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Republican Proposals Will Devastate Poor Ohioans, Analyses Say
Ending Medicaid expansion in Ohio would cost 770,000 people — most of whom are working — their health coverage.
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Families Rally at Ohio Statehouse for Support in State Operating Budget
“If our elected officials really believe in families and want families to move to Ohio, to stay in Ohio and to thrive in Ohio, we really need the support for working families.”
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Ohio Senators Propose Novel, If Questionable, Browns Stadium Funding Plan
“This is not robbing Peter to pay Paul,” Cuyahoga County executive Chris Ronayne said. “This is robbing Bob and Betty Buckeye to pay (Browns owners) Jimmy and Dee Haslam.”
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Advocates: Huge Numbers of Ohioans Stand to Lose Food Benefits if GOP House Budget Becomes Law
“I’m not only concerned about access to affordable food for people with lower resources, but also sustainability and resilience in the food-supply sector as a whole.”
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With LGBTQ Ohioans’ Rights Under Assault, Cleveland Pride Supporters Are Set to Resurrect the Event’s Political Roots
“We are fighting for our lives.”
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Ohio Republicans Introduce Bill to Designate Month Honoring Heterosexual Married Families
The group behind the legislation says that each family must have “a clear male leader and that leader must come from the family’s lineage.”
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Ohio Economists: Cutting Library Funding Will Reduce ‘Human Capital,’ Hurt the Economy
“Public libraries are essential infrastructure in every American community, and that especially is so during times of economic uncertainty”
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Thousands Submit Comments on Revised Proposed Ohio Administrative Rules for Transgender Health Care
Ohioans submitted more than 4,000 comments regarding Gov. Mike DeWine’s revised proposed administrative rules, according to records obtained by the Capital Journal.
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Ohio Senate Passes Higher Ed Bill After Adding More Than $1.4 Billion in State Spending Proposals
“What ends up happening is things like a very weighty amendment, dealing with important issues that we absolutely should not lose the deadline for, but doing it in a very rushed way”
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GOP Plan to Advance 60% Amendment in August Looking Wobbly After Second Hearing Cancelled
“If there aren’t the votes, there aren’t the votes,” said Rep. Bill Seitz (R)
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Video: Ohio Minister Says Demonic Possession and Satanic Agendas Behind Opposition to Anti-Trans Bill
“The only thing that makes sense is demons are influencing people”
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Religious Groups Push for Per Pupil ‘Backpack Bill’ Funding of Education in Ohio
The bill would vastly expand the voucher program in the state