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Save Ohio Parks and 29 environmental and advocacy organizations from across the state have delivered a letter to Gov. Mike DeWine demanding a moratorium on new or pending nominations, bids and leases to frack under Ohio’s beloved and pristine state parks and public lands.

“The Oil and Gas Land Management Commission has never discussed in a public meeting nine criteria it is mandated by statute to considered in deciding whether to frack Ohio’s state parks, wildlife areas and other public lands,” said Cathy Cowan Becker, president of the board at Save Ohio Parks. “An explosion last month at Gulfport well pad just five miles from Salt Fork State Park demonstrates how dangerous this industry can be. Public records show an average of 250 reported gas and oil accidents per year since 2015- one every 1.5 days.”

Save Ohio Parks is a statewide 501c(4) organization dedicated to educating the public about fracking under state parks and public lands. A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2023 law requiring fracking under Ohio public lands has not yet been decided.

People marching for climate justice

Monday, February 10, 2025, 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Columbus Metropolitan Library, Main Branch, 96 S Grant Ave, Meeting Room 1B, Columbus, 43215.  Register here

Join Sunrise Cbus for an in-person full hub meeting!  This will be a chance to check in with one another and discuss new roles and goals for the next 3 months. We are a youth-led advocacy group dedicated to pushing for environmental justice in our communities. 

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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s recent executive order mandating that nearly all state employees return to the office full-time—five days a week by March 17, 2025—has ignited a debate over its potential to disrupt workforce retention and efficiency.

Trump lost. That is, if all legal voters were allowed to vote, if all legal ballots were counted, Trump would have lost the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Vice-President Kamala Harris would have won the Presidency with 286 electoral votes.

And, if not for the mass purge of voters of color, if not for the mass disqualification of provisional and mail-in ballots, if not for the new mass “vigilante” challenges in swing states, Harris would have gained at least another 3,565,000 votes, topping Trump’s official popular vote tally by 1.2 million.

Stay with me and I’ll give you the means, methods and, most important, the key calculations.

 

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The February 2025 Free Press Salon was held over Zoom on February 8. This is what happened.  

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Free Press Board member Mark Stansbery started out the February 2025 salon by leading a discussion on the topic of Black History Month, highlighting the importance of understanding the struggle for liberation and recognition.

Details about event

Sunday, February 9 at 1pm
Start: 301 Washington Blvd, Columbus, OH (behind COSI)
End: Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Sq, Columbus, OH 43215
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Asking attendees to wear white or pink to be identified as with the group.  Use your voice to speak up for the community and immigrants!

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