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Anti-democracy lawmakers are attacking our rights, and they are moving the legislation forward so fast that Ohioans are barely getting a chance to get the facts and speak up.
Well, here are the facts.
SB 153 and HB 233 are an attack on volunteers who put boots on the ground, collecting signatures for our democracy. These are our grandmothers and grandfathers, our parents, our family and friends and our coworkers, all who spend their weekends and spare time collecting signatures and fighting for workers’ rights and voters’ rights.
Volunteers who collect signatures would be forced to sign away their 5th Amendment constitutional rights, potentially subjecting them to politically motivated investigations. “Compensated” circulators would be required to wear badges, but “compensated” is defined so broadly it even applies to volunteers who receive free pizza or a t-shirt.
Those are the facts.
SB 153 and HB 233 are an attack on our democracy and our freedoms.
Sunday, June 1, 1-4pm
School of Rock Columbus, 949 W. Third Ave.
The Tri-Village Family Fun Fest will be a free street festival located on Dover Ave. (right next to School of Rock Columbus), where we will have live music, food trucks, vendors, face painting, free music lessons, and so much more. This is an event for the community for all ages.
Featured vendors: Sadie Baby Sweets, Clay Cafe, Chick Happens Food Truck, Hook and Ladder Ice Cream, Bricks and Minifigs, Discovering You Portraits, Flocal Co., Ballooning with Izzy, Funatics4u Face Painting, and more!
On June 7, 2025, CNN will broadcast—on tape, from a live performance direct from Broadway--George Clooney’s homage to Edward R. Murrow, Good Night, and Good Luck, which is welcome news for audiences who are not able, or willing, to fork over the $900 plus fees for a decent orchestra seat to the stage version of Clooney’s 2005 docu-drama Good Night, and Good Luck.
For American progressives wallowing in a deep Trump funk, the callback to the integrity of Murrow and his gutsy take-down of Sen. Joseph McCarthy on the pioneering news magazine See It Now may offer hope that journalism can repeat its treasured origin story. The legend is imprinted in the famous illustration by Ben Shahn, Edward R. Murrow Slaying the Dragon of McCarthy, a depiction of the noble paladin killing the beast who threatened the realm. In the Clooney iteration, no one needs a playbill to read McCarthy as a stand-in for Donald Trump, but Murrow has no obvious successor ready to suit up in the new media ecosystem. Morrow and his like have gone the way of vacuum tubes and rabbit ears.
Dan-o Dougan and Dr. Bob Fitrakis start a series on planes, trains and automobiles playing a variety of songs about planes, including Sky Pilot, 8 Miles High, Aeroplane, and more!
Listen live at 11pm Friday, May 30 and June 6 streaming at wgrn.org or on the radio at 91.9FM
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Monday at 2pm streaming June 2 and 9 at wcrsfm.org or on the radio at 92.7 or 98.3FM
The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) is proud to announce the publication of “Can You Handle the Truth? Essays of Hard Truths Aimed at Right- Relationships with the Earth and Each Other.”
It includes pieces written by Kai Huschke, Tish O’Dell, Terry Lodge, Michelle Beatty, Max Wilbert, Will Falk, Chad Nicholson, and Ben G. Price.
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 2027, I will say this:
Saturday May 31st, 2025 @10 AM - 12 PM
Linden Tree Nursery, 1142 East 17th Avenue Columbus, OH, 43211
To prepare for another successful year of tree giveaways, help us plant trees in pots at our Linden tree nursery location! We will need help planting trees, organizing rows, marking pots, placing stakes, and getting the nursery ready for the growing season. Bring your friends! We need all the help we can get to prepare 3,000 trees for our fall giveaway. Green Columbus would not be able to give away free trees each year without the help of our wonderful volunteers. Come out for the morning and enjoy the outdoors with us! The link to sign up is below.
US House Reconciles Legislation That Handicaps Renewable Energy Projects
The Republican controlled House of Representatives passed reconciliation legislation that effectively will eliminate nearly every renewable energy incentive that is currently in place.
The bill will end the 30 percent residential solar investment tax credit by the end of this year and the applicability of residential solar leases for tax credits.
The Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for commercial and utility scale projects would go away completely for any project not placed in service by the end of 2028.
There are a couple of poison pill provisions put into this legislation that are designed to prevent any renewable energy projects from moving forward.
Wednesday, May 28, 12:30-1:30pm
John W. Bricker Federal Building, 200 N. High St.
All hell is breaking loose in the country and our members of Congress are missing, especially Bernie Moreno!
We will not stand down. Let’s hold him accountable to the people and taxpayers of Ohio. His office is at 200 N. High St. with lots of public visibility! We demand to be seen and heard, just like his rich donors.
RSVP for this event by using this link.
This event will be repeated each week until Wednesday, June 25.
Hosted by OPAL [Ohio Progressive Action Leaders].