News In Focus with Chris Long

Real Estate Tax Reform at the Ohio Statehouse - What if anything will get done this session?

Real Estate Tax Reform at the Ohio Statehouse - What if anything will get done this session?

Greg Lawson of the Buckeye Institute discusses the complex challenges facing legislators as they wrestle with how to bring relief to Ohio homeowners on the real estate tax increase issue. Most residents have seen  dramatic increases in their real estate taxes, between 20 and 30 percent increase across Ohio. Members of the General Assembly are hearing complaints from their constituents that they need financial relief in regard to this dramatic increase on real estate taxes. Citizens groups have been coming to the Statehouse to press the issue with members of the General Assembly. A Select Committee on Real Estate Tax and Reform is finalizing their findings and presenting them to both the Ohio Senate and Ohio House for possible legislative resolutions to bring homeowners relief. But, with so many competing interests, the questions remains, will anything substantive get done this December? Greg Lawson explains. 

 

 

Celebrating the First Thanksgiving with Historian Dr. Paul Jehle of the Plymouth Rock Foundation

Celebrating the First Thanksgiving with Historian Dr. Paul Jehle of the Plymouth Rock Foundation
Dr. Paul Jehle serves as President of Plymouth Rock Foundation and Senior Pastor of The New Testament Church of Cedarville in the town of Plymouth. Paul has remained active in serving the town of Plymouth in various ways as well as continuing to be active as a member of several historic societies. Paul and members of his congregation conduct re-enactments of the Pilgrims and their faith gatherings, helping to keep history alive. The Ohio Christian Alliance will be organizing a tour to Plymouth and the Boston Freedom Trail in 2025.

If you are interested in the Heritage Tour to Plymouth and Boston Freedom Trail, click on this link.

Thank you, details will be available in January of 2025!

The Boarder Crisis is a humanitarian crisis and it is affecting our communities with - Ashland Mayor Matt Miller

The Boarder Crisis is a humanitarian crisis and it is affecting our communities with - Ashland Mayor Matt Miller

Matt Miller and Chris Long discuss the illegal immigration problem at the border that has now come to Ohio communities with a host of challenges and legal problems. Matt and his wife Melanie Miller recently went to the Arizona border to see for themselves the problem and to talk with local law enforcement. They listened to firsthand accounts of the tragic humanitarian casualties that occur with drug cartels and human trafficking and those who get in their way.

It may all come down to Pennsylvania - Here is what Rick Santorum sees in early voting in PA

It may all come down to Pennsylvania - Here is what Rick Santorum sees in early voting trend in the Keystone State.

News In Focus Brief - Take 5 min. to listen to this...

Rick Santorum shares his thoughts on the election in the battleground states and the Christian vote.

Rick Santorum shares his thoughts on the election in the battleground states and the Christian vote.

Former Presidential candidate and News Max Political Analyst Rick Santorum shares his thoughts on the Presidential election and the importance of the U.S. Senate races around the country. A must listen as Rick shares an important update from Pennsylvania, the key battleground state that both candidates must win.

For information on the Ohio Voter Guide visit www.ohioca.org for National Voter Guide visit ivoterguide.com

Your Vote Matters!

 

  

Bill Federer on Columbus and his four Voyages

Bill Federer on Columbus and his four Voyages

Beginning in 1492, Christopher Columbus took FOUR VOYAGES to the New World:

 

1ST VOYAGE (1492-1493), he DISCOVERED land; 2ND VOYAGE (1493-1496), he encountered a hurricane, malaria, and CANNIBALS;3RD VOYAGE (1498-1500), he faced doldrums, rebellion, and was ARRESTED;

4TH VOYAGE (1502-1504), he survived another hurricane, explored Panama, and was SHIPWRECKED on Jamaica for a year. Bill Federer walks us through the truth about Christopher Columbus and his spiritual quest to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people of the new lands that he has discovered. 

