LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Senate Bill 1, recently passed by the Ohio Senate, poses a significant threat to the foundational principles of our higher education system. This legislation undermines academic freedom, suppresses diverse perspectives, and imposes a restrictive ideological framework on public colleges and universities. It's the latest attempt to reshape public education in the image of President Donald Trump - a vision where political loyalty trumps intellectual inquiry, dissent is punished, and education is turned into an echo chamber for right-wing orthodoxy.
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: Reshaping Ohio higher education in President Trump's image: Tristan RaderWed, Mar 19, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Thousands of Ohioans could soon have to get a job or prove they are working to keep their Medicaid health coverage.
The Ohio Department of Medicaid announced Friday it formally asked the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to allow Ohio to implement a work requirement for some people receiving benefits under Medicaid Expansion.
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: Ohio seeks federal approval for Medicaid work requirementMon, Mar 3, 2025
Multimillion-dollar fraud and theft have victimized too many lower-income Ohio families and individuals who rely on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (formerly known as food stamps) for their food purchases. Often recipients' first sign of trouble is at the cash register when they arrive with a full cart of groceries and are told their SNAP account is empty.
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: Addressing SNAP fraud that's harming hungry families and burdening food banks: editorialSun, Mar 2, 2025
State Representative Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) today announced that he will be holding a series of informal events across Ohio's 13th House District in various coffee shops on the last Friday of each month to meet with constituents and talk about issues facing the community.
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: Rep. Rader Announces In-District Office Hours To Meet ConstituentsWed, Feb 5, 2025
This episode is the first in our new season of Building Local Power, The New Class, where we are talking to interesting changemakers among the state and local politicians newly elected in November 2024. Our first guest is Tristan Rader, representing District 13 in Ohio's House of Representatives. District 13, which is host Danny Caine's district, covers the near-West Side of Cleveland as well as the inner-ring suburb of Lakewood. Rader's experiences range from working with the Cleveland Food Bank to Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign to Lakewood City Council.
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: Staying Local at the Statehouse with Tristan RaderWed, Feb 5, 2025