2014 January

01.31.14

Media Roundup » 01/26/14 through 01/31/14

Nick Worner

* ACLU of Ohio Mentioned
- State constitution panel has ‘hobbling start’ – Columbus Dispatch, 1/26
- Traffic enforcement cameras violate due process rights: Ohio Rep. Dale Mallory – Cleveland.com, 1/26
- Ohio parents’ lawsuit accuses teacher of duct-taping girl with disabilities to chair, screaming at kids, stealing snacks – AP, 1/26
- South Side neighborhood installs own cameras – Columbus Dispatch, 1/27*
- Study details Ohio nonprofits’ funding, needs – Columbus Dispatch, 1/27
- Early Voting Could Move Outside Downtown – Cincinnati CityBeat, 1/27
- Rights of mentally ill key in legislative debate – Columbus Dispatch, 1/27
- Officials investigate whether executed killer faked suffocation – Columbus Dispatch, 1/27
- Private Prisons: The Case for Divestment – Huffington Post, 1/27
- New Tech Brings Convenience, Privacy Concerns – The Sound of Ideas, 1/28*
- Traffic camera court ruling has Cleveland suburbs mulling options – Cleveland.com, 1/28
- Deregulating elections is handing a megaphone to wealthy special interests: Bryan Stewart – Cleveland.com, 1/28
- First-term Ohio House lawmakers finding their way – Columbus Dispatch, 1/28
- Ohio lawmakers to consider state-run prison factories – Cleveland.com, 1/28*
- Ohio may exclude teachers from gun accident liability – Dayton Daily News, 1/28
- Abortion is a medical, not a political, issue – Cincinnati Enquirer, 1/28
- Get some traction – Columbus Dispatch, 1/29
- Husted weighs in on early voting location – Cincinnati Enquirer, 1/30
- Neighborhood surveillance – Columbus Dispatch, 1/29
- Husted touts track record, says Ohio is among nation’s leaders in voting security – Clevleand.com, 1/30
- Watch yourself in mayor’s court – Cincinnati Enquirer, 1/30
- Police carry special drug to reverse heroin overdoses – USA Today, 1/31
- Statehouse off-limits for gay ceremonies – Columbus Dispatch, 1/31
- Akron man latest Ohio inmate to be freed by DNA testing – Columbus Dispatch, 1/31
- Pete Seeger let his conscience be his guide: editorial – Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1/31
- Ruling on abortion clinic to come Friday – Cincinnati Enquirer, 1/31
- Judge: Sharonville abortion clinic can stay open as it appeals a state order to close – AP, 1/31
- Ohio public school considers anti-gay, ‘Christian’ commentator for coaching job – Outlook Columbus, 1/31*
01.27.14

Demand More From Your Legislators

Kimberly Millhoan

Most lawmakers are smart, passionate people who must focus on a multitude of issues on our behalf. But what happens when that passion becomes an obsession with one issue?

The current avalanche of abortion-related legislation is a perfect example of what happens when our leaders become fixated on one controversial topic.
01.25.14

Media Roundup » 01/18/14 through 01/24/14

Nick Worner

* ACLU of Ohio Mentioned
- Proposed law sparks debate over student expulsions – Hamilton County Journal News, 1/19*
- Egregious execution – Toledo Blade, 1/19
- Dispatch special report: Private cops being shielded from the public – Columbus Dispatch, 1/19
- Ohio judge to rule on refund of fines from village’s traffic cameras, which he calls a ‘scam’ – Cleveland.com, 1/20
- Bill clarified that state auditor’s authority over JobsOhio’s books is limited: How they voted – Cleveland.com, 1/20
- Legislative Democrats push anti-death penalty bills following controversial execution – Cleveland.com, 1/20
- EDITORIAL: Protect our right to vote – Cincinnati Enquirer, 1/20
- Execution spurs calls to suspend death penalty – Columbus Dispatch, 1/21*
- Ohio abortion clinic ordered to close – Columbus Dispatch, 1/21
- Policing isn’t private – Columbus Dispatch, 1/21
- Google Glass wearer removed from Easton theater, interrogated – Columbus Dispatch, 1/21
- Bill Giving Public School Credit For Off-Campus Religious Education Passes Ohio House – Christian Post, 1/21*
- Execution Problems Revive Talk of Using Firing Squads and the Electric Chair – Time, 1/21*
- Should politicians have the right to lie?
01.18.14

