Thanks to everyone who joined our March Fair Democracy Sunshine Week Webinar.

Special thanks to our presenters: Gary Daniels, ACLU Ohio Legislative Director; Randy Ludlow, veteran reporter; and Kathiann Kowalski, energy, science and policy reporter and author of 25 books.

Here are the slides and recording. The links and resources are below.

Ohio Sunshine Law, latest challenges, and what’s happening at the Statehouse

• Ohio Revised Code Sec. 149.43
• House Bill 425 (2018)
• House Bill 315 (2025) 
• House Bill 314 (current General Assembly; sponsored by Dani Isaacsohn D-Cincinnati and Sharon Ray R-Wadsworth) and Gary’s testimony

Sunshine Resources

• Ohio Court of Claims 
• Ohio Sunshine Laws: An Open Government Resource Manual (Attorney General, 2025) 
• Trainings on Sunshine Law by the Attorney General
• Keep an Eye on Your Government: The Activist’s How-To-Guide on Ohio Public Records and Open Meetings Laws (ACLU Ohio, March 2025) 
• Public Access to Court Electronic Records 
• Public Utilities Commission of Ohio 
• Ohio corruption trial traces tactics to prop up nuclear and coal plants, Canary Media by Kathiann Kowalski, February 27, 2026

• Ohio Channel  (hearings and sessions at the Statehouse and sessions of the Ohio Supreme Court)
• Ohio House & Ohio Senate plus lobbying info  
• Campaign contribution information & business filings are available on the Ohio Secretary of State’s site
• Ohio Checkbook  (tracks state spending) 

Randy Ludlow is happy to answer questions about open records. His email is rglindy56@gmail.com. Gary Daniels – ACLU of Ohio is also available to help. His email is gdaniels@acluohio.org.

Join us for the next Fair Democracy Huddle on April 8 at 6pm. Register. 

• Check/update your voter registration at voteohio.gov OR vote4ohio.com 
• Ohio Secretary of State Voter Information Toolkit