Columbus testified -(I could sense His hand upon me), so that it became clear to me that it was feasible to navigate from here to the Indies; and He unlocked within me the determination to execute the idea. And I came to your Highnesses with this ardor. All those who heard about my enterprise rejected it with laughter, scoffing at me. Neither the sciences which I mentioned above, nor the authoritative citations from them, were of any avail. In only your Highnesses remained faith and constancy. Who doubts that this illumination was from the Holy Spirit? I 
attest that He (the Spirit), with marvelous rays of light, consoled me through the holy and sacred 
Scriptures, a strong and clear testimony, with forty-four books of the Old Testament, and four Gospels with 
twenty-three Epistles of those blessed Apostles, encouraging me to proceed, and, continually, without 
ceasing for a moment, they inflame me with a sense of great urgency.

 

 

Short message on why to Vote NO on Issue 1

Short message on why to Vote NO on Issue 1

NO on Issue 1 with State Auditor Keith Faber

VOTE NO ON ISSUE 1

The political left is pushing a radical redistricting plan for the November ballot. This convoluted, complicated redistricting plan, if passed by Ohio voters in November, will take the redraw of the district lines away from the people and their representatives and put it in the hands of the political left with retired judges and academic elites. They claim this will stop gerrymandering, but in reality, Issue One will be gerrymandering on steroids, and not representative of the people of the state of Ohio 

State School Report Card with Ed Committee Chair Andy Brenner- How are Ohio students doing?

State School Report  Card with Ed Committee Chair Andy Brenner- How are Ohio students doing? 

The Ohio Department of Education released its State Report Card for 2023-2024.

In his 2023 State of the State Address, Governor DeWine highlighted the need to focus on Ohio schoolchildren’s reading proficiency. Due to the COVID shutdown, Ohio students were at least one grade level behind in their reading proficiency. He stated that 40% of Ohio third grade students were not proficient in reading. He said, “Reading unlocks the door for all future learning and truly provides a lifetime of opportunity.” 

Ohio’s 2023 assessments indicated 38% of students were not proficient in reading. Among economically disadvantaged students, 55% were not proficient in English language arts. The 2024 Ohio school report card for third grade reading proficiency has improved slightly. In the words of the State Superintendent, "The situation remains urgent." Here to discuss the details is State Senator Andy Brenner, who serves as the Chairman of the State Education Committee. 

NO on Issue 1 with State Auditor Keith Faber

NO on Issue 1 with State Auditor Keith Faber

VOTE NO ON ISSUE 1

The political left is pushing a radical redistricting plan for the November ballot. This convoluted, complicated redistricting plan, if passed by Ohio voters in November, will take the redraw of the district lines away from the people and their representatives and put it in the hands of the political left with retired judges and academic elites. They claim this will stop gerrymandering, but in reality, Issue One will be gerrymandering on steroids, and not representative of the people of the state of Ohio - Help get the word out. 

Faith in America on the decline – But there is a spark of revival in a younger generation.

Faith in America on the decline – But there is a spark of revival in a younger generation.

A 2022 Gallup Poll of faith in America found that for the first time since 1928, under 50% of Americans hold any faith tradition or association whatsoever. Many church denominations report drastic decreasing numbers of general church attendance. Generation Z is the most unchurched generation in American history, according to the Gallup poll.

Among young people in their 30’s and 40’s is a movement of deconstructing their faith.  In Ohio, leading up to the 2020 pandemic, church attendance was on the decline and church closures were steadily increasing.

Post-pandemic, it has accelerated to where thousands of churches in Ohio have closed, and some have merged to stay viable and to survive, including Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox churches.

Christian Universities and Seminaries are also on the decline.  Many have closed. Others are reporting lower enrollments.

Atheism, the occult, and satanism, are on the rise.

We are living in unprecedented times when Christian leaders are renouncing their faith and large numbers of believers are falling away. Is this the final apostasy prophesied by Jesus and Paul? Is there hope for the younger generation to experience a move of God in their time?