Media Roundup » 01/11/14 through 01/17/14

Nick Worner

* ACLU of Ohio Mentioned
- A welcome judicial rebuke to legislators’ attempt to impair third-party Ohio ballot access – Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1/11
- DeWine has voiced own doubts about election law – Columbus Dispatch, 1/12
- It’s time to take the death penalty off life support – Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1/11
- Manipulating voting laws to win elections has long been a GOP game in Ohio: Thomas Suddes – Cleveland.com, 1/12
- Charging for jail stays harms inmates, doesn’t help county – Youngstown Vindicator, 1/13*
- Ohio to pursue drone development despite FAA snub – AP, 1/13
- Trials a rarity in Ohio, U.S.
01.16.14

Let’s Teach Our Children to be Good Students and Stop Training Them for Prison

Shakyra Diaz

A few months ago a ninth grade student told me, “I don’t even know what a real school feels like. My school feels and looks like a prison.”

In the last 20 years schools and schools climates have adopted harsh disciplinary policies.
01.16.14

New Execution Methods Can’t Disguise Same Old Death Penalty Problems

Mike Brickner

Ohio made history today by becoming the first state to use the two-drug combination of midazolam and hydromorphone in the execution of Dennis McGuire. State officials decided to use this experimental combination of powerful sedatives and painkillers after supplies of approved execution drugs ran dry.
01.13.14

Media Roundup » 01/04/14 through 01/10/14

Nick Worner

* ACLU of Ohio Mentioned
- Discipline decisions mostly left up to individual educators – Massillon Independent, 1/5
- Opinions vary on why Ohio snubbed on drone project – Columbus Dispatch, 1/
- Potential voter fraud cases from 2012 election often dropped as simple mistakes, elderly confusion – Cleveland.com, 1/7
- Tinkering with Ohio’s machinery of death – Cleveland.com, 1/7
- Libertarians win Ohio ballot challenge – AP, 1/8*
- The Long And Winding Road To An Opaque Government, Part 1: Security Documents – Plunderbund, 1/8*
- Local police refuse to participate in ‘voluntary’ traffic checkpoints – Russia Today, 1/8*
- Government: End overly zealous discipline in schools – AP, 1/8
- NSA Controversies Spur States into Action – Stateline, 1/9*
- Cincinnati rescue asks ACLU Ohio to intervene on state exotic animal ban – Cincinnati Enquirer, 1/10*
- Cops use armored military vehicles to deliver shock and awe during routine police work – RawStory, 1/10*
- State officials appeal court order allowing minor-party primary elections this spring – Cleveland.com, 1/10
- Supreme Court to mull right to lie in political ads – Politico, 1/10
01.04.14

Media Roundup » 12/21/13 through 01/03/13

Nick Worner

* ACLU of Ohio Mentioned
- Gov. Kasich undermines State Medical Board with pro-life appointments: Arthur Lavin – Cleveland.com, 12/21
- Photo ID law would be costly and unnecessary: Ohio Rep. Kathleen Clyde – Cleveland.com, 12/28
- Drone Use Soars in Latin America, Remains Widely Unregulated – Truthout, 12/30
- ‘If I Need ID to Buy Cough Syrup, Why Shouldn’t I Need ID to Vote?’ – The Atlantic, 12/30*
- State laws threaten access to abortion – Canton Repository, 12/31*
- Portman says FAA should have picked Ohio – Portsmouth Daily Times, 12/31*
- 2013 Was a Year of Abortion Restrictions in the Ohio Statehouse – Ideastream, 12/31*
- Pass online voter registration bill, severance-tax boost – Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1/1
- Ohio lawmakers’ 2014 agenda includes budget changes, tax overhauls – Cleveland.com, 1/2