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Karen Lee
Greece National Vice Chair, DPCA Voting Rep, DAGR Comm Chair, GSC Member-at-Large, GSC Steering, Ohio Team Co-Lead
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Gov. DeWine's final 'state of the state' address
Gov. DeWine touted the state’s success implementing the phonics-based science of reading and prohibiting cell phones in classrooms. But he called on lawmakers to do more for kids — expand ...
Ohio sends 7.9M voters' data to Trump’s DOJ
We don't remember they asked our permission! Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office confirmed its decision to send the voter registration data of the state’s 7.9 million voters to ...
Tell your Ohio Senator: Vote NO on SB 294
Mar 8, 2026 - No "de facto statewide ban" on solar and wind energy Senate Bill 294 would "declare the state's energy siting policy" by instructing the Ohio Power Siting ...
ICE Out of Our Municipal Courts
Mar 7, 2026– Keep the Pressure On! Please call judges of the Franklin County Municipal Court and tell them to keep ICE out of our municipal courthouses! Find email and ...
Free Exams, Eyeglasses for Young Students
Feb 25, 2026 Gov. DeWine inaugurated the new OhioSEE pilot program , providing eye care and glasses for students in 15 counties. The in-school program follows-up on mandated eyesight screenings. ...
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A Different Breed of Tariff
Feb 22, 2026 AEP Ohio is touting the success of a new data center billing model, known as a tariff, and projects it will slash electricity demands. But critics, like ...
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Registration Deadline - Don't Wait!
Feb 20, 2026 The deadline to register for the 2026 Ohio Primary election is Apr 6. - If you've registered in the last two years, you can send your FPCA ...
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New Attack on Higher Ed: SB 698
Feb 16, 2026 Ohio SB 698 drills down on the heinous SB 1, signed into law last year. SB 1 banned any use of or teaching about DEI in schools. ...
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Rep. Creech’s Committee Roles Restored
Feb 14, 2026 House Speaker Matt Huffman has quietly given back state Rep. Rodney Creech, a Preble County Republican, his committee assignments, almost a year after the speaker stripped them ...
Working Around FP Rules
Where to Debate Foreign Policy and Still Maintain the Rules By Karen Lee, DAGR Vice Chair Ed. Note: Karen Lee first heard about the DA caveat on ‘foreign policy stances’ ...
DAGR Member Challenge: Create a Vote from Abroad Meme
This year’s U.S. midterm elections – now just about 250 days away – may be the most important midterms in American history. There are an estimated 7 million voting age ...
DAGR 2025 Year in Review
By Alkman Granitsas, Chair, and Karen Lee, Vice Chair What a year it’s been. Since entering office last January, the Trump Administration has taken a wrecking ball to the principles, ...
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DAGR FEB 2026 Newsletter

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In this Newsletter
Two Reviews: Novels by Percival Everett
Percival Everett, acclaimed novelist, Pulitzer Prize recipient, poet and teacher, has been writing literary fiction for the past thirty years about the varied experience of African Americans, in both past ...
DAGR Weekly Reader W4-DEC
DAGR Weekly Reader W4-DEC “Only the bullies and petty fascists of the Trump administration could miss the irony of decrying “speech suppression” while using state power to silence critics engaging ...
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Immigration: Studies and Experience Part 4
PART 4: Immigration & the Climate Crisis By Rebecca Fox Graduate student in Human Rights & Migration Studies A crucial and lifetime-defining issue, the climate crisis has deep overlaps with ...
DAGR Weekly Reader W3-DEC
DAGR Weekly Reader W3-DEC “The woods are lovely, dark, and deep. But I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep.” ~ Carl Sandburg, ‘Stopping By Woods ...
DAGR Weekly Reader W2-DEC
DAGR Weekly Reader W2-DEC “Stop waiting for Trump to die. The fight is the same either way.” ~ Christopher Armitage, The Existentialist Republic, Dec 2025 How Sick Is He? The ...
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