Between now and nightfall on Election Day (Nov. 5), Ohio voters face a battery of pivotal decisions — starting with Issue 1, the “Citizens Not Politicians” plan, on the statewide ballot.
The General Assembly’s rigged districts have cursed Ohio with a legislature more avid at hunting for headlines than seeking solutions to the state’s challenges. A “yes” vote on Issue 1 would assure Ohioans that their legislature fairly represents them – and addresses their real concerns.
Ask any Ohioan, especially in Northeastern or Appalachian counties, if she or he is better off because of how the incumbent legislature divides voters over so-called social issues instead of uniting them behind a positive program.
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Though it’s been noted before, it demands repeating till someone at the Statehouse grabs the ball and runs with it:
- In 1969 – when Richard Nixon was in the White House, and the Archies’ “Sugar, Sugar,” was that year’s No. 1 national hit song – Ohio’s per capita personal income was 100.68% of the national average. In 2023, Ohio’s per capita personal income was 88.14% of the national average, one-eighth less.