Columbus Freepress Local News & Events
Here's what happened at the 2025 May Free Press Second Saturday Salon
Watch video of salon here.
Free Press Board member Mark Stansbery opened the session, mentioning it's the Columbus Free Press May Day version of the Second Saturday Salon, focusing on immigrant and worker rights. He noted recent events like…
77 years after Nakba, Israel's message to Palestinians: Surrender, leave, or die!
In the 1930s and 40s, many Jews escaped persecution in Europe by sailing to Palestine for safety. Palestinians treated them then with open hearts but later the Jewish refugees took arms and attacked Palestinians by committing massacres to drive…
State Legislators Seek to Use Taxpayer Funds to Deepen Trade Ties with Israel Amidst its Genocide in Gaza
The Ohio House of Representatives has introduced a bill that would commit $10 million in taxpayer funds “to create the Ohio Israel Trade and Innovation Partnership.” House Bill 188 (H.B. 188) as introduced would create a “partnership” of 14…
Dear Ohio House: Vote NO on HB 160
They’re at it again. Despite a year and a half. Despite a half billion dollars. Despite record opposition to a similar bill, the Ohio General Assembly is once again pushing forward with its wet dream of legislatively killing last…