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I'm Sherrod Brown: This is why I want Ohio's vote for Senate
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Elections and governing come down to one question: whose side are you on? Ohioans know I’ll always fight for them, and side with workers over Wall Street, with patients over drug companies, with Ohio families over the corporations raising their prices.
I was born and raised in Mansfield. I grew up walking the halls of Johnny Appleseed Jr. High School with the sons and daughters of union workers – steelworkers at Empire Detroit and electrical workers at Westinghouse and autoworkers at General Motors and machinists at Ohio Brass and Tappan Stove – highly skilled people who built Ohio and built a middle-class life for their kids.
I saw what corporate greed and politicians of both parties did to my hometown.
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Corporations searched the globe for cheap labor. They lobbied for tax breaks and bad trade deals to move manufacturing overseas, always in search of lower wages.
It’s why I’ve spent my entire career fighting for Ohio and for the Dignity of Work — the idea that hard work should pay off for everyone, no matter who you are, where you live, or what kind of work you do.
When presidents of my own party have pushed bad trade deals that would hurt Ohio workers and send jobs overseas — from NAFTA to the Trans-Pacific Partnership — I’ve always stood up and fought to keep jobs where they belong: here in Ohio.
When Wall Street gambled away workers’ retirement savings, I worked with Ohio workers and retirees to lead the years-long fight to pass the Butch Lewis Act, named after an Ohio Teamster. Together we saved the pensions of over 100,000 Ohioans, with no cuts to the retirement they earned and paid into over a lifetime of work.
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After years of fighting Big Pharma and their lobbyists, we capped the price of insulin at $35 a month for Ohioans on Medicare — and now I’m working to extend those cost savings to everyone.
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is seen during senate votes in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
After hearing from Ohio local law enforcement officers that the best way to help in the fight against fentanyl is to keep it out of our country in the first place, I worked with Republicans to successfully pass the FEND Off Fentanyl Act. It will do more to stop fentanyl at its source, going after the illicit profits of the chemical suppliers in China and the drug traffickers who bring it across our southern border from Mexico.
And I’m working to grow new industries in Ohio and create good-paying, middle-class jobs. We need to make more in America and there’s no better place to do that than Ohio.
I worked with former Senator Rob Portman to include historic “Buy America” provisions in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — because American tax dollars should support American workers. lt’s creating good-paying jobs, expanding broadband, and ensuring that every infrastructure project repairing roads, rebuilding bridges, and laying new pipes is done by American workers with American-made materials.
These are reminders of what we can accomplish when we put politics aside and work together for all Ohioans. That’s what I’ll always do. That’s what’s always been best for Ohio.
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But we have more work left to do. Prices are still too high — from groceries to prescription drugs to housing. Corporations have too much power in the economy. Whether they’re outsourcing our jobs or raising our prices, they squeeze the workers who make their companies successful, while funneling all the profits to the top.
We need to take on corporate greed and lower housing prices, and cut taxes for working families.
We need to pass a bipartisan border security bill that secures the southern border and ensures that border patrol agents have the tools and resources they need.
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, walks through the U.S. Capitol in July. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The choice in this race is clear: while I’ve spent my career fighting for the people of Ohio, my opponent only looks out for himself. He’s faced lawsuit after lawsuit for refusing to pay his employees what they’d earned, and went so far as to destroy the evidence to try to get away with it. He lied about selling Chinese-made cars that shipped Ohio jobs – jobs in Lorain and Toledo and Youngstown and Parma – overseas. And he’s mocked Ohioans for caring about the right to make their own healthcare decisions, and said “it’s a little crazy” for women to care about healthcare rights while he pushes for a national abortion ban.
My pledge to all Ohioans, no matter who you vote for, is that I will always be on your side. I will fight for your jobs and your wages and your retirement security. I will fight to lower your costs and to open up paths to the middle class. I will fight for your families and for your communities.
This Election Day, I am asking for your support so that together, we can keep fighting for Ohio and to make sure that all work has dignity.
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Every year, the NFL schedule bring upon something new for the Detroit Lions. This year, it’s a trip to Germany, a rare “Sunday Night Football” game at Carolina, and an early bye week. Oh wait, scratch that last one. It happens all that time.
Another constant on the Lions’ schedule is their divisional opponents. Like every other team, Detroit’s six divisional games make up over a third of their entire schedule. That means Detroit’s record within the NFC North will likely be crucial toward their regular season success. And with all three of their road divisional games crammed into the final four weeks of the season, how Detroit fares in those contests will almost certainly decide where they land in the postseason picture.
Last year, Detroit was swept by both the Vikings and Packers, and even though they ended up sweeping the division-winning Chicago Bears, it wasn’t enough to punch their ticket to the playoffs. So today’s Question of the Day is:
How many division wins will the Lions pick up on their 2026 schedule?
My answer: I’m going with three.
First off, let’s get this straight. There is no universe where getting swept by the Vikings again in 2026 is acceptable. I understand their defense is a very tough matchup for an offense-heavy team like the Lions, but Minnesota’s roster just doesn’t compare to the rest of the division right now—especially with the questions at quarterback. Because the Vikings still always play the Lions tough, I’ll give them a split of the series.
