Athens County, OH, residents intend to challenge the Board of Elections vote to keep their County Charter initiative off the November ballot. Residents are advancing…
The New York Times: In New Zealand, Lands and Rivers Can Be People (Legally Speaking)
What once was a national park in New Zealand is now recognized as having personhood. A river is expected to receive the same status. Both…
The Athens Messenger: The only ‘fringe’ elements are those advocating fracking
An Athens County, OH, resident calls out an oil & gas industry representative who attempted to belittle Community Rights supporters as they spoke out against…
The Register-Guard: Initiative review: Con — Ballot initiative process protected by constitutions
Lane County Commissioners jump to do bidding of corporate forestry and attempt to strip Lane residents of their right to initiative. Residents are advancing Community…
The Athens Messenger: Election board says proposed Athens County charter not valid
The Athens County, OH, Board of Elections exerts power of residents, refusing to certify their Community Rights Charter initiative banning fracking - despite having the…
The Record Courier: Charter forces push ballot bid
Portage County, OH, residents have found no remedy in their local or state government as they are inundated with frack wastewater injection wells. They are…
The Post: Government should protect rights, safety and happiness
In Medina County, OH, residents insist on their right to alter their government when their representatives refuse to protect them from harm. Medina County residents…
The Bradford Era: Highland Township to draft Home Rule Charter
Highland Township, PA's, government study commission issues its report: their existing governing structure allows a few people to make decisions that belong to the many.…
The Record-Courier: KEC board backs county charter bid
The Kent Environmental Council endorses the Portage Community Rights Group's rights-based county charter initiative. The county charter would ban frack wastewater injection wells as a…
Tacoma Weekly: ‘Water warriors’ plan to continue fight after initiatives blocked
Tacoma local government allies with big business interests, using the courts to block Tacomans from voting to protect their water. Undaunted, Tacomans prepare for a…
KOMO News: Group fighting for a say in the future of Tacoma’s water
Tacoma, WA, residents determine next move as a county judge denies their right to protect their local water through initiative.
The Athens Messenger: Petitions submitted for second attempt to place anti-fracking law on county ballot
Athens County, OH, residents submit signatures to place a Community Rights county charter on the November ballot that would maintain the current governing structure while…
Akron Beacon Journal: Medina County group files 6,578 signatures seeking November vote on community bill of rights
In Medina County, OH, residents gather over 6,500 signatures, qualifying for the November ballot a Community Rights County Charter banning fracking activities. They join six…
Press Release: Ohioans Determined to Stop Fracking through Asserting Rights
Last summer, the corporate state led efforts to keep Ohioans from voting on fracking bans. Ohio communities are back in action, refusing to be deterred,…
The Vindicator: An anti-fracking charter-amendment proposal could be in front of Youngstown voters for a sixth time
Youngstown, OH, residents show their grit and commitment as they advance their Community Bill of Rights banning fracking to the ballot for a vote by…
WKBN 27: Frackfree group to put fracking ban on Youngstown ballot again
Youngstown, OH, residents assert their right to initiative as they advance a rights-based initiative to ban fracking as a violation of their right to clean…
Akron Beacon Journal: Youngstown group to submit community bill of rights petitions
Determined to protect their community and safeguard their water from fracking, Youngstown, OH, residents submit well-over the required number of signatures for a Community Bill…
Gotham Gazette: Required in Some Cases, Home Rule Sheds Light on City-State Power Dynamic
When municipal interests and Home Rule powers come into conflict with state preemption, communities are losing. It will take community rights and a people's movement…
The Pierce Progressive: Whose Water is It?
Local government and corporate interests in Tacoma, WA, collude to stop the City's residents from their democratic right to initiative. Residents are advancing a rights-based…
The Business Journal: Group to Place Anti-Fracking Amendment on Ballot
Youngstown, OH, residents turn in signatures to place their charter amendment on the ballot in November. The measure establishes the rights of residents to clean…
The Bradford Era: Highland Township Home Rule group discusses progress made
Highland Township, PA, residents review their governing code, finding it insufficient to meet the needs of the community because it places corporate "rights" over community…
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