{"id":2874,"date":"2026-01-15T09:40:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/?post_type=article&#038;p=2874"},"modified":"2026-01-15T13:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:20:56","slug":"january-coffee-with-common-cause-ohio-links-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/january-coffee-with-common-cause-ohio-links-and-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"January Coffee With Common Cause Ohio Links and Resources"},"template":"","class_list":["post-2874","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"","featured_image":"","article_type":153,"authors":"","related_issues":false,"related_work":false,"location":38},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our January Coffee hour. It's always great to see you and discuss democracy in Ohio, and beyond! Here's the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6eyGbUYaMTI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recording<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1_vBZCi5UnLiwXVi-85Y9HKy5FmzxW3dZ0T8GJK8aJxk\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>slides<\/b><\/a> from the meeting.\r\n\r\nPlease take our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSc_bpu9pqEiuSi9KPhop48qN6OeY5kRJddZ6ZEzY_hmPcv1pw\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> to help us select webinar topics for 2026.\r\n\r\n<b>Upcoming events\u00a0<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ongoing Tues &amp; Thurs at 6pm: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilize.us\/commoncause\/event\/758610\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join Common Cause\u2019s Democracy Phonebank<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>January 23, noon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZwof-2przsiGty3h4FPM5HrofftG7WFObz1#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Voter Rights Coalition Member Call<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>January 27, noon -<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/events\/lights-out-on-aep-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lights Out AEP Rally<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>February 11, 6pm <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commoncause-org.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_rL776R2BTOCJwbO6HZ0FGA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fair Districts Huddle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>February 19, 8:30am - <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/commoncause-org.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/Au6S5ue-QA6mAtD-C6Hjuw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coffee with Common Cause<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>February 21, 11am - 1pm<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/columbus-oh.documenters.org\/workshops\/columbus-documenters-orientation-note-taking-training-virtual-1958\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Documenters Columbus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Orientation &amp; Training\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>Ways to get involved: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign up for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohiovoterrights.org\/get-involved\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voting and elections updates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the Ohio Voter Rights Coalition<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send an email to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:cturcer@commoncause.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cturcer@commoncause.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you want to be part of the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/defendourconstitution.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Article V<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">study committee and\/or speakers bureau.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>Senate Bill 293<\/b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Dec. 19, 2025, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.ohio.gov\/download?key=26724\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 293 <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was signed by Governor DeWine off camera and \u201creluctantly.\u201d<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boltsmag.org\/ohio-ends-grace-periods-for-mail-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Bans Grace Periods for Mail Ballots, Fulfilling Trump\u2019s Wishes<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bolts Magazine, December 23, 2025\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/news-alerts\/after-doj-threat-ohio-gop-passes-law-to-end-mail-ballot-grace-periods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After DOJ Threat, Ohio GOP Passes Law to End Mail Ballot Grace Periods<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Democracy Docket,\u00a0 November 19, 2025<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>What do we do next for voters?<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1-kW8gGEs-tSo0on6P2gJokATNRogCLK-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Share social graphics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and reminders<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join Ohio Voter Rights Coalition\u2019s education committee or a small study group, email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:kdufour@commoncause.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kdufour@commoncause.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track and lobby for change:\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.ohio.gov\/legislation\/136\/hb400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">House Bill 400 Establish a Permanent Absentee List<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">referred to the Ohio House General Government Committee in September<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>Here in Ohio:<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohiosos.