News In Focus with Chris Long

An American Heart - New book by Jennifer Jackson

Jennifer Jackson, co-host of Doyle and Jen Live! on Salem Columbus, has written a new book, "An American Heart," a timely reminder of who we are, where we have come from, and what binds us together. It is a call to tuck the love of God, family, and the country deep into our American hearts, serving as a firm place to stand in a season of upheaval and uncertainty. About the author - Jennifer Jackson is an author, speaker, and co-host of Doyle and Jen Live! With over 25 years of ministry experience, she serves as an outreach pastor alongside her husband, Doyle, at The Church Next Door in Columbus, Ohio. Jennifer is founder of Simply for Women, a ministry dedicated to helping women flourish through prayer and Biblical truth. You can purchase the book on Amazon or at Jenniferjackson.com. 

Celebrating America's 250th with the Reading of the Declaration of Independence

Celebrating America's 250th with the Reading of the Declaration of Independence

The Statehouse was truly converted into the one-room schoolhouse on March 20th with a civics education for all in celebrating our nation's 250th birthday. The Statehouse Reading of the Declaration of Independence with Students and Officeholders was a huge success! One hundred-twenty students and faculty from twelve different schools participated, with 200 attendees in total. It was grades 3-12, like the one-room schoolhouse. After the reading, during the lunch sponsored by LifeRead Volunteer Reading Tutoring, students heard verbal essays from office holders on “What America Means to Me.” After the lunch program, students were taken on a special tour of the Ohio Statehouse, including a special sitting in the Ohio House chamber, led by Reps. Jack Daniels, Sarah Fowler Arthur, Gary Click, Bill Roemer, and Melanie Miller. The kids had a great time at the People’s House and learned about our nation’s founding documents. ......

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the
political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the
earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle
them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes
which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their
just powers from the consent of the governed, ....

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Suspend the Gas Tax in Ohio that will help beat back inflation for all Ohioans

Suspend the Gas Tax in Ohio that will help beat back inflation for all Ohioans

This has broad bipartisan support. It is our money that has been collected by the state. Give it back to the hardworking men and women of this state. There are so many benefits to this.

#1 It puts real money immediately in people's pockets. 

#2 It will stimulate the entire Ohio economy. 

#3 It is a great way to celebrate our 250th birthday as a nation. 

#4 It will drive commerce into Ohio, as people will travel to Ohio to get the cheap gas. And while they are here, they will spend money in restaurants, parks, and entertainment.

Here to discuss the call to suspend the Ohio gas tax is Tom Zawistowski, President of We the People Convention. Tom is leading the charge on suspension of Ohio's gas tax to help give Ohioans relief. We are proud to partner with We the People Convention on this noble effort to help our fellow Ohioans. 

The Ohio Christian Alliance is calling on the Ohio General Assembly to pass this immediately in a special summer session. It will be voted on by over 60 votes and won't need the Governor's signature. Call your representative today and urge them to suspend the entire 38.5 cent gas tax until the $1.2 billion is given back to the Ohio taxpayer through the gas pump. 

The Ohio House and Senate Should Pass the Suspension of the Ohio Fuel Tax by Veto Proof Majorities so that DeWine CANNOT Veto the Bill! EVERY DEMOCRAT & EVERY REPUBLICAN LEGISLATOR SHOULD VOTE FOR THIS! Contact House Speaker Huffman and Senate President McColley and tell them to bring this bill to the floor for a vote before the 4th of July holiday.  CLICK HERE TO CONTACT HUFFMAN CLICK HERE TO CONTACT McCOLLEY CALL YOUR HOUSE AND SENATE REPS TODAY!!! CLICK HERE TO CONTACT YOUR HOUSE MEMBER CLICK HERE TO CONTACT YOUR SENATOR

Congressman Max Miller Discusses the Affordability Issue and How Congress is Addressing the Problem

Congressman Max Miller Discusses the Affordability Issue and How Congress is Addressing the Problem

Young MAGA is asking questions. President Trump campaigned on the affordability for those under the age of 40 to be able to buy a car, buy a home, higher wages, bringing American jobs back - the America First agenda. 

Congressman Max Miller of Ohio's 7th Congressional District is aware of these concerns and is addressing them with his work in Congress. The current typical age of a first-time homebuyer is 39 years of age. That is to have a 20% down payment, good work history, with high wage income. The American Dream is slipping away for those 40 and younger, and they know it. 

The Biden era runaway spending and skyrocketing inflation is still with us, and President Trump is trying multiple approaches to slay that dragon. 

To assess the cost of inflation in real terms, $40,000 in 2020 had lost 18% of its value in three years by 2023. In other words, what would cost $40,000 in 2020 would now cost you $47,092 in 2023 That is a decrease of 18% value of your money. From 2018 to 2023, there was a 21% devalue. What was $40,000 in 2018 would have to be $48,514 in 2023. President Trump is right in that inflation has slowed or leveled off, but the real problem is that wages have not increased, and for many that were receiving government subsidies through the COVID years, both employers and employees and everybody in between, that funding ended a year and a half ago. It is now a dollar-for-dollar proposition with the dollar in your pocket being far less in value than it was before the outrageous inflationary spending over the last five years. It's a race against time to turn around the economy. The concern is that if this is not turned around in time, the younger generation that cannot buy a car or a home, and are barely getting by, will choose socialism and vote for it at the polls.  It will take time to turn around the U.S. economy, one that is not funded by government subsidy, but rather by the ingenuity and workforce of the American people.

But, key policy decisions on the federal level will have profound bearing on how this all shakes out. As one young patriot recently told me, the national debt is now $39 trillion and counting. It was $34 trillion when President Trump was sworn into office for his second term. This is a bipartisan problem. Congressman Miller is aware of the problem and is working to tackle the issue. Tune in to News in Focus and tell a friend. Take time to listen to the 20-minute interview. 

