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Statewide conference on policing

Friday, August 29-Saturday, August 30, 10am-4pm

Virtual Statewide Conference on Policing, Criminal Legal System, and Immigration. We have some amazing speakers who will touch on topics ranging from immigration, wrongful conviction, to…

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Solar News This Week - August 24, 2025

USDA announces it will discontinue funding solar projects

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will discontinue providing funds for solar and wind projects, through its Rural Energy for America (REAP) grant program. In recent…

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Old North Columbus

“Titanics” to be “parked” on High Street in Old North

When trying to get a preview of what Zone In could do to Columbus’s most popular corridors and neighborhoods, it’s looking more and more likely this future of “density” will drastically alter Old North first. 

Old North is also…

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There is Much We Can Do: How a Columbus Anti-Preemption City Charter Amendment Would Interfere with the American War Machine

Many Americans believe that the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the United States’ illegal bombing of Iran, and the United States’ disastrous proxy war with Russia in Ukraine are too far away to do anything about. These Americans, however, overlook the…

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