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Constance Gadell-Newton, Co-Chair of the Ohio Green Party, announces that she will run for Governor of Ohio in 2018

Constance Gadell-Newton, Esq., is a social justice activist, Attorney at Law and Guardian ad Litem for abused and neglected children in Columbus, Ohio.  She graduated from Bishop Watterson High School in Columbus, has a B.A. from the Ohio…

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Juvenile shot at Franklin County Courthouse video footage

An unarmed juvenile was shot and killed in the Franklin County Courthouse Wednesday, January 18.

Listen to radio interview with Constance Gadell Newton about it: http://wcrsfm.org/audio/user/157



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URGENT OHIO DEMOCRACY ALERT House Joint Resolution 5

House JointResolution 5 (HJR 5), introduced in fall 2017 in both houses of the Ohio General Assembly, would dramatically change the already-difficult process to amend the Ohio Constitution and is stealthily making its way through the Ohio General…

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Dennis Kucinich announces his candidacy for governor

On January 17, former U.S. Congressman and former Mayor of Cleveland, Dennis Kucinich (D) announced his candidacy for governor of Ohio. He outlined a campaign strategy entitled "Power to We The People." He noted that he is "not owned by anybody…

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