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Posted June 21, 2017 in Press Releases
Instead of improving a deeply flawed budget bill passed by the Ohio House of Representatives, the Ohio Senate is moving toward approval today of a bill that deepens disinvestment in Ohio’s people and communities. The Senate... read more
Posted June 21, 2017 in Press Releases
COLUMBUS—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has announced that he will release a “discussion draft” of the U.S. Senate’s health care bill tomorrow, with a vote likely the following week. Senate leaders have used a closed-door process... read more
Posted June 20, 2017 in Press Releases
After receiving pressure from advocates and concerned citizens, today the Ohio Senate Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee struck a measure from Ohio’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Budget bill that would have put workers and businesses... read more
Posted June 19, 2017 in Press Releases
If the pending 2018-2019 state budget passes, Ohioans may be frustrated to find fewer well-stocked fishing holes or outdated reference materials at the state library. People filing tax appeals complaints might need to wait a... read more
Posted June 15, 2017 in Press Releases
Testimony before the Senate Finance Committee (House Bill 49) Policy Matters Ohio’s Wendy Patton today delivered a statement to the Senate Finance Committee on House Bill 49, asking to protect the Medicaid expansion, but without barriers... read more
Posted June 13, 2017 in Press Releases
Funds that help low- and moderate-income families slated for elimination President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget would cut grants in aid to states by $44 billion, a sum that would grow to $453 billion by 2027, according... read more
Posted June 13, 2017 in Press Releases
President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget proposal present’s states with a Sophie’s choice: either carry much of the cost of the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program’s (SNAP, previously known as Food Stamps) or make cuts. Trump’s... read more
Posted June 12, 2017 in Press Releases
The Ohio Senate majority left major issues unsettled in its two-year state budget released today. Most importantly, it left intact a basic structure that underinvests in Ohio’s people and its communities. Key issues, such as... read more
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