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Ohio Foodbanks Say Thriving Families Tax Credit Could Help Reduce Hunger
A 2023 statewide survey found 68% of households had to choose between purchasing food and transportation or gas
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The Fight to Feed Kids in Ohio Continues, Though State Budget Still Falls Short of Universal Free Lunches
An extra $4 million will go to providing no-cost meals
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Ohio House Democrats Propose PUCO Nomination Overhaul
The proposal envisions tweaks to who can serve as a commissioner, and who can serve on the nominating council
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Ohio Republican Compares Gender Dysphoria to People Who Think They Are Animals
State Rep. Beth Lear made the comment while talking about her bathroom ban bill during Wednesday’s House Higher Education Committee meeting
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How a Koch-Linked Group Stalled a Bipartisan Ohio Energy Efficiency Bill at the Last Minute
Just before an expected vote to let Ohio utilities offer voluntary energy saving programs to customers, the Ohio chapter of Americans for Prosperity issued a “key vote alert”
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Report: State and Local Taxes in Ohio (Still) Fall Most Heavily on the Poor
Ohio has the 15th-most unequal system of taxation
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Ohio House Republicans Expect to Override DeWine’s Veto of Anti-Trans Bill During Wednesday Session
House Bill 68 would ban transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy.
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LGBTQ+ People, Including Trans Youth, Are One of the Highest Risk Groups for Suicide
Harrowing data as Ohio awaits the fate of House Bill 68
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Ohioans Lag on Vaccines as COVID, Flu, RSV Cases Rise
“Case numbers are rising”
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Ohio Gov. DeWine Signs Executive Order Banning Hospitals From Gender Transition Surgeries on Minors
No Ohio children’s hospital performs gender-affirming surgery on patients under 18 currently
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Ohio Families with Transgender Children Relieved DeWine Vetoed HB 68, Worry About Potential Override
The Ohio House will be in session next Wednesday and the Senate’s next scheduled session is Jan. 24.