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Leslie Wexner and Jeffrey Epstein's vision is alive and well in Columbus

The Columbus Partnership is behind an astroturf campaign that somehow forgets to mention the plan for $50 million in corporate welfare for Republican billionaire Jimmy Haslam.

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D.J. Byrnes
Mar 30, 2026
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From left to right: Browns “owner” Jimmy Haslam, Leslie Wexner, and Mayor Suburbs

Columbus’ Democratic politics resemble Ohio’s Republican politics in that Big Business has successfully suborned the relevant levers of government power.

The so-called Columbus Partnership, founded…

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