It's Election Day - and there are several important issues up for vote around the nation. At the top of the list is the fate of SB-5 in Ohio - the law passed by state Republicans to strip public sector workers of their rights to collectively bargain. According to polling - the harsh anti-union law is headed for repeal today - as majority of Ohioans are against the war on labor and think Governor Kasich overstepped his mandate. Meanwhile - up in Maine - voters will have a chance to repeal several new laws passed by Republicans that make it harder to vote.
These new laws now require voter IDs - they make it more difficult for people to register - and they shorten early voting. Despite a secret conservative donor who has reportedly dumped a quarter-million dollars into the election to make sure these laws stay on the books - a slim majority of voters in Maine support repeal. So if all goes well - tomorrow - workers in Ohio will be allowed to collectively bargain again - and voters in Maine will be able to vote.
Unfortunately, down in Mississippi - voters will likely give personhood rights to fetuses - laying the groundwork for not only prohibiting legal abortion - but also prohibiting birth control and in vitro fertilization. Win some - lose some.
-Thom
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