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Ordinary Ohioans working together to build a democracy that works for all of us. Director @CatherineTurcer #followthemoney #redistricting #opengov #ethics
"Stand-alone legislation forces the use of transparent committee hearings where prepared testimony from pro and con witnesses is posted publicly, and committee & legislative votes are taken via public roll-calls that let voters know exactly who voted how." cleveland.com/opinion/2025/0…
The same legislators who just passed a budget (& veto overrides) w/ a $1 billion tax cut for the richest Ohioans + $600M to the billionaire owners of the Browns on the backs of working & poor folks are gonna draw our new congressional map this fall. Ain't gerrymandering grand?!
In Ohio, if you own a badly run NFL team, you can spend heavily to maintain gerrymandered GOP supermajorities, get a $600M gift to move your team out of a major city, then buy a $25M oceanfront mansion 1,000 miles away 72 hours later. My latest: ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/21/new…
Redistricting: Ohio must draw a new congressional map. The stakes are high: the GOP holds a narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, and midterm elections are historically tough for the party that holds the White House. by Jessie Balmert cincinnati.com/story/news/pol…
Today I’m thinking about my colleagues at Ohio’s public radio stations, who cover a range of stories from big and breaking news to lighter fare, and dive into to issues not covered elsewhere. Here’s a🧵with some examples, starting w @Ideastream ideastream.org/community/2025…
John Lewis Day of Action- Good Trouble Lives On! 📅 Thursday, July 17 🕑 4:30-6:00pm 📍 Second Baptist Church mobilize.us/john-lewis-act…
The Constitution guarantees people behind bars the right to challenge their detention in court. That tool — called habeas corpus — has been key to challenging the administration’s immigration policies. bit.ly/3T6Mv2A
Join us on for Good Trouble Lives On at the Second Baptist Church in Columbus on Thurs, July 17. Speakers include: Deidra Reese, Ohio Organizing Collaborative & the Amos Project; Morgan Harper, Columbus Stand Up; and Rhiannon Carnes, Ohio Women’s Alliance mobilize.us/indivisiblecen…
A win for home rule!
State appeals court has struck down state law prohibiting cities from regulating tobacco. Governor DeWine had vetoed such language twice and was overridden by fellow Republicans the second time. Toledo was a plaintiff in case. toledoblade.com/local/courts/2…
More than 133,000 people have initiated claims to get their unclaimed funds in the weeks since Ohio lawmakers initially suggested using those dollars to help finance the new Cleveland Browns stadium, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/07/mor…
"To be clear: Rank Choice Voting is a party-neutral and candidate-neutral tool. Its job is to produce a majority winner with the widest and deepest support from any field of more than two candidates." ~ @davedaley3 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
For Independence Day, a story brought to you by Library of Congress scientists. Throughout June 1776, Thomas Jefferson was drafting what we now know as the Declaration of Independence. As he edited, he made neat strike outs. In one instance, though, there's an obvious smudge. 🧵
Happy Independence Day! Our country was founded by people committed to a government Of, For, and By the People. Together, we can work for democracy that enables all voices to be heard.
BREAKING: Congress just passed the billionaire's budget. It kicks millions off of health care, steals food from kids, and increases utility costs. Time to fight back. Call (855) 975-8722 and let's let them hear it.
Congressional mapmaking this fall! "Another limitation on Republicans could be the degree to which they need to protect their incumbents."
""[Mapmakers] will have to weigh questions like: How far are they willing to go? When do they think voters will get mad enough to spill over into other elections?" signalohio.org/with-budget-be…
""[Mapmakers] will have to weigh questions like: How far are they willing to go? When do they think voters will get mad enough to spill over into other elections?" signalohio.org/with-budget-be…
Ohio households overpaid an average of $455 for electricity under FirstEnergy’s illegal bill rider. If @PUCOhio orders FirstEnergy to refund the money, FirstEnergy will owe hundreds of millions of dollars back to customers wkyc.com/article/news/i…
The Senate just axed the ban on AI regulation in Trump’s megabill — paving the way to rein in Big Tech. Common Cause members drove 70,000+ letters + calls demanding lawmakers act. Together, we made this happen!
State budget kills a 50-year-old clean air law in Ohio The air nuisance rule, a longstanding legal tool used by both citizens and governments in Ohio to hold industrial polluters accountable in court, died in the state budget signed by Gov. Mike DeWine signalohio.org/state-budget-k…
So much for state government transparency... Gov. Mike DeWine signs measure allowing Ohio lawmakers to shield their texts, emails from public view We hired the help, we're paying their bills, but they're allowed to hide important material from the bosses cleveland.com/news/2025/07/g…
#Ohio -- Tell Governor DeWine to "veto SENCD7 in the budget comparison document"
Ohio lawmakers move to keep their texts, emails secret from the public cleveland.com/news/2025/06/o…