This Friday!
CCPC Seventh Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser Friday, January 20 from 5 to 8 pm @ The Ohio Inn, 11822 Detroit Ave. Lakewood 44107. We haven’t got together for a Holiday Party since before the Pandemic. This year it looks like we can! But instead of getting together in December when people are busy getting ready for the holidays, we thought it best to wait until January and celebrate the seventh anniversary of our office opening in 2016! And we have a venue just down the street from our office. The Ohio Inn has a cash bar and we’ll provide the food. If you can’t make it but can make a donation please click here or mail a check made out to Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus to CCPC Office, 11910 Detroit Ave. Lakewood 44107. If you can make it but can’t make a donation at this time please come anyway for the celebration! Also, we’d like to know how many are coming so we know how much food to bring. Please RSVP by responding to this email, clicking the going link on the facebook event or by calling me at 440 220 1874.
And in case you missed it…
Video of CCPC January Membership Meeting
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Local
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Greater Clevelanders don’t want a dome on First Energy Stadium if they have to pay for it
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State
Ohio Coalition Moves Forward With Plans for Abortion Ballot Initiative The ballot initiative is expected to be submitted to the Ohio Attorney General’s office by February with signature gathering beginning shortly after the language is approved. Stay tuned.
Politicians have put interests of oil, gas industries before Ohioans, parks Believe it or not, natural gas and fossil fuels are now considered renewable energy in Ohio
Is Ohio finally on board for Amtrak expansion? State ‘ strongly considering ‘ seeking federal money for new train service Instead of dealing with I – 71 to get to Columbus, how about a quicker, more relaxed trip on Amtrak.
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National
Dems in the House Should Have Followed Ohio’s Lead One has to wonder why the Dems didn’t try to team up with moderate Republicans to defeat Kevin McCarthy and the lunatics who now control him
Republicans Setting Up Committee On ‘ Weaponization Of The Federal Government ‘ Led by Insurrectionist Jim Jordan, this committee will be investigating the January 6 committee and we repeat the comment about the article above.
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Black Lives Matter
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Immigration
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