The Ohio Supreme Court will consider what Ohio’s self-defense laws mean for bystanders whose persons or property get caught in the crossfire. signalohio.org/ohio-supreme...

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio hit FirstEnergy with more than $250 million in penalties for misconduct related to the HB 6 scandal (the largest bribery scandal in Ohio’s history). www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11...

🚨 Senate Bill 293 is a harmful voting bill that will make voting and election administration harder and do away with the four-day grace period for postmarked ballots arriving after election day. 🗣️ Tell Gov. DeWine to VETO SB 293! act.commoncause.org/letters/urge...

Today, the PUCO issued orders in its HB6 investigations. It found FirstEnergy’s Ohio utilities violated Ohio law, PUCO regulations, and PUCO orders. The utilities are ordered to pay a combined $250 million in restitution to customers & civil forfeitures. puco.ohio.gov/news/puco-or...

NEW from @statecourtreport.org: Diversity on the Bench State supreme courts, which generally have the final say in interpreting state laws and constitutions, also often fail to reflect the diversity of their communities (including Ohio). @brennancenter.org www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

The Ohio Supreme Court held residents who claimed noise and vibrations from Cleveland’s airport made their home unlivable could sue Cleveland for compensation for a taking, even though they reside outside city boundaries. www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/S...

Call your State Rep to vote NO on SB 293! SB 293 punishes Ohio voters whose ballots are delayed in the mail through no fault of their own. This attack on mail-in voting hurts Ohio voters — call your Rep NOW and tell them to reject SB 293. Log your call: actionnetwork.org/forms/log-yo...

Please tell your Ohio Representative to vote NO on SB 293! actionnetwork.org/forms/log-yo...

SB293 was introduced Oct. 14 and already passed in the Senate. The first hearing is November 18 and the agenda has the bill marked for a possible vote. Call your State Rep. today! commoncause.org/ohio/article...

Citizens United unleashed a flood of corporate money in politics. State trigger laws can prepare the ground for real reform when the Court changes course. bit.ly/3Xsczat

As it was in the midst of financing a $61 million bribery scheme, Akron-based FirstEnergy also improperly claimed millions in construction expenses, according to a new report. via @ohiocapitaljournal.com

Republican Rocky River Municipal Court Judge Joseph Burke has ended his campaign for the Ohio Supreme Court. That leaves four Republicans (for now) in the race. The state’s candidate filing deadline is early February 2026. www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11...

Report shows scandal-plagued Ohio utility made $108 million in errors. It wants customers to pay - FirstEnergy misclassified lobbying funds as construction expenses as it financed a massive $61 million bribery scandal. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/14/r...

Jen Miller, @lwvohio.bsky.social, said there is no need for this bill. Voters already have to give verifiable information when they request and return a ballot “For people with disabilities or homebound seniors getting out to make a photocopy is not possible" www.statenews.org/government-p...

The Ohio Manufacturers’ Association wants the Ohio Supreme Court to reverse a decision allowing American Electric Power to charge data centers differently than it does other power customers. By: @nckevns.bsky.social ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/13/o...

Feds seek to dismiss Ohio politician’s corruption conviction to avoid Supreme Court case by Jeremy Pelzer www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11...

TONIGHT! Please join us on line for the Fair Districts Volunteer Huddle on Wednesday, November 12 at 6pm to discuss the Ohio Congressional map, the maneuvers, and what’s next. RSVP here: commoncause-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The decision upholds a January ruling in favor of the Ohio Consumers Counsel, which argued Ohioans were paying unnecessary fees to utility companies like American Electric Power Ohio, Duke Energy and others. www.dispatch.com/story/busine...

The latest delay highlights a weaknesses in how Ohio enforces campaign finance law — even when such violations play a central role in major corruption cases. By: Andrew Tobias signalohio.org/ohio-electio...

Please join us on line for the Ohio Fair Districts Volunteer Huddle on Wednesday, November 12 at 6pm to discuss the new congressional map, the maneuvers, and what’s next. commoncause-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📣Action Alert: Tell Ohio lawmakers to slow down changes to Ohio’s election laws📣 Election law is complex and Ohio voters deserve lawmakers who can be thoughtful, not driven by partisan agendas. To urge our lawmakers to slow their roll, go here: lwvohio.salsalabs.org/slowdown/ind...

States’ death penalty policies are heading in sharply different directions Or we could just abolish the death penalty all together…🤔 #nodeathpenaltyoh ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/07/r...

Please join us on line for the Fair Districts Volunteer Huddle on Wednesday, November 12 at 6pm to discuss the map, the maneuvers, and what’s next. RSVP: commoncause-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Seventeen defense attorneys push for more secrecy and ‘guardrails’ in what Ohio Attorney Dave Yost called the ‘corruption case of the century.’ An ex-CEO and one other executive will be tried in January for bribing a public official with $4.3 million. signalohio.org/ohio-firsten...

Senate Bill 293 would require mail-in ballots to be received by the close of polls on Election Day. Under current law, ballots postmarked by the day before the election can be counted if they arrive within four days. www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11...

Jen Miller, LWV Ohio said SB 293 would prevent some Ohioans from having their ballots counted, particularly older voters, rural voters & voters w/disabilities “The idea is that we need to do elections differently because fraud is a problem. In fact, we know it’s not” www.nbc4i.com/news/politic...

