Knox County Democratic Women

04/30/2025

UPDATE: We just confirmed has been removed from today’s agenda. This gives Ohioans more time to educate legislators about the harms of : rtvo.org/stoptheban

04/30/2025

EVENING HOURS!

Early Voting Wednesday April 30th, 2025 thru Friday May 2nd, 2025 7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. 104 E Sugar St. Mount Vernon. View your sample ballot on our website www.boe.ohio.gov/knox . Choose Candidate and Voter Tools, Ballot List Display and choose your precinct.

www.boe.ohio.gov/knox

04/30/2025

🤐A last-minute amendment in the state budget bill would strip voters of their voice by drastically changing the makeup of the State Board of Education, reducing it from 11 elected members and 8 governor-appointed members to just 5 members, all appointed by the governor.

🗳️🚫 This takes away voter choice, undermines checks and balances, and lets people in a very important job sidestep being held accountable by voters.

📢Tell the Ohio State Senate– preserve democratic representation in public education: tinyurl.com/LetVotersChoose

04/30/2025

“Ohio lawmakers plan to ban diversity, equity and inclusion in K-12 schools after doing so at public universities and colleges, Brenner said. That change could be added to the state’s two-year budget, which is currently working its way through the Legislature.
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Under Brenner’s proposal, parents, teachers or district employees could submit a complaint about DEI programs for the school board to review. If there's a violation, the board would determine an appropriate penalty.”

The U.S. Department of Education required state departments of education to collect signed letters from their public school districts.

06/25/2022

Does anyone still have any of yard signs available for sale? The ones about human rights, etc.

05/07/2022

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