Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted blocked the initiatives in Athens, Fulton and Medina counties on Nov. 13, 2014, saying local governments cannot get around…
Press Release: Fracking Fight Heats Up in Ohio
COLUMBUS, OH: With the oil and gas industry already reveling in a recent Ohio Supreme Court decision stripping local control on fracking and other extraction…
Fracking Fight Heats Up In Ohio
With the oil and gas industry already reveling in a recent Ohio Supreme Court decision stripping local control on fracking and other extraction activities away…
Lawsuit filed against Jon Husted over Medina County charter ballot issue
A Medina County environmental organization Wednesday sued Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted after he threw out a fall ballot issue last week that would…
Local groups sue Husted over invalidating Nov. 3 charter initiatives in Medina, Fulton and Athens counties
Residents of Medina, Fulton and Athens counties filed a lawsuit against Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted this week for blocking local votes on county…
Supreme Court to rule on anti-fracking measures
Representatives of committees in Athens County and two other Ohio counties seeking passage of anti-fracking county charters are asking the Ohio Supreme Court to order…
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…
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 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…
Plunderblund: Lethal Injection: One County’s Fight Against Frack Waste Wells And The Need For A Statewide Effort
As Athens County, OH, residents are subjected to increasing quantities of fracking wastewater imported into their communities, they are finding no remedy in their state…
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