NC Supreme Court candidate Sarah Stevens is being sued in a new federal racial gerrymandering lawsuit. If she’s elected, would she recuse herself if there’s a similar state court case? GOP judges don’t have to abide by ethics rules in NC, but maybe if she’s a defendant? #ncpol

it's Election Day! this is my roadmap for the day and night, below! (be sure to follow me and @boltsmag.org if you want updates and results during election day & election night, and/or bookmark the form below as we'll update it with results.)

Election Day 2025 is here. Get your questions answered on polling places, voter ID by Emma Wozniak and Jim Wilhelm www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...

It’s Election Day! Learn more about what'll be on your ballot, plus information about when polls are open, what ID you need and more. www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...

## ACTION ALERT ## Tell Your State Senator To Preserve Voting and Reject SB293 Scheduled for a third hearing and possible committee vote on Wednesday. It's the latest attempt to restrict voting access and disenfranchise voters act.commoncause.org/forms/log-yo...

It's Election Day! Across Ohio Here's what you need to know to vote today, and head to vote411.org to see where your polling place is and what's on your ballot. Polls close at 7:30

ACTION ALERT on SB 293 Scheduled for a third hearing and possible committee vote on Wednesday. Tell Your State Senator To Preserve Voting and Reject SB 293 It's the latest attempt to restrict voting access and disenfranchise voters act.commoncause.org/forms/log-yo...

🚨Urgent: Ohio lawmakers are trying to pass a bill, Senate Bill 293, that would throw out 1000s of valid mail-in ballots. The hearing is Wednesday so act now! 📲No one should lose their vote because of post office delays- urge Ohio Senators to vote NO on SB 293 lwvohio.salsalabs.org/urgentstopsb...

This year, Ohioans are voting on local leadership positions like mayor and school board members that make decisions that impact our daily lives. Get your personalized ballot by going to www.VOTE411.org where you can see candidate responses to our questions, too.

This update puts my total spending estimate around $20.5 million - the most expensive state supreme court retention election in decades and possibly ever. Overwhelming majority of that money is pro-retention

ACTION ALERT on SB 293 Scheduled for a third hearing and possible committee vote on Wednesday. Tell Your State Senator To Preserve Voting and Reject SB 293 It's the latest attempt to restrict voting access and disenfranchise voters act.commoncause.org/forms/log-yo...

🧑‍⚖️ Local judges are on the ballot for tomorrow’s election (Nov. 4). Judges should be fair & impartial, and care about the communities they serve. ⚖️ Before you vote, learn how to evaluate judicial candidates. They decide the issues closest to home! 🔎 bit.ly/OhFairCourtsBlog

📢 TOMORROW, NOV.4 IS ELECTION DAY! Polls are open 6:30am-7:30pm. Go to VoteOhio.gov to: 📍 Find your polling location 🆔 Check photo ID requirements 🔎 View your sample ballot (highly recommend before you head to the polls!)

"There’s a lot of anger and frustration in this room, and it’s not just the result of this most recent betrayal. You have shown all of us, all of Ohio, that politicians cannot be involved in drawing district lines." -Mia Lewis, @commoncauseohio.bsky.social www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...

Jen Miller, executive director, @lwvohio.bsky.social, said the public was shut out, the process was rigged and incumbents were favored. "Republican and Democratic voters feel like their parties sold them out–and they're both right." www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...

Mia Lewis, @commoncauseohio.bsky.social criticized the map for its lack of geographic compactness, pointing out how it breaks up the Columbus area into districts sprawling across the state. “This process doesn’t work,” Lewis said. signalohio.org/ohio-officia...

NEW: Ohio officials unanimously approved a new congressional map with a 12-3 GOP advantage. The plan, hashed out through backroom negotiations between the two parties, will be in place from 2026 through 2031. www.daytondailynews.com/local/ohio-a...

🧑‍⚖️ Judges matter! Get to know the candidates running for municipal court in your Ohio county before you cast your ballot. 🔎 Find your candidates, their bios + their answers to the Vote411 questionnaire at vote411.org/ 🗳️ There's early voting this weekend & Election Day is on Tues, 11/4.

🗓️ Fri, Nov 7 @ 5pm ET Register now to join the Indiana Abolition Coalition & OTSE for a special virtual event w/author Corinna Barret Lain & Alan Johnson, longtime Columbus Dispatch reporter for a timely look at the realities of the death penalty in OH & IN. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

This is just one of many examples of why state courts matter! www.propublica.org/article/paul... @propublica.org @dougbockclark.bsky.social @ncforthepeople.bsky.social

Few people outside North Carolina have heard of Paul Newby, the chief justice of the state’s Supreme Court. But Newby has had a huge impact on America and his state. He’s done this with the goal of delivering what he’s called “biblical justice, equal justice, for all.” THREAD 👇

A. SLAP. IN. THE. FACE. #redistricting #ohio #newmaps

At issue is whether the state’s regulator, the PUCO, acted legally in 2023 when it allowed Columbia Gas of Ohio to increase total fixed monthly charges from $36 a month to $58 a month by 2027 — a 50% increase. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/31/o... via @ohiocapitaljournal.com