When voters go to the polls and tell lawmakers they want something, they don’t automatically get it without a fight. We’ve seen that in two cases lately. Ohio has tried to put up roadblocks to…
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A devalued, discredited Ohio Supreme Court – thanks to rank partisanship: Mike Curtin
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Among state supreme courts, the Ohio Supreme Court ranks somewhere between undistinguished and disreputable. The court is uninterested in judicial scholarship, indifferent to precedent and lustful for partisanship. Those traits were on…
Don’t be fooled. Ohio’s Issue 1 is our chance to end gerrymandering for good
CLEVELAND, Ohio – There’s good news and bad news, and then, there’s putrid news. The bad news is we must put up with Frank LaRose, the saddest excuse of a Secretary of State ever, for…
Group gathers at Union Hall to learn more about Ohio Redistricting Amendment
Supporters of a redistricting amendment to the Ohio constitution gathered together Thursday to hear more about the effort that would make Ohio citizens, instead of politicians, the decision makers when it comes to drawing state…
Don’t fall for deceptive ballot language on Ohio Issue 1
The legacy of Elbridge Gerry is alive and well and thriving in Ohio. Gerry, as many students of history will remember, served as governor of Massachusetts and vice president of the U.S. in the early…
OOC: More Than Five Dozen Black Faith Leaders Issue Open Letter Urging Ohioans to Vote ‘yes’ on Issue 1
Ohio is among the top 10 states where gerrymandering runs rampant. Now, a chorus of Black Faith leaders are uniting and urging Ohioans to vote yes on Issue 1, which will end gerrymandering by empowering…
Why Ballot Measures Are Democracy’s Last Line of Defense
On Election Day, former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Maureen O’Connor drove the length of the sprawling 200-mile district, which Republicans drew two years ago to dilute the influence of Democratic voters and boost their own…
Civil Rights Leaders Urge Yes on Issue 1 Vote to End Gerrymandering
‘Politicians want to shut us down and keep power out of our hands’ In a show of unity in the face of lies by Ohio’s politicians, power brokers, and political insiders, some of the most…
O’Connor: Mobilize to Defeat the Lies
O’Connor Urges Voter Mobilization in Fiery AFL-CIO Address ‘Mobilize to defeat the lies,’ retired Chief Justice says in rallying support for Issue 1 to end gerrymandering CLEVELAND – Voting Yes on Issue 1 will…
Ad Blitz Escalates to Send the Politicians Packing
Yes on Issue 1 coalition begins aggressive statewide broadcast advertising campaign that will reach millions of Ohioans COLUMBUS, Ohio – Yes on Issue 1 – the grassroots nonpartisan uprising against shady, cheating politicians – launched…