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Title: Judge to extend freeze on Ohio’s abortion ban until Oct. 12: Capitol Letter
Originally reported on www.cleveland.com by Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com
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Judge to extend freeze on Ohio’s abortion ban until Oct. 12: Capitol Letter
Rotunda Rumblings
Abortion injunction extension: A Hamilton County judge plans to extend a 14-day pause to Ohio’s fetal “heartbeat” abortion law when his current order expires, securing abortion access up to 22 weeks after a pregnant person’s last menstrual period until a decision is rendered on a more permanent order blocking the law. Andrew Tobias reports that Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christian A. Jenkins scheduled an Oct. 7 hearing on a request for a preliminary injunction.
Loan erasure: The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday estimated that more than 1.5 million Ohioans will be able to take advantage of President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive as much as $20,000 in federal student loan debts to borrowers who received Pell Grants and as much as $10,000 for other borrowers, Sabrina Eaton reports. In Ohio, the Education Department said 1,677,800 Ohioans would be eligible for some level of student loan relief, and that 1,085,700 are Pell borrowers, low-income students who received federal grants based on financial need. It said the debts of around 750,000 Ohioans could drop to zero.
To Russia with Love: President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Barberton native Lynne M. Tracy to be the next U.S. ambassador to Russia, Eaton writes. Currently serving as U.S. ambassador to Armenia, Tracy has a bachelor’s degree in Soviet studies from the University of Georgia and a law degree from the University of Akron. Her nomination, which comes at a tense moment in U.S. relations with Russia because of the Ukraine war, will be sent to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for consideration.
Back on the ballot: The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of Terpsehore “Tore” Maras, an election conspiracy theorist who asked the court to overrule a decision by Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office to disqualify her from running as an independent candidate to become Ohio’s top election official. Tobias reports a 4-2 majority of the court reinstated nine signatures that LaRose’s office had ruled against, putting Maras over the threshold to get on the November ballot.
Never forget: The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday approved legislation that would give the the Kol Israel Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights status as a national memorial, Eaton reports. The bill’s sponsor, Warrensville Heights Democratic U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, said that “at time of rising antisemitism, it is more important than ever to remember the history of the Holocaust and to learn from it.
Ad watch: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has put out a broadcast ad that highlights the case of a 10-year-old rape victim who had to leave Ohio for an abortion to attack North Canton Republican congressional candidate Madison Gesiotto Gilbert. “Extremists like Madison Gesiotto Gilbert supported Ohio’s ban that criminalizes abortions, even in the case of rape or incest,” says the ad, which the group has spent “six figures” to run. Gesiotto Gilbert’s campaign website describes her as “proudly and unapologetically pro-Life” and says she supports the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that previously legalized abortion. A spokesman for Gesiotto Gilbert said Democrats “have hit a new low attacking a new mother,” and said they’ll “do anything to distract Ohioans from their failed economic agenda and soft-on-crime policies.”
Russia sanctions: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown on Tuesday called for the United States to maintain sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine, recalling a recent meeting with Ukrainian American activists from Ohio who gave him a clear message that the United States can’t lose momentum and must continue to hold Russia accountable. “The multilateral coalition, which President Biden assembled, rolled out a sweeping series of rules designed to degrade Russia’s military and technological capabilities,” said Brown. “We will not let up while Russia continues to threaten the sovereignty of Ukraine.”
Portman’s priorities: U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, told reporters Tuesday that he’s hoping to pass legislation on numerous fronts before he retires from Congress next year. His priorities include bills on retirement security, worker retraining, protecting U.S. intellectual property from theft by China, helping those with substance abuse disorders and reforming the process Congress uses to accept presidential electoral votes from states. “Our legislation would avoid the kinds of issues that happened on January 6, among other things, ensuring that the vice president’s role is simply ministerial and would not have the ability to overturn state certification,” Portman said of the latter effort.
