Both sides are bitter calling each other's motivations partisan, so nothing has changed with the highly charged partisan politics in Ohio.  In fact, two members of the Ohio Senate almost came to fisticuffs Wednesday over a Senate floor debate on HB 393, which recognizes September 22nd as Emancipation Day in Ohio,   We certainly hope that things will calm down a little by the time they come back from summer break.  They have until August 9 to get a truly bipartisan redistricting plan on the ballot.  Miracles do happen!

On a more positive note, Common Cause/Ohio sponsored a small brunch Friday morning featuring GrannyD (Doris Haddock) of walking-across-the-country-for-campaign-finance-reform fame.  Invitees included many of those good government groups we have worked with and hope bring on board when we launch our clean money campaign.  GrannyD is still traveling, at age 97 and after surgery last year on her throat, speaking about clean money campaigns that are going on around the country.  She is hoping to see state number 4, preferably New Hampshire, go for clean money elections, she says, before she dies.  She is a delight and a great national treasure.