Advocacy Updates

Setbacks and next steps on civil rights The past week, following Martin Luther King Day, was packed with civil rights news: filibuster blocking the Senate again from passing legislation that … Read more

State Supreme Court stands up for Ohio voters How to send your input in fast timeline for new district maps In twin decisions making national headlines, Ohio’s Supreme Court ruled … Read more

End a huge cost HB 6 places on Ohio ratepayers The Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial Board reported on Jan. 9 that the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel calculates that Ohio ratepayers had … Read more

Congress, the Ohio Legislature, and local elected officials get back to work this week.  In the spirit of Presiding Bishop Curry’s call to all Episcopalians to build the Beloved Community, … Read more

Bills to allow permitless conceal-carry advance: Governor negotiating over bills to arm teachers Despite an overwhelming majority of citizen testimony in opposition, the Ohio House and Senate have both passed bills … Read more

Hope for voting protections:  U.S. Senate just approved a different filibuster carve-out! The Dec. 7 BBC Update invited you to write to Ohio Senators Portman and Brown asking them to … Read more

Rally to repeal coal subsidies Ohio’s 2019 energy bill HB 6, whose core was the First Energy subsidies that are the basis of the federal $61 million dollar bribery case, … Read more

Federal bills to protect democracy, strengthen families, and advance stewardship of creation As litigation continues over the constitutionality of Ohio’s newly-passed state and Congressional district maps, advocates for fair districts … Read more

Two gun rights expansion bills and anti-protest bill passed by Ohio House; Governor signs Congressional map Two bills passed by the Ohio House last week now go to the Ohio … Read more

Bills expanding gun rights and chilling protest reach Ohio House Floor Call House Speaker today! This is the time to call House Speaker Bob Cupp and your Ohio House Representative … Read more

Anti-Protest Bill, Redistricting Hearings, and Two Greener Energy Bills The Ohio Legislature is moving fast this week on several issues affecting Beloved Community:  HB 109 adding criminal penalties for protest … Read more

Signs of our times in Ohio’s changing policy Justice, love, and reconciliation are the heart of the Episcopal Church’s quest to build Beloved Community. This post summarizes several policy trends … Read more