlingame,” Rice focused on the issue of immigration, though the logic can be applied to the […]
Jesse Jones (pictured), a Washington, D.C., man, disappeared while celebrating his 83rd birthday earlier this month, NBC Washington reports. Officials are searching for Jones who was last seen March 11th at 3 p.m. at the Busboys and Poets Restaurant. He was dining with fellow senior citizens from the Residences of Thomas Circle retirement home when […]
So if I am to believe select political journalists, Paul Ryan can employ racist tropes to promote policy with racist outcomes, but none of us can call him racist. There was a bit of an online debate over the Think Progress headline “Paul Ryan Blames Poverty On Lazy ‘Inner City’ Men.” During an appearance […]
*A Minnesota legislator sees nothing racist about his tweet suggesting that the NBA, (in which three-fourths of the players are black), is full of criminals. Rep. Pat Garofalo, a fifth-term Republican from Farmington, tweeted Sunday night: “Let’s be honest, 70% of teams in NBA could fold tomorrow + nobody would notice a difference w/ possible […]
(Toledo News Now) – State lawmakers are hung up over how many extra calamity days to give Ohio schools this year after hazardous winter weather. Snow and frigid temperatures led many districts across Ohio to exhaust their five allowable calamity days. Some canceled classes for 10 or more days. The House rejected Senate changes […]
CLEVELAND – UPDATE: RNC Chairman Reince Priebus announced Thursday morning Cleveland is one of eight cities to move to the next phase of consideration to host the 2016 Republican National Convention. The theme of Cleveland’s 2016 Republican National Convention pitch is simple, “Start here. Finish here.” The new website promoting the pitch went online […]
The changes are sitting well with African-Americans, especially those living in Cuyahoga County, who make up a huge portion of submitting ballots during election season. Ohio voters will no longer be able to take part in early voting on Sundays or weekday nights, according to hours set by Secretary of State Jon Husted. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Some heavy-hitting politics make take place in this great city on the lake. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald have announced their intention to attract and secure a national nominating convention to Cleveland for 2016. On Tuesday, February 25, 2014, FitzGerald will introduce legislation to the Cuyahoga County Council that […]
Here’s how Congressman Chaka Fattah is making Living History e Congressman Chaka Fattah is a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee. This committee is responsible for setting spending priorities of over $1 trillion in annual discretionary funds. Congressman Fattah is Ranking Member (senior Democrat) on the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and […]
Naturally, a person who thinks sensitivity is overrated is the same one serving as a prime example of its necessity. As reported by the Colorado Statesman, Black and Latino Democrats are working on legislation to address various economic disparities between White Coloradans and those of color. Besides merely wanting to do the right thing, […]
When have the GOP ever really been right? Almost never. Listen to “The D.L. Hughley Show” list the top 10 things the GOP get wrong…