The FBI's War on Fraud Comes to Ohio

The FBI's War on Fraud Comes to Ohio

Federal authorities held a major press conference in Columbus, Ohio on Thursday. They announced that the War on Fraud had come to Ohio. Dr. Oz, Director of Medicare and Medicaid Services, took to the podium, along with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the Assistant Attorney General, FBI Director Kash Patel, along with the State Auditor Keith Faber, and State Attorney General Dave Yost to announce the federal and state collaborative to investigate the massive Medicaid fraud in Ohio in the Somalian and Butanese communities. Federal authorities announced that fourteen fraudsters in Ohio had been indicted, totally over $50 million in fraud. They also announced that this was just the beginning. 

Medicaid Fraud Legislation Discussion with Rep. Mike Dovilla

Medicaid Fraud Legislation Discussion with Rep. Mike Dovilla

Ohio legislators are moving quickly to pass legislation to address the massive Medicaid fraud problem that has come to light with reports from the State Auditor, investigative journalists, and whistleblower reports. Rep. Mike Dovilla of District 17 discusses the legislation being proposed that will put meaningful safeguards on state Medicaid programs and increase the penalty for fraudulent activity to a fifth-degree felony. Vice President JD Vance and the fraud task force are due in Ohio in early June to make a major announcement. Congressional hearings on Capitol Hill have a special fraud task force committee chaired by Rep. Brandon Gill, to address waste, fraud, and abuse in the government programs. President Trump has stated that his Administration has made it their goal to address the massive fraud problem.

Ohio Medicaid Fraud - The Exploding Story

Ohio Medicaid Fraud - The Exploding Story

We told you back in February that this story of the fraud problem was a ticking time bomb, well the bomb has gone off. In late December/early January, Columbus officials scrambled to get out in front of the childcare fraud in Ohio. Nick Shirley’s reports out of Minnesota gave detailed information on the Somalian fraud of greater Minneapolis. Eyes quickly turned to Ohio, with the second largest Somalian population in America. John Solomon of Just the News reported on the federal records that $136 million in paper cash trafficked through John Glenn International Airport in the year 2023 alone from the Somalian community of Columbus to the Somalian community of Minneapolis. It was packaged with millions more from the Somalian community in greater Minneapolis, a total of $700 million, and sent to Mogadishu, Somalia in North Africa and to the terrorist group Al-Shabaab. With these reports, state legislators began scrambling to obtain more information from the DeWine Administration from the Department of Children and Youth and the Department of Medicaid. Here to join me is Pastor Bob Hess to discuss the update on the breaking news from Minneapolis from the Assistant U.S. Attorney General Colin McDonald that fifteen people were indicted with a Medicaid fraud scheme totally $90 million. Mr. McDonald was joined by HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr., and Dr. Oz. Mr. McDonald announced that this is just the beginning. It has been reported that Vice President JD Vance will be in Ohio the first week of June to make a major announcement on the fraud investigations in Ohio. 

Bill Federer on the New Revival and the Second Great Awakening

Bill Federer on the New Revival and the Second Great Awakening

Author and historian Bill Federer who lectures on American history details the revival that broke out just before the Civil War. The dramatic spiritual events sweeping the country with the Abolitionist Movement paved the way for the abolishment of slavery and led to the Civil War. A key evangelist of the Second Great Awakening was Charles Finney, founder of Oberlin College. As the revival fires of the Second Great Awakening spread across the country, it also went overseas and birthed a number of organizations that are still with us today, including the YMCA, Salvation Army, and Boy Scouts of America. Tune in and tell a friend. 

Federal Authorities Investigating Somalian Fraud in Columbus

Federal Authorities Investigating Somalian Fraud in Columbus

On this week's News in Focus, now that the midterm Primary is concluded, the midterm General Election campaign begins. Breaking news this week in Columbus as Attorney General Dave Yost submits his resignation to Governor DeWine and takes a new position with Alliance Defending Freedom as Vice President of Strategic Research and Innovation. 

Breaking News: Federal authorities are now on the ground in Columbus, investigating the Somalian Medicaid fraud. Vice President JD Vance, tasked by President Trump to lead the new fraud investigating effort, stated, "These shocking allegations, if true, show why the fraud taskforce work is so important. I'm directing the task force to look into it and take immediate action to prosecute any fraudsters involved and stop all further payments as appropriate." 

A major announcement from federal authorities on the Ohio Somalian fraud is expected in the next few weeks. 

Tune in to News in Focus to listen to the details. 

The New Revival Spreading Across America- Part 2

The New Revival Spreading Across America- Part 2

In February of 2023, what began as a student-led chapel grew into a present-day revival. First, on the campus of Asbury College in Kentucky, and then spread like a wildfire to numerous universities and colleges and high school campuses across the country. The outdoor meetings of open air preaching, decisions for Christ, and baptism all but ended with the public assassination of Charlie Kirk, an outspoken Christian conservative. The question was: Was that the end of the movement? Suspicion, conspiracy, and fear filled the atmosphere among the college student crowd. Then, something happened. The movement hadn't ended; it moved indoors to churches across America. Congregations began seeing surges of young people under the age of forty fill the pews on Sunday morning. Now, the open-air meetings have continued. Here to discuss what he is witnessing in churches across America is our good friend Tim Throckmorton, National Director of Church Engagement for The Family Research Council. Tim has witnessed young people in significant numbers filling the churches that he visits and speaks at. In his own denomination, the National Conference Meetings reported that salvations and baptisms were up and that many churches were seeing an increase in youth attendance.