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Columbus City Council Continues to Defund Public Education

Just like every other major corporation that is flourishing in financial success, Ginther and this City Council will continue to ignore independent reports that the hundreds of millions of dollars handed out in tax abatements and TIF’s are counterproductive to the educational and social economic…
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Anduril intends to put Pickaway County on the world map – as a target

Haga clic aquí para españolA Pickaway County resident spoke out last night against re-zoning for the Anduril Arsenal-1 Hypersonic Missile plant proposed for his community, warning that a munitions facility in central Ohio could be a target in future wars.Free Press reporters attended the Pickaway…
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Our City’s General Revenue Fund Should Not Be Used to Subsidize Tax Abatement Recipients

It’s bad enough that the Mayor and Columbus City Council hand out tax abatements as though every Monday is Halloween. Central Ohio leads the state in granting tax breaks to the tune of $5.82 billion. Tax abatements for wealthy developers and corporations are contributing to reduced revenue for our…
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Mayor Ginther and Joe Motil

Columbus cannot survive another term of Andy Ginther – a 2025 “Golden Padlock Award” finalist

Ever since the ending of my 2023 campaign for mayor, I continue to be asked if I will run for mayor again in 2027. My reply has been, “In politics you never say never. I am currently in a wait-and-see mode. The election is two years away.”As for Andy Ginther’s campaign claiming he will run again in…