Public Policy – Connections

HB 6 speeding through Senate hearings

June 18, 2019

House Bill 6, misleadingly called “Creates Clean Air Program, is currently speeding through hearings in the Ohio Senate after being passed in the House. The Senate could vote on it in the next couple of days. T...

Public Policy news alerts for June 18, 2019

June 18, 2019

Public Policy

This issue concentrates on environmental issues critical to the preservation of our planet and environment. Alert State lawmakers seek to "Ban the Plastic-Bag Bans" in Ohio Stories in the news from Episcopa...

Diaper drives for immigrant families

June 4, 2019

e-Connections, Public Policy

Imagine being on Greyhound with your three children after leaving Family Detention Center on the border. You are traveling to Cleveland to live with your sister, but it is a very long trip and you have no diap...

Public Policy news alerts for June 4, 2019

June 4, 2019

e-Connections, Public Policy

Alert AG Yost warns of scammers who profit off of severe weather Other topics ion the news This would be funny if it were not so sad: The Department of Energy is now calling fossil fuels “Molecules of Free...

Fast-tracked HB 6 endangers Ohio’s clean energy, economic development and utility rates

May 28, 2019

e-Connections, Public Policy

HB 6 could pass the Ohio House this week. NOW is the time to contact your Representative and Senator with your views. The recent deluge of direct mail and TV ads may have convinced you that this “Ohio Clean...

Public Policy news alerts for May 27, 2019

May 28, 2019

e-Connections, Public Policy

Topics in the news CRIMINAL JUSTICE The Cleveland Plain Dealer Mike DeWine calls for end of statute of limitations on rape cases The Columbus Dispatch Ohio House seeks less prison, more care for drug off...

Public Policy news alerts for May 21, 2019

May 21, 2019

e-Connections, Public Policy

Topics in the news ENVIRONMENT Global Citizen Waters near Arctic Ocean just jumped 30 degrees above normal HEALTHCARE Public News Service Ohio shows progress in senior health Cincinnati Enquirer When ...

Public Policy news alerts for May 14, 2019

May 14, 2019

e-Connections, Public Policy

Ohio Congressional Districts OHIO MUST REDRAW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAPS BY JUNE 14 Court rules gerrymandered Ohio must use new congressional map in 2020: What you need to know State will appeal gerrymander...

Public Policy news alerts for May 7, 2019

May 7, 2019

e-Connections, Public Policy

Topics in the news PLASTIC POLLUTION Global Citizen The average person eats 70,000 microplastics each year, Baby dolphin in Florida found dead with stomach full of plastic trash PBS News Hour How biodegr...

Public Policy news alerts for April 30, 2019

April 29, 2019

e-Connections, Public Policy

Alert U.S. measles cases surge as officials scramble to stop near-record outbreak Other topics in the news ENVIRONMENT Global Citizen Greenland is melting twice as fast as it was 10 years ago; 5 ways to re...

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HB 6 speeding through Senate hearings

Public Policy news alerts for June 18, 2019

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HB 6 speeding through Senate hearings

Fast-tracked HB 6 endangers Ohio’s clean energy, economic development and utility rates