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/2025\/2025-12-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secretary LaRose Launches Multi-State Election Integrity Network Called \u2018Elexa\u2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; reciprocal agreement with 11 states<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>National landscape:<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brennancenter.org\/our-work\/research-reports\/tracker-justice-department-requests-voter-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracker of Justice Department Requests for Voter Information<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brennan Center for Justice\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stateline.org\/2025\/09\/12\/doj-is-sharing-state-voter-roll-lists-with-homeland-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOJ is sharing state voter roll lists with Homeland Security<\/a>, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stateline, September 12, 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/news-alerts\/trump-i-should-have-seized-ballots-in-2020-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump: \u2018I should have\u2019 seized ballots in 2020 election<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Democracy Docket, January 12, 2026<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/03\/preserving-and-protecting-the-integrity-of-american-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">March 25, 2025 Trump\u2019s March 25, 2025 Executive Order<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.votebeat.org\/2026\/01\/13\/trump-ruling-latest-defeat-election-executive-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New federal ruling is latest defeat to Trump administration\u2019s election agenda<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VoteBeat, January 13, 2026<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/campaignlegal.org\/update\/heres-what-new-usps-rule-means-voting-mail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s What the New USPS Rule Means for Voting by Mai<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">l, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Campaign Legal Center, January 8, 2026<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US SAVE Act<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/2994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voter Purge Protection Act<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>House Bill 6<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/resources\/a-cycle-of-corruption-a-timeline-of-the-householder-hb6-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Householder\/House Bill 6 Timeline<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>Former FirstEnergy Executives\u00a0<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/open\/2024\/04\/firstenergy-paid-25-million-secret-payment-to-nonprofit-backing-dewine-in-2018-new-records-show.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FirstEnergy paid $2.5 million secret payment to nonprofit backing DeWine in 2018, new records show<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleveland.com, April 2024\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov\/Media\/News-Releases\/February-2024\/Former-PUCO-Chairman-Former-FirstEnergy-Executives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former PUCO Chairman, Former FirstEnergy Executives Indicted on Public Corruption Charges<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Attorney General, February 12, 2024<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statenews.org\/government-politics\/2024-05-13\/coroner-rules-ohio-utilities-commission-chair-accused-in-house-bill-6-case-died-by-suicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coroner rules Ohio utilities commission chair accused in House Bill 6 case died by suicide<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Public Radio, May 13, 2024<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/26471426-amended-witness-list-for-former-firstenergy-ceo-charles-jones-and-lobbyist-michael-dowling-in-state-criminal-case-in-ohio-january-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amended witness list for former FirstEnergy CEO Charles Jones and lobbyist Michael Dowling in state criminal case in Ohio<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summit County Common Pleas Court, January 13. 2025<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>FirstEnergy<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved FirstEnergy\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fdis.puc.state.oh.us%2FDocumentRecord.aspx%3FDocID=e9b91ce4-e43a-4d31-91b6-c9b32340b107%26utm_medium=email%2B%26utm_source=govdelivery\/1\/0100019b9a454da1-bdd40f26-f021-4c35-a794-32caade13b43-000000\/5n8Gylwc7aqR-bdLqu0g2RhjvLyNPVL1p2ONacf7Xq8=439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">settlement agreement<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the Ohio Consumer Counsel and others as a result of the House Bill 6 bribery scandal.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>Larry Householder and Matt Borges\u00a0<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/news\/2026\/01\/larry-householder-matt-borges-ask-us-supreme-court-to-review-cases-at-heart-of-their-hb6-convictions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Larry Householder, Matt Borges ask U.S. Supreme Court to review cases at heart of their HB6 convictions<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleveland.com, January 5, 2026<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canarymedia.com\/articles\/utilities\/ohio-utility-corruption-defendants-appeal-scotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio utility corruption defendants to SCOTUS: Bribes are free speech<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canary Media, January 8, 2026<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/25\/25-756\/390091\/20251222123310007_25-%20Petition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Householder\u2019s writ to the court<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/25\/25-757\/390140\/20251222175802149_25-%20Petition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Borges\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1991 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyez.org\/cases\/1990\/89-1918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McCormick v. United States<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and 1992 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyez.org\/cases\/1991\/90-6105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evans v. United States<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiocapitaljournal.com\/2023\/02\/10\/from-credit-cards-to-pool-cleaning-firstenergy-money-benefitted-householder-feds-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From credit cards to pool cleaning, FirstEnergy money benefitted Householder, feds say<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Capital Journal, February 10, 2023<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>AEP<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/files\/litigation\/admin\/2025\/33-11356.