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June 10, 2014                 David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is included in the Canton Repository’s Notes and Quotes column, available.

May 30, 2014                  Audio for Ray Horner’s WAKR-AM morning show interview about the Akron Buckeye Poll with John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is available.

May 29, 2014                  John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in coverage of the 2014 Akron Buckeye Poll, which examined how Ohio voters feel about term limits, early voting and redistricting. Text is available from the Cleveland Plain Dealer; Columbus Dispatch; WKSU-FM; and WCBE-FM. Dr. Green also discussed the report on Ray Horner’s WAKR-AM morning show today, and will appear on the Jasen Sokol WAKR-AM show at 11:15 a.m.

March 7, 2014               John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Cleveland Plain Dealer story on Ohio Senate Bill 48, a beer distributor bill. Text is available.

March 5, 2014               John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Cleveland Plain Dealer story on secretary of state races in Ohio. Text is available.

February 21, 2014         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Columbus Post story on Ohio Gov. John Kasich; and a Columbus Dispatch story on a reported decline in charity.

February 18, 2014         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Cleveland Plain Dealer report about traffic citations among candidates for state legislature in Cuyahoga County this year. Text is available.

February 17, 2014         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in an Associated Press article that reviews Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s stances and style during his tenure. Text is available from the New York Times and Sandusky Register.

February 12, 2014         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a story on how religion and politics affect gay marriage bans. Text is available.

February 11, 2014         Daniel Coffey, assistant professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is noted in an op-ed piece by Donna Brazile available in the Detroit News.

February 10, 2014         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in an Akron Beacon Journal story on Ohio Christian University offering classes to public high school students at taxpayer expense and teaching courses from a conservative Christian perspective. Text is available.

January 24, 2014          John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Cleveland Plain Dealer article about voting rights issues. Text is available.

January 23, 2014          John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for an NPR story on President Barack Obama and Pope Francis sharing similar views about poverty and income inequality. Text and audio are available.

January 22, 2014          John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in an Associated Press story on President Barack Obama and Pope Francis sharing similar views about poverty and income inequality. Text is available via the Akron Beacon Journal.

January 13, 2014          John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Toledo Blade story on state politics. Text is available.

January 2, 2014            John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in an Akron Beacon Journal story on the Akron-based Ohio Civility Project. Text is available.  Dr. Green also was a guest on Ray Horner’s WAKR-AM morning show today, and talked about political prospects for 2014.

December 6, 2013         Ray Bliss, for whom UA’s Bliss Institute of Applied Politics is named, is featured in an Akron Beacon Journal commentary on the Republican Party. Text is available.

December 2, 2013         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in an Akron Beacon Journal story on the 2014 Ohio gubernatorial race. Text is available.

October 18, 2013           David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Cleveland Plain Dealer story on the federal government reopening and its effects on Ohio Republicans. Text is available. Audio from Cohen’s Thursday interview on Ray Horner’s WAKR-AM morning show is now available.

October 17, 2013           David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed about the reopening of federal government agencies and raising the debt ceiling. Stories and interviews were released by The Boston Globe; WHBC 1480 AM radio’s “The Ron Ponder Show,” and WAKR 1590 AM radio’s “The Ray Horner Show.” The radio interviews are not available online.

October 16, 2013           David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, was a guest on Ray Horner’s WAKR-AM morning show today, and talked about the federal government shutdown. This interview is not available online.

October 15, 2013           David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, was a guest on Ray Horner’s WAKR-AM morning show today, and talked about the federal government shutdown. This interview is not available online.

October 14, 2013           David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a USA Today story on the federal government shutdown. Text is available.