lame duckling (h/t @MorganTrau) is alive and well, folks: among the flurry of bills lawmakers want to move in the next 72 hours is data center legislation currently being drafted. House Bill 646 will get a makeover tomorrow morning, and could get votes the next day
HUGE breaking news on #Ohio HB 795 (Medicaid) — your advocacy is working‼️The House #Medicaid Committee just accepted a new version of the bill that ALLOWS family providers! YOU DID THIS! You are saving lives 💗
To be clear, HB 795 is still garbage. It will still harm many Ohioans, and we must keep fighting to stop it. But you all have truly done God's work in making it so much less evil
The GA is at it again, trying to roll back child labor protections. They snuck language into an education bill, Sub. HB 455. It's moving quickly, so email your Senator now and tell them to cut that provision. (Details & email template are at the link.)
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CMSD and the Cleveland Teachers Union announced an agreement that will bring back around 60 teachers — at least for next school year as long-term substitutes. The school board approved the agreement at yesterday's meeting.
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HOW MANY FLOCK CAMERAS ARE IN YOUR AREA?
Find out: https://t.co/c5C2DMdMdD
Btw Flocks transmit your position, car & photo data NATIONWIDE, not just locally
We already have 300 in West Palm Beach, 1000 each in Orlando and Miami
#OtD 21 Apr 1920 the Anaconda Road massacre took place in Butte, Montana, when mine guards employed by the Anaconda company shot 17 striking miners, killing one. All were shot in the back as they tried to flee. No one was charged for the killing https://t.co/XYoWbeBs6b
LAPD requested $2.27 billion for their operational budget and Karen Bass is proposing $2.11 billion. It is important to note their entire budget for the last fiscal year is closer to $3.4 billion and we implore people to use that number as it factors in pensions, etc
#OtD 19 Apr 1912 miners in Kanawha County, West Virginia, went on strike after bosses refused their demand for wages equal to other mines. Largely ended by May 1, the strike continued in Paint Creek and Cabin Creek resulting in many dead. More in our pod: https://t.co/D2AcAan9KR
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WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO
This moment requires community awareness.
You don’t need to be an expert to engage.
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Accountability works when people are involved.
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WHAT CHARTER 115 DOES
Charter Section 115 ensures:
Independent civilian oversight
Community participation in accountability
Systems that exist beyond federal oversight
It’s not temporary—it’s permanent by design.
That’s what Cleveland voters chose.
#HonorTheVote
CONSENT DECREE CONTEXT
Cleveland has been under a Consent Decree since 2015.
It came after a DOJ finding of unconstitutional policing.
Progress has been made—but federal reports still identify ongoing issues.