Gas prices and gas taxes - why is Ohio continuing to keep a state tax on gas?

California and corpses as fertilizer - coming to Ohio?

Ohio board of education voting - to support Title IX

What does "conservatism" mean? Who is defining the term? We see it as conserving the fundamental fact of freedom.

An update on the JD Vance and Tim Ryan debate.

Did you know? Auto manufacturers began as electric car manufacturers. But the modifications and efficiencies of gas engines changed how cars were manufactured. So battery-powered autos are a 120-year-old idea.

Novak v. Parma - The Institute for Justice -

Ohio Turkey arrested in Miami Township

Ohio 2020 Census update

• Nearly 11.8 million in Ohio - according to the 2020 U.S. Census
• 2.7% work outside of the state

How we drive to work

• Most Ohioans drive alone - 81.2%
• Carpool 7.6%
• Walk 2.2%
• Public transportation 1.4%
• Commute time - 23.7 minutes (national, 26.9 minutes)

How we work

• We work 38.4 hours per week
• 25% work in education, healthcare or social assistance
• 15.1% manufacturing
• 11.3% in retail

How much do we make and value of our homes

• Median* HH income is $58,116 (nation is $64,994)
• Homeownership - 66.3% (nation 64.4)
• Value of homes in Ohio
• .6% are valued at 1million+
• 38% 100k-199K
• 26.8% under 100K
• 11.7% 200k-299K

Monthly rent

• the median* is $825
• Columbus - $989
• Delaware Cty - $1118

Marital status

• 47.5% of residents 15+ are married (down from 2010 at 50.3%)
• Of the married Ohioans - 15,700 are LGBTQ couples - which comprises 1% of married couples - this is 1/10 of 1% of the Ohio population - .001
• 32.6% have never been married
• 12% divorced
• 6.3% widowed
• 1.6% separated

Children in Ohio

• 45.5% live with married parents
• 28.4% live in single-mother families
• 18.8% live in single-father families

Who are we?

• 23.4% report having German ancestry
• 12.7% Irish
• 8.6% English
• 6.1% Italian
• 81.7% white
• 13.3% Black
• 2.7% Asian
• .3% Native American
• Women outnumber men - 51% to 49%
• Ohioans are slightly older than the national average with a median age of 39.5 compared to 38.2 nationally.

*Average can simply be defined as the sum of all the numbers divided by the total number of values. A mean is defined as the mathematical average of the set of two or more data values. Average is usually defined as mean or arithmetic mean. Mean is simply a method of describing the average of the sample.

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Stephen Palmer is the Managing Partner for the law firm, Palmer Legal Defense. He has specialized almost exclusively in criminal defense for over 26 years. Steve is also a partner in Criminal Defense Consultants, a firm focused wholly on helping criminal defense attorneys design winning strategies for their clients.

• Steve received a B.A. from the College of Wooster in 1992, where he focused on legal history and philosophy. After undergraduate studies, he received his Juris Doctorate at Capital University Law and Graduate Center in 1995. 
• Steve appeared regularly on The Blitz 99.7 morning show with Loper and Randi for over 15 years, providing legal commentary and answering questions from listeners on the air.
• He started his first podcast, Lawyer Talk: Off the Record 3 years ago, featuring a Lawyer Talk Roundtable with co-hosts Norm Murdock, Brett Johnson, and Jared Blinsky.

Norm Murdock is an automobile racing driver and owner of a high-performance and restoration car parts company.

• Norm earned undergraduate degrees in literature and journalism and graduated Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1985.
• He worked in the IT industry for two years before launching a career in government relations in Columbus, Ohio.
• Norm has assisted clients in the Transportation, Education, Healthcare, and Public Infrastructure sectors.
• Norm's racing successes have come in professional and club racing with IMSA, SCCA, SVRA, and HSR. He participated in the Columbus 500 IMSA SS street race, earned two SCCA Divisional championships, scored the top points nationally in his vintage racing class, and won the overall prize and course record at the Chattanooga downtown time trials. He has raced on track with luminaries such as Jack Hanna, Walter Payton, Bobby Unser, Dan Gurney, Parnelli Jones, and David Hobbs.
• Norm has two sons and is an occasional farmer, writer, motorcyclist, globetrotter, and cook.

Brett Johnson is an award-winning podcast consultant and small business owner for the past 7 years, leaving a long career in radio. He is passionate about helping small businesses tell their story through podcasts, and he believes podcasting is a great opportunity for different voices to speak and be heard. 

• Born and raised in the great state of Ohio, Brett brings the swing side into view for the rest of the crew. He has an innate ability to see all sides and often plays the devil’s advocate in discussions with his co-hosts. After all, if listeners want to keep talking about a podcast episode after listening to it, the episode had an impact. And, Brett believes Common Sense Ohio has a big impact on listeners in Ohio as well as across our great nation.
• Outside of his business and his participation as a co-host for Common Sense Ohio, Brett is married with 2 grown children. He and his wife, Angie, are brand new ‘empty nesters.’ He enjoys spending time with his family and doing anything outdoors from gardening to hiking and cycling. He also values non-profit work and being able to serve the community which has been an integral part of his family’s life.

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