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Columbus City Hall

More than Just Democracy - “Our City Our Say”

I’ve been told that Columbus City Hall is where good ideas go to die.

One part of the Monday, March 2 “Our City Our Say” meeting was the opportunity to communicate with other people who 1. Love Columbus, and 2. Aren’t afraid of doing…

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Ballot for ranked choice

Bill to Effectively Ban Ranked-Choice Voting moves to DeWine’s Desk

Well, the statehouse is once again attacking our right in Ohio to local democracy. Senate Bill 63, which has passed the Ohio House and Senate, is now on Governor DeWine’s desk. 

SB 63, which would make any county or municipality…

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Aquifer

Google’s Columbus data center secrets exposed

What many may not be aware of is that a high-yielding aquifer lies deep under most of Central Ohio. Keeping the aquifer on the down-low, so to speak, was perhaps the plan by local power brokers who foresaw how major corporations would someday…

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Frank LaRose

Frank LaRose just gave your voter data to the feds

On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, we learned that Ohio’s Republican Secretary of State, Frank LaRose, “has turned over the voter registration data of nearly 8 million Ohioans to the U.S. Department of Justice.”

Why does that matter?

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