David Pepper looks at the history of gerrymandering around the country and reacts to the "travesty" of Ohio's new Congressional Districts map.

During the City Club of Cleveland's live "Conversation with Senator Moreno" on Aug. 21, Bernie praised Trump's policies, repeated misinformation, and slickly dodged opposition questions from the audience. Several times he was jeered by some when he said things like "[Trump] should get the Nobel Peace Prize."

Senator Husted supports Trump's Big Ugly Bill even though it would be bad for Ohio. But next year, we can vote him from office...which Husted may have made easier to do given his connections to the First Energy and ECOT scandals.

Frustrated constituents in Bowling Green hold a town hall with a cardboard cutout of MIA Congressman Latta.

Our 5th District Representative in Washington was invited to a town hall in Huron County to answer concerned voters' questions about what's happening in the federal government and its effect on farms, veterans, Medicaid and more. But Bob Latta did not bother to respond, so hundreds of constituents were left with an empty chair.

Considered for the first time were H.B. 184 prescribing limitations on certain contracts entered into with intercollegiate athletes...and H.B. 185 making changes to the law on the unauthorized use of an individual's persona and prohibiting deepfake recordings.

The Senator talked to Fox News about Trump's tariffs: "the best years of this country are ahead of us." He also said Trump "is so popular in states like mine."

In response to a constituent's email or phone call critical of the Senator's actions, Moreno replied with a generic message that doesn't address the issue for which he was being criticized.

Reporting in The Courier, Ogden Newspapers and concerned citizens have been unable to get answers from Senator Moreno and his staff about why he voted "Nay" to "ensure full and uninterrupted funding" for PACT Act benefits for combat veterans

Interviewed on Toledo TV-13, Senator Moreno talked about the confirmation of his "friend" Kash Patel as FBI Director; how Trump will end the Ukraine war; and how he (Bernie) is working "really hard all day" to make our lives better--without any specifics.

Matt Huffman sets Ohio House rules that restrict constituents from gathering in the House during a session and shortens the time for public notices of floor votes on bills from 24 hours to only ONE HOUR. Fifty-nine advocacy groups sign an open letter that reads: the rules "blatantly attack Ohioans First Amendment rights."

After Trump's flurry of executive orders favoring oil production over climate change concerns, our Rep in the House said he's "looking forward to working with President Trump to...make the U.S. energy dominant once again."

In the hour long Q & A in Cleveland carried on PBS, Moreno would declare "it's 100% true," "it's provable facts," or "you can look it up" while spreading disinformation and dodging questions about Trump's Big Bill, January 6th, ICE, the Ukraine war, and cutting Medicaid. To audience members who vocally disagreed, Moreno said "you can act childish...but that's just the fact."

After the failed attempt to place a referendum on the November ballot to let voters decide if S.B. 1 should be enacted, it went into effect on June 27th. The "Advance Ohio Higher Education Act" bans diversity initiatives at public universities, forbids faculty from striking, and gives politicians control over classroom content.

A bipartisan Senate Resolution to terminate the national emergency Trump declared to impose global tariffs was voted down 50 to 49. Senators Moreno and Husted voted to kill the resolution, effectively voting to allow Trump to continue his tariffs.

Even though over 1500 people submitted opponent testimony, the Governor signed S.B. 1 into law. After taking effect on June 27th, public colleges will no longer be allowed to have DEI practices on campus. A school violating the ban risks losing state funding. Also, classroom discussion will be regulated and faculty strikes prohibited. Click the button to read the Act for yourself.

The Ohio Governor and several other governors "joined President Trump in support" of returning education to the states. But how will shutting down the federal Dept of Education really impact Ohio?

Despite over 1500 opposing testimonies and protests outside the Statehouse, Rep. Mathews joined 58 Republicans to pass S.B. 1 "Advance Ohio Higher Education Act" to supposedly stop "liberal indoctrination" at Ohio's public colleges. Then the bill's title was amended to include the names of over 2 dozen Reps, including Mathews.

Mathews claims to be "a fan" of the work Musk is doing. On his Facebook page, Mathews says he is "excited to help lead the charge" in the new DOGE Ohio House Caucus. He spoke about it on Toledo 13ABC.

During today's session of the Ohio House, Ty Mathews voted to pass two bills: H.B. 13 To Designate November 5th "Roy Rogers Day"...and H.B. 64 which lowers the age requirement to allow Ohioans 65 and up to qualify for discounted hunting and fishing licenses. Three of Ty's committees were also scheduled to meet: Natural Resources at 9:00; Development at 9:45; Veterans/Military at 10:30. Not sure how that worked since the full House session began at 9:00.

During testimonies at the Veterans & Military Committee meeting today, Vice Chairman Mathews asked the VFW representative about who can be a member. See the video at 15:25. Later, Ty commented to the AMVETS Rep about suicide rates of veterans and urged the Committee to address the issue. See the video at 26:46.

HB 102 to prohibit a sex offender from residing or loitering near the victim's home. And HB 112 revives Jennifer Gross's "Conscientious Right to Refuse Act" from last year. This would prohibit discrimination against people who refuse "certain medical interventions" (like vaccinations) for "reasons of conscience."

83rd District State Representative Ty Mathews introduced House Resolution 11 "To urge the State of Ohio to expand the manufacturing of domestic drones."