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31 December 2020
Ohio Community Bill of Rights Looks Back at 2020: Challenges, Opportunities and the Road Ahead
Bill Lyons

As the New Year approaches you can almost feel the global sense of relief felt by leaving 2020 behind. It was truly a difficult year that met us head-on...

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20 June 2020
Lawsuit: Columbus, OH Must Take Action to Preserve Direct Democracy During the Pandemic
Bill Lyons

COLUMBUS, OH: June 17, 2020 - Today a lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for Southern Ohio, demanding the immediate suspension of a unique Columbus...

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11 May 2020
COVID-19’s Unique Impact on Columbus Petition Drive Heats Up
Bill Lyons

COLUMBUS, OHIO (May 11, 2020) - On May 1, 2020, the Columbus City Council ...

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29 September 2019
Exposed: Chamber of Commerce uses Ohio Representative as conduit to undermine Rights of Nature in Ohio
Bill Lyons

The people of Toledo, along with supporters of the Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR), were disgusted to find out in early May of this year that language was...

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16 September 2018
Ohio Supreme Court Joins with Legislative and Executive Branches to Strip the People of their Fundamental and Constitutional Right to Govern their Community and Protect their Water, Air and Soil
Bill Lyons

On Friday, September 14th, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the peoples’ arguments that the Franklin County Board of Elections (BOE) had violated the rights...