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Public officials should act in all of our interest, not to line their own pockets. Common Cause is fighting to ensure that all of our leaders are held to high ethical standards.

From city councils to the U.S. Congress and the Supreme Court, the people making decisions that affect our lives and our families need to be held to the highest ethical standards. Common Cause works to ensure that those empowered to act on everyone’s behalf disclose their personal finances, uphold the rule of law, and cannot turn their public service into a personal profit scheme.

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ACTION NEEDED: Urge Gov. DeWine to Line Item Veto a Major Change in Sunshine Law

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ACTION NEEDED: Urge Gov. DeWine to Line Item Veto a Major Change in Sunshine Law

TAKE ACTION BEFORE GOV. DEWINE SIGNS HOUSE BILL 315 INTO LAW Please email Gov. Mike DeWine to urge him to line item veto a new provision of HB315 that will make Ohio less transparent by enabling additional costs to public records requests to law enforcement. Unexpected things happen during lame duck sessions and on December 18, a change in open government and public records was snuck into House Bill 315 (Pages 71 and 72 of...

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Shining A Light on Dark Money—It’s Time for Ohioans to Unite for a Brighter Future

In January 2023, a public trial will begin in the bribery case involving former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges. The pair are accused of engaging in a $60 million bribery scheme funneled from First Energy through dark money groups.

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20-Year Sentencing of Householder Provides Real Consequences RE: Pay-to-Play in Ohio

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20-Year Sentencing of Householder Provides Real Consequences RE: Pay-to-Play in Ohio

"This sentencing has significant implications, both in the Buckeye State and across the country. By holding Householder accountable, it sends a message to fellow legislators and other public officials that, not only is pay-to-play wrong and illegal, there can be real consequences."

Common Cause Ohio Statement in Reaction to Corruption Trial Verdict

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Common Cause Ohio Statement in Reaction to Corruption Trial Verdict

"Ohioans can rest easy tonight knowing that, at long last, someone will be held accountable for the massive public corruption that was the whole House Bill 6 scandal from beginning to end."

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