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Anti-Corruption & Accountability: Working For The People

We deserve a government that is as honest and hardworking as the people it represents.

For government to serve the people, it has to be accountable to the people and no one else. But Supreme Court rulings like Citizens United have let billionaires and special interests buy unlimited influence, so they can get their way at the rest of our expense.

Common Cause is the leading watchdog group calling out corruption where we see it and passing laws that put power in the hands of everyday people.

That means demanding common-sense limits on money in politics, transparency into who’s funding lobbying and campaigns, strong rules to stop government corruption, and small-dollar public financing to give ordinary people a fighting chance against Big Money. 

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House Bill 6 Scandal Timeline: Ohio’s Largest Corruption Case

"A Cycle of Corruption": A Timeline of the Householder HB6 Scandal. As watchdogs for government transparency, Common Cause Ohio continues to catalog the scandal, compiling key events and verdicts in this growing timeline.

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

The House Bill 6 scandal—the biggest in Ohio history—was a $60 million scheme by FirstEnergy and other utility companies to buy seats and votes in the Ohio House to secure passage of a billion dollar bailout of failing nuclear and coal plants in Ohio and Indiana. The scheme was “successful” in that the money helped elect supportive legislators who then voted to pass HB6. Parts of the corrupt bill are still on the books, and Ohio utility customers are still on the hook to bail out the failed plants, to the tune of over $445,000 per day....

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List of Key Resources in the Householder/HB6 Scandal

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Frequently Asked Questions about the Householder/HB6 Scandal

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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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