Advocacy updates, January 26
Following up on the Rev. Lee Anne Reat’s post two weeks ago (Advocacy: Where Do We Stand?) about priority issues for the Episcopal Church and our diocese, this week we’re highlighting civil rights in two issues...
Legislative advocacy briefing for Jan. 12, 2021
Thank you to everyone in the diocese who advocated on the policy issues we followed in the 133rd session of the Ohio Legislature: gun safety, creation care, and criminal justice reform. Here are some updates ...
Legislative Advocacy Briefing for January 5, 2021
Legislature passes SB 33, Governor must now decide
“SB 33 is part of a wave of legislation to crush demonstrations against new oil and gas infrastructure, writes the Rev. Brandi Slaughter, JD, public policy as...
Legislative advocacy briefing for Dec. 15, 2020
Stand Your Ground bills hurtling towards passage this week in Ohio Legislature
Ohio legislators are speeding towards a vote this week on Stand your Ground legislation (companion bills SB 383 and HB 796). Stand...
HB6, nuclear and coal bailout, still in effect
Ratepayers will start paying in January
After the FBI indicted former House Speaker Larry Householder this summer over a $61 million dollar bribery scheme crucial to the passage of the nuclear plant bailout bi...
Contact Ohio House on HB 746
Ohio’s new Select Committee on Energy Policy and Oversight was formed to consider repeal of last year’s controversial energy bill HB 6. As currently drafted, the bipartisan repeal bill HB 746 would restore Ohio...
New resources for safe voting
Common Cause of Ohio has put out county-specific flyers on how to follow up on your absentee ballot request and how to submit your ballot successfully in the 24/7 drop box at your County Board of Elections or b...
Call to action on HB 6
Despite an overwhelming majority of citizen testimony in opposition last year, the Ohio Legislature passed HB 6 to bill ratepayers to subsidize two nuclear plants and two coal-fired plants. The bill also halted...
How to advocate against SB 317
SB 317, allowing schools to arm teachers without safety training, was passed by Ohio Senate committee Sept. 1. Here’s how to advocate:
Despite the fact that 250 citizens submitted testimony against the bill an...
Plan your vote!
From the Episcopal Public Policy Network
Election season is upon us in the U.S., and now is the time to make sure you – and those in your community – are ready. This year, many states have updated how voters...