Tag: Barry Sheets

41 Evangelical leaders send letter to Ohio Legislature to oppose divisive “Unfairness Act”

COLUMBUS — After more than a decade of failure, the divisive “Ohio Fairness Act will be reintroduced to the General Assembly and will face heavy opposition from conservatives. Ohio is one of the majority twenty-eight states that do not have LGBT-exclusive laws that are incompatible with First Amendment rights. Recently

Ohio bans unsupervised abortion thru web-based video platforms

COLUMBUS — Last year, Ohio’s oldest abortion facility closed due to medical malpractice. As brick and mortar facilities continue to close across the state, a new danger lurks as telemedicine prescriptions for abortions are becoming more prevalent during COVID shutdowns. In a growing web-based culture, conservatives in the Ohio Legislature

Family advocates lobby against H.B. 194 online sports gambling (VIDEO)

COLUMBUS — Two leading family values voices are at odds with House Bill 194 and its companion bill in the Senate (S.B. 111) which legalize online sports gambling. According to Aaron Baer of Citizens for Community Values, there are powerful special interests pushing these bills. “The casino industry knows this

Is there an exodus of Ohio voters leaving the Democratic Party? (VIDEO)

COLUMBUS — Voter frustration may be reaching a boiling point with the Equality Act aided by House Democrats passing last week. Along with the Fairness Act on debate in Ohio, it may just turn up the heat even more. Barry Sheets, Executive Director of the Institute for Principled Policy, based