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Sun Oct 20, 2019, 04:50 AM Oct 2019

Anti-Nuclear Bailout Group Making Final Push For Signatures

Petitioners are giving one last push into the drive that would put Ohio's nuclear bailout law before voters. The referendum effort must file enough valid signatures, 265,774, by Monday afternoon in order to qualify for next year's ballot.

Opponents of the law say it's a corporate bailout for FirstEnergy Solutions. They're also against the coal subsidies and the cuts to green energy policies.

That's why they want to put the law on the ballot for a potential repeal.

Among those opponent organizers is Rachael Belz, executive director of Ohio Citizen Action, which advocates for community involvement and corporate responsibility. Belz says they're planning an all-out blitz to gather last-minute signatures around the state.

Read more: https://www.statenews.org/post/anti-nuclear-bailout-group-making-final-push-signatures

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