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Posted July 01, 2020 in Press Releases
COLUMBUS— Today the Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 3, sending to the House a bill that will provide more opportunities for Ohioans get treatment for substance abuse rather than sending them to prison. The ACLU... read more
Posted June 30, 2020 in Press Releases
Today leaders and experts from across Ohio came together to call on the state Senate to act immediately and fix problems with the state’s unemployment compensation (UC) system. See video of the call here. The... read more
Posted June 27, 2020 in eNews
13 so far: Number of hearings held by Ohio’s Senate Judiciary Committee for testimony on SB 3, a bill that would overhaul our drug sentencing laws. The bill has languished for more than a year... read more
Posted June 26, 2020 in Press Releases
Trump administration, 18 states ask Supreme Court to end the ACA Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, the Trump administration and 18 state attorneys general filed briefs asking the Supreme Court to strike down the... read more
Posted June 25, 2020 in Press Releases
Today, leaders in public health, community organizing and drug treatment joined Policy Matters Ohio to unveil an analysis that shows how sentencing reform would improve public health. View a recording of the call here. The... read more
Posted June 24, 2020 in Press Releases
In testimony delivered before the Ohio Senate Health, Human Services and Medicaid Committee, Policy Matters Ohio called on lawmakers to declare racism a public health crisis and make sure Black Ohioans aren’t deterred from fully... read more
Posted June 19, 2020 in Press Releases
Those with high risk of COVID-19 may refuse work, obtain unemployment compensation Gov. Mike DeWine this week signed an executive order defining circumstances under which workers may refuse an offer to return to work and continue... read more
Posted June 05, 2020 in Press Releases
Ohio can do more to guide newly unemployed Ohioans to apply for food, healthcare, rent and child care assistance A coalition of health and human service organizations, labor unions, and policy institutes sent Governor DeWine a... read more
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