In Colorado, local governments cannot raise the minimum wage, pass rent control laws, or ban fracking. A system of state “preemption”—a favorite tool of the…
Denver Business Journal: Proposed Colorado amendment would give locals more say on fracking, wages (Video)
Community activists submitted the wording Monday for a proposed Colorado constitutional amendment that would allow local governments more power over oil and gas regulations and…
Husted nixes charter proposal
Fulton County residents will not vote on a charter government Nov. 3 because the submitted proposal flies in the face of state law, according to…
EnergyWire: Ohio secretary of state tosses anti-fracking elections in 3 counties
Ohio blocked three counties from holding elections that could ban oil and gas or pipeline development, but organizers said they may go to court to…
Ohio Secretary of State says: No vote on local charter
The Athens County Bill of Rights Committee, along with similar committees in Medina and Fulton counties, plans to appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court after…
Vindy.com: Petition decision & tyranny
Once again, political tyranny rears its ugly head as Ohio Secretary Of State Jon Husted maintains that as chief executive over elections, he is using…
Anti-frackers hope to make Youngstown’s November ballot
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - In Athens, Fulton and Medina Counties Ohio's Secretary of State, Jon Husted, declared anti-fracking ballot initiatives will not be put before voters…
Medina County can’t vote to ban fracking
MEDINA, Ohio - The fight isn't over for Medina County homeowners opposed to the Nexus pipeline and pushing for a ban on fracking in the…
Ohio groups unhappy with Husted decision on charter votes
COLUMBUS, OH: The Ohio Secretary of State, Jon Husted, declared that the citizens of Medina, Fulton, and Athens Counties may not vote on their own…
Groups to seek Ohio constitutional change on community rights
Grass-roots groups in Medina and two other counties intend to keep fighting Ohio’s gas-and-oil industry, after Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted invalidated ballot proposals…
Ohio counties can’t vote to ban fracking, Husted rules
Residents of three counties won’t be voting this November on whether to allow fracking, based on a ruling Thursday by Ohio Secretary of State Jon…
Press Release: People of Spokane to Vote on Worker Bill of Rights
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON: Judge Salvatore Cozza from the Spokane County Superior denied a preliminary injunction brought by the Mayor of Spokane to block the vote of…
Secretary of State sides with Athens County charter protest, rejects proposal for November ballot
Community bill of rights in charter proposal would have banned some fracking-related activities
Meigs County group sues commissioners on charter initiative
MEIGS COUNTY, OH: Frustrated by the efforts of the Meigs County Commissioners to keep residents’ community rights county charter initiative off the November ballot, the…
August Update: Chomsky, Hedges, Unions Endorse Worker Bill of Rights
Learn the latest news on Spokane, WA's, Worker Bill of Rights, read Community Rights Paper #5 on Citizens United, and join us for the launching…
Inlander: Envision Spokane fires back against mayor’s legal challenge
CELDF assists Envision Spokane in asking a judge to dismiss efforts to keep the people's Worker Bill of Rights off the ballot. Spokane, WA's, mayor…
Ohio Secretary of State to decide on charter protest this week
The Ohio Secretary of State’s Office is expected to make a decision by this Thursday on whether a proposed charter government for Athens County will…
The Spokesman-Review: People, not city, should vote on workers’ bill of rights
As the City of Spokane sues its own citizens in an attempt to keep a Worker Bill of Rights off the ballot, this opinion piece…
Inlander: City of Spokane wants Worker Bill of Rights initiative off ballot, files suit
The city of Spokane attempts to keep the people of Spokane from voting on their own Worker Bill of Rights, filing a lawsuit to block…
Envision Worker Rights Media Statement: City Files Legal Challenge to Block the Democratic Rights of Voters
Despite the constitutional right of Spokane, WA, citizens to vote on their own Worker Bill of Rights, the City of Spokane files suit in an…
The Southern Illinoisan: Anti-fracking group drafting a community bill of rights
Jackson County, IL, residents launch a campaign to advance a Community Bill of Rights banning fracking as a violation of their rights to clean air…
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