Common Cause Ohio

Ordinary Ohioans working together to build a democracy that works for all of us. Director @CatherineTurcer #followthemoney #redistricting #opengov #ethics

[Dave Anderson @cleantechfacts]

For comparison, the Ohio AG's original 2024 indictment of Jones and Dowling didn't mention the FirstEnergy executives' 2018 dinner with the Governor-elect and Lt. Governor-elect until 7 pages in, and did not mention DeWine and Husted's names https://t.co/Ul6Ph76hj2

[Catherine Turcer @CatherineTurcer]

Sunlight is the best disinfectant!

[FairDistrictsOhio @OhFairDistricts]

“Because they are essentially proposing an amendment that changes nothing, then it can only be because they believe it will impact turnout or some other political benefit,” Common Cause Ohio Director Catherine Turcer said.
https://t.co/3rDy4OGXtJ

[Save Ohio Parks @SaveOhioParks]

.@SenJonHusted critics say his hiring included a former lobbyist and others connected to utilities-- including H.B. 6, Ohio's $1.3 B energy corruption scandal. @MartySchladen @OhioCapJournal: https://t.co/xOyqLiCLQG

Follow the money. Who wins as voters lose?

@commoncauseohio

[FairDistrictsOhio @OhFairDistricts]

Opinion from David DeWitt
It’s actually almost difficult right now to keep track of how many of our nation’s state leaders have willfully fallen to prostrate themselves and crawl through the moral muck and treachery of cheating voters with gerrymandering.
https://t.co/XzCYnjwQ2g

[Catherine Turcer @CatherineTurcer]

Join us Tuesday, May 12 at 7pm to learn more about the recent SCOTUS decision.
Powerhouse panelists:
Common Cause's Andrew Walchuk
True North Research's Lisa Graves
Black Voters Matter Fund's April England-Albright

Register here: https://t.co/jCwnSzV4py

[Darrel Rowland @darreldrowland]

Gee, wonder what the difference was?

[How Things Work at the Ohio Statehouse @HowThingsWorkOH]

The Ohio @VoterCoalition is looking for poll monitors for the May 5th primary election!

Register here to attend a (virtual) poll monitor training on Tuesday, April 28th, at 12 pm: https://t.co/DpNCVQquAX

Can’t make the training? Contact them here:
https://t.co/XKEwdEOCs9

[Dave Anderson @cleantechfacts]

The treasurer for a new PAC formed to fight a local voter referendum aimed at overturning one county's ban on new wind + solar farms appears to be a Virginia-based political operative who is also the treasurer for a methane gas industry Super PAC https://t.co/h2PlhWbTIU

[Katy Shanahan @KatyAShanahan]

Council’s first social media post abt this hearing to give $25M to MAGA billionaire Haslam? Last Friday.

First public notice of this 3PM Monday hearing? Last Saturday.

But a rally & 16 corporate proponents all got organized in time?

Why’s the public always the last to know?

[Save Ohio Parks @SaveOhioParks]

How do we keep Ohio from skewing elections and creating gerrymandered voting districts? Let's keep watch on Montana.
@CommonCauseOhio @amyactonoh @SignalOhio @IndivCentralOH @ccbecker271 @DavidPepper @OhioCapJournal @clevelanddotcom @toledonews @DispatchAlerts @Enquirer

[David DeWitt @DC_DeWitt]

The U.S. Justice Department confirmed in court Thursday that it is sharing sensitive voter data with Homeland Security. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has given the Trump Justice Department personal info for 8 million Ohio voters https://t.co/qs9hvMh8s1

[Catherine Turcer @CatherineTurcer]

"During our reporting, many records requests were often ignored or delayed for months. We pushed back.

Records matter. They force elected officials to act." ~ The Marshall Project- Cleveland's @MarkPuente

https://t.co/rL06alhyC1

[Randy Ludlow @RandyLudlow]

Happy @SunshineWeek! Know your government transparency/public records rights. Here's a trove of resources from @CommonCauseOhio. https://t.co/iSr7ZfQpy8

[Josh Rultenberg @JoshRultNews]

📚 Cover reveal

My new book with @RileyTopping, Draw the Line in Ohio, tells the story of Ohio’s redistricting battles and explains how gerrymandering works — and why it fuels political corruption.

Preorders: https://t.co/5oJuH8g9BZ

Publishing Sept. 15

#DrawTheLineInOhio

[Catherine Turcer @CatherineTurcer]

New from Citizens for Ethics— Trump business partner connected to data center development in Canton

https://t.co/ge2Cp7gr8W

[Catherine Turcer @CatherineTurcer]

Celebrate Sunshine Week with us!
Panelists include ACLU Ohio's Gary Daniels, veteran Statehouse reporter Randy Ludlow & environmental reporter Kathiann Kowalski

RSVP: https://t.co/W5vvqFoscY

[Catherine Turcer @CatherineTurcer]

$4.3M to Sam Randazzo in January 2019 before his appointment by Gov DeWine to the PUCO

Defense argues that law doesn't apply because Randazzo wasn't public servant at the time of the alleged criminal act

https://t.co/aWjeHwZbgp

[Ohio Fair Courts Alliance @ohfaircourts]

NEW: Check our @MTLegalAF podcast episode on uncovering dark $ in the 2024 Ohio Supreme Court election, and what to expect in 2026.
@MeidasTouch
@CommonCauseOhio

https://t.co/j5noTscrgE via @YouTube

[Jake Zuckerman @jake_zuckerman]

Interesting find here from JP -- this particular data center is owned by the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm with $477 billion in assets.

It's getting a $4.5 million state sales tax exemption and creating 10 new jobs