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0In January 2025, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEC announcement that<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> AEP agreed to pay $19 million because of their $1.2 million dark money payments in the House Bill 6 scheme as well as lies to investors.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In June 2025, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aepohio.com\/company\/about\/rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AEP Ohio Standard Service Offer (SSO) price<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for residential customers changed from $9.97 to $10.52\u00a2 per kWh.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In October 2025, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aep.com\/news\/stories\/view\/10534\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AEP reports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> significant profits.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.occ.ohio.gov\/factsheet\/aep-ohio-rate-increase-25-0392-el-air\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AEP Ohio Wants to Raise Your Electric Bill<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Consumer Counsel<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/columbusstandup.org\/new-page-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Petition to say NO to AEP<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>ICE Trainings:<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/19, 3pm,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/redirect\/c9a5dba5-d8f8-4716-bcd1-8cb70d28a5a8?j=eyJ1IjoiNHNoMGcifQ.mdRXAq4P1aWZ7uPbIGiA1FA_sPi9_Nk23swj8SP8DX4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community Defense and ICE Watch<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/26, 7pm, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/redirect\/332a0aff-cf48-4451-b157-9c9b996cc6a8?j=eyJ1IjoiNHNoMGcifQ.mdRXAq4P1aWZ7uPbIGiA1FA_sPi9_Nk23swj8SP8DX4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building for Community Defense: NE Ohio<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>Resources:<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1fk2A5XA1bqAEgWnIAMqLOQf2uaCIYITti1nzM7US0ds\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Ohio Resources<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/icewatchresources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ICE Watch Resources Linktree<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crisohio.org\/cris-hotline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hotline for families of people detained<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>614-874-1189<\/b><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>Watch:<\/b><b>\u00a0 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Inn-sfiMcyE?si=XlF2ZJIhTwFlA045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taken By Ice &amp; Detained<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KARE11, January, 13, 2026<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>Read: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/heathercoxrichardson.substack.com\/p\/january-13-2026?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;triedRedirect=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Letters from an American<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Heather Cox Richardson\u2019s Substack, January 14, 2026<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>Ohio Election Integrity Commission\u00a0<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiochannel.org\/video\/ohio-election-integrity-commission-1-9-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First meeting on the Ohio Channel\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>Ideas and Inspiration\u00a0<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/opinion\/columns\/guest\/2025\/12\/10\/why-do-ohioans-tolertate-systemic-corruption-opinion\/87674123007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public school budget cuts a symptom of systemic corruption<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">op-ed by Mia Lewis in the Columbus Dispatch, December 10, 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boltsmag.org\/legal-questions-that-will-shape-democracy-in-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seven Legal Questions That Will Shape Democracy in 2026<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bolts Magazine, January 13, 2026<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doomsdayscenario.co\/p\/the-physical-weight-of-trumpism?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The physical weight of Trumpism<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garrett Graff\u2019s Substack Doomsday Scenario, January 8, 2026\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/grassrootsconnector\/p\/my-new-years-resolution?utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My New Year\u2019s Resolution<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Grassroots Connector Substack by Susan Wagner, January 12, 2026<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/robertreich.substack.com\/p\/sunday-thought-our-power-courage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunday Thought: our power, our courage, our resolve<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Robert Reich\u2019s Substack, January 11, 2026<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jojofromjerz.substack.com\/p\/we-are-not-the-crazy-ones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are not the crazy ones<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, JoJo from Jerz\u2019s Substack, January 9, 2026<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grassrootsconnector.substack.com\/p\/send-me-your-tired-your-poor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send me your tired, your poor<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Grassroots Connector Substack by Judithe Black, January 5, 2026<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>Follow Common Cause Ohio:<\/b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/commoncauseohio.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BluSky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CommonCauseOhio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/commoncauseohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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