Grant money: Brown announced Tuesday that Cleveland State University has won a $126,000 Economic Development Administration grant to fund its University Center Economic Development Program, which aims to increase regional competitiveness and economic diversification. “This award will help ensure the next generation of Ohioans have the tools they need for success,” said Brown.
Down-ticket details: Attorney General Dave Yost, Secretary of State Frank LaRose, Treasurer Robert Sprague and Auditor Keith Faber, all Republicans, are each favored to win reelection this November. Jeremy Pelzer offers three reasons why.
Changing it up: On Saturday, he Ohio Democratic Party will hold its first in-person state dinner since the coronavirus pandemic broke out in 2020. ODP is holding its state dinner, rebranded as a “family reunion,” in Columbus on Saturday afternoon. Unlike the state party’s last equivalent event in 2019, which featured House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the new event, the first under new Ohio Democratic Party Chair Liz Walters, will feature only local Democrats. Scheduled speakers include Sen. Sherrod Brown, Rep. Tim Ryan, the party’s Senate nominee this year, and Reps. Shontel Brown and Joyce Beatty. “We want to reinforce that we’re laser-focused on Ohio and the issues that are facing our state, and we want our program and the party to reflect that,” said Matt Keyes, an ODP spokesman.
Migrating money: Ex-Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican, is raising money off his opposition to arrangements by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to send migrants to Democratic-leaning northern states. “We are talking about real human lives here,” the 2016 presidential candidate said in the fundraising email, sent Tuesday.
Pit stop: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas will make a stop in Ohio to stump for Republican J.D. Vance in Ohio’s U.S. Senate Race during a 17-state campaign tour, Politico’s Alex Isenstadt reports. Cruz is the latest national GOP figure to swing through Ohio to support Vance, joining former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, both of whom are expected to launch 2024 presidential runs.
Debate debate: Ryan and Vance agreed to debate – more or less – nearly three weeks ago. But there hasn’t been any progress toward setting a date and a Tuesday article from Fox News doesn’t seem like a good sign on that front. The article focuses on criticizing the Ohio Debate Commission, specifically for having an ex-Democratic legislative candidate as its executive director. The debate commission, a nonpartisan organization whose board members include mainstream media outlets, is trying to organize a debate in Akron that, according to Vance’s campaign manager, Ryan was insisting on participating in. Vance’s campaign manager, Jordan Wiggins, said it had “zero interest” in participating in an event hosted by the debate commission.
Full Disclosure
Five things we learned from the May 18, 2022, financial disclosure form filed by Patricia Goetz, the Democratic nominee for Ohio Senate District 27:
1. Goetz, a self-employed psychiatrist, reported earning more than $226,000 last year. Of that, a combined $70,215 came from Case Western Reserve University and Catholic Charities of Wayne County for conducting psychiatric consultations, a total of $102,656 were Social Security and pension payments, $51,277 was taxable IRA distributions, and the rest was dividend, interest, and capital-gain income.
2. She owns a house in Hudson.
3. At some point last year, Goetz owed at least $1,000 to a Target credit card, a Chase credit card, a Bank of America credit card, and Honda Financial Services.
4. She holds an Ohio medical license.
5. Goetz listed a number of investments, including stakes in exchange-traded funds, equity funds and bond funds.
On the Move
Madison Gesiotto Gilbert and her husband, Marcus, told supporters via email that they welcomed a son, Marcus Jr., into the world earlier this week. “Marcus Jr. is healthy and we are all doing great!” the 13th Congressional District Republican nominee wrote on Twitter.
Birthdays
Joe Schiavoni, Mahoning County Court judge, former Ohio Senate minority leader and 2018 gubernatorial candidate
Jon Schlosser, legislative aide to state Sen. Nickie Antonio
Pete Shipley, communications director for Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein
Straight From The Source
“They’re juicing the numbers and they’re cooking the books.”
– U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan of Champaign County on Monday night, telling FoxNews’ Tucker Carlson that the FBI is pulling agents off child trafficking cases to pursue a false narrative that there are domestic extremists all over the country.
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