And I’m going to be boring with the other two teams, too. I expect a split with each series. I think Ben Johnson will have a chip on his shoulder after getting swept by Dan Campbell last year and find a way to win one of those games. And while I’m really tempted to predict a sweep of the Packers, I’m just having a hard time seeing it given how well they tend to play against Detroit. The Lions will have the benefit of the bye week going into their first matchup, but a Week 18 game in Lambeau will be tough, even if the Lions managed to beat them in that exact scenario during the 2022 season.
How many division wins do you think the Lions pick up this year? Vote in the poll below and share your reasoning in the comment section.
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MILWAUKEE – Where you live can have a significant impact on how much money you need saved for retirement. And according to a new study, Wisconsin ranks near the middle of the pack in terms of the most and least expensive states for retirees.
Big picture view:
MoneyLion, a consumer finance app and marketplace, examined how much money Americans would need to save each month to retire comfortably in each state. The study weighed factors such as average retiree household expenses, Social Security income and the age at which a person started saving for retirement.
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The study’s full methodology can be found on MoneyLion’s website.
What they’re saying:
Ted Jenkin, managing partner at Exit Wealth Advisors, told FOX Business that state income taxes and real estate property taxes are two of the biggest expenses that retirees need to look at. Thomas Aiello, National Taxpayers Union vice president of federal affairs, added that taxes are a reason some retirees may move to places like Florida, Texas and Tennessee – which offer no sate income tax or “death” tax.
How much in Wisconsin?
Local perspective:
Wisconsin ranked No. 28 in MoneyLion’s study, which determined someone would need to save $1,096,140 to retire comfortably at age 65. That’s based on a $54,807 average annual cost of retirement over 20 years.
To hit that number, MoneyLion said someone would need to start saving $2,030 per month at age 20 or $2,610 per month starting at age 30.
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By the numbers:
MoneyLion’s study also determined the following savings needed to retire comfortably at age 65 (as well as the average annual cost of retirement over 20 years) in neighboring states:
- Minnesota, No. 25: $1,162,628 ($58,131)
- Illinois, No. 34: $1,003,326 ($50,166)
- Michigan, No. 42: $868,526 ($43,426)
- Iowa, No. 43: $821,180 ($41,059)
Hawaii was the most expensive state for retirees, with $3,132,206 needed to retire comfortably at age 65. The most affordable state in the study was West Virginia, with $664,463 needed to retire comfortably at age 65.
The Source: Information in this story is from the MoneyLion study, which referenced data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics and other sources. LiveNOW from FOX and FOX Business contributed to this report.
The mayor of Minneapolis and his staff are defying a community survey by recommending a group to develop a site at George Floyd Square that did not receive the most support in that survey.
It still received positive feedback, and the city council will have final say, but for now, Mayor Jacob Frey and city staff feel that the Minnesota Agape Movement is best suited to handle future development of the former gas station at 38th and Chicago, now known as The Peoples’ Way.
But according to a survey of community stakeholders, the group Rise & Remember garnered the most strongly positive reactions overall.
Since the city shared this development, the mayor’s office has declined multiple interview requests, as we try to learn his reasoning. We also had other questions about what seems like a contradiction in how he’s felt about community being involved in this process so far.
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For example, following a city council override of his veto as they pushed for a 38th & Chicago plan that community surveying found was not wanted in February 2025, the mayor lashed out at council members.
“Today’s short-sighted decision by the council has ignored community wishes and is a colossal waste of both time and money,” Mayor Frey said that February day last year.
As we continued to try to get clarity surrounding the mayor’s decision to move forward with Agape, a city spokesperson shared the following:
City staff has taken community input, including the survey results, into consideration for this Peoples’ Way recommendation. Community input was one of multiple factors, such as relevant experience, we considered for the evaluation criteria outlined in the RFQ. One of the things we heard from community was a desire for the applicants to collaborate on a project since they all bring strengths to the table. Agape is ready and willing to collaborate with all stakeholders and community in a development process.
Within the city’s announcement about the recommendation, the mayor shared the following:
George Floyd Square carries significant meaning for Minneapolis and for people around the world,” said Mayor Jacob Frey. “We’re looking forward to partnering with Agape and the community as we take this next step together to continue building toward the long-term vision for the Square.
This development is already getting council pushback — members will have final say and the Business, Housing, and Zoning Committee will first address it on June 2, with plans for the full council to June 11.
Council member Jason Chavez, whose ward includes part of George Floyd Square, sent the following statement:
Mayor Frey promised a decision on the future of the People’s Way in May 2025 and instead took an extra year to make a decision. He also chose to disregard the data and the community’s preference.
I have concerns about fairness, transparency, and accountability about the entire process. The results of the city-commissioned survey showed that the Rise and Remember proposal received the most support, was most closely aligned with community values, and received the most strongly positive reactions overall. Mayor Frey sat on the results of this survey for over a year.
In an interview with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS, council member Soren Stevenson, whose ward also partly falls in George Floyd Square, says his community is ready to move forward and has frustrations with how things have been handled thus far.
“There was such an opportunity to listen to what the community had asked for, and we’re not there,” Stevenson said about this most recent development.
“It’s been, it’s been really confusing and troubling for community members to understand, like, am I giving you my feedback because you want it and you’re going to use it, or am I giving you my feedback, so that you can check the box that feedback has been gotten?” Stevenson added.
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