Statehouse and Around Ohio
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STABLE Accounts enhance financial independence for people living with disabilities
Health-Wellness-Disability, Inclusion & Accessibility, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Statehouse and Around OhioApril is ABLE to Save Month, and an opportunity to highlight the ways ABLE programs across the country are enhancing financial independence for people living with disabilities. Ohio’s iteration of an ABLE program—STABLE Account—is about empowering individuals and helping them to live more independently. In honor of ABLE to Save Month, Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague introduced…
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Understanding Disability Benefits Support in Ohio
Health-Wellness-Disability, Inclusion & Accessibility, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Statehouse and Around OhioApril marks Social Security Awareness Month, a time to consider the resources available for individuals applying for Social Security disability benefits in Ohio. The Division of Disability Determination (DDD) at Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) is vital in supporting Ohioans by assessing their eligibility for Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income. In…
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Ohio House advances its two-year budget proposal
Rep. Brian Stewart, R-Ashville, testifying in the Ohio House. (Photo by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal.) By: Nick Evans – Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio House advanced its two-year spending plan Wednesday despite sharp criticism from the chamber’s Democrats. The House’s version of the operating budget nixes several of the governor’s policy priorities and helps fund a…
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Child health programs including even pediatric cancer research see cuts in Ohio House budget draft
By: Susan Tebben – Ohio Capital Journal From changes to Medicaid to cuts to pediatric cancer research, the Ohio House budget proposal concerns many who have championed child wellbeing and improvement on issues where Ohio struggles — like infant mortality — as important budget priorities. “It just felt like they had taken a hacksaw to some of…
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[VIDEO] Loveland parents and children rally on Col. Thomas Paxton bridge for fair school funding
Loveland, Ohio – Becca Moates and Cindy Daumeyer were on Loveland’s Col. Thomas Paxton bridge Wednesday evening along with many supports to send a message to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and State legislators. The message was to urge the lawmakers to fully fund Ohio’s Fair School Funding Plan (FSFP) for public schools. They say that…
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Ohio college students, educators disappointed in Gov. DeWine for signing higher ed overhaul
Members of the Ohio Student Association held a mock funeral for the death of higher education on March 31 Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio Student Association organized the mock funeral, which took place Monday afternoon in the Ohio Statehouse Rotunda, days after DeWine signed Senate Bill By: Megan Henry – Ohio Capital Journal…
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Large crowd of Ohioans turn out at Columbus Tesla dealership to protest Elon Musk, Trump cuts
More than 1,000 turned out to protest outside a Columbus Tesla dealership. They’re angered by the deep cuts Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are attempting to make. (Photo by Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal.) By: Marty Schladen – Ohio Capital Journal More than 1,000 from across Ohio turned out Saturday to protest outside a Columbus Tesla…
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[BREAKING] Ohio Gov. DeWine signs higher ed bill regulating classroom discussion and banning diversity efforts
By: Megan Henry – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday signed into law a massive higher education overhaul to ban diversity efforts, regulate classroom discussion, and prohibit faculty strikes, among other things. The law will take effect in 90 days. S.B. 1 will set rules around classroom discussion, create post-tenure reviews, put diversity scholarships at risk,…
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Risk to federal ‘family planning’ grants could spell danger for Ohio clinics
Health & Wellness, Health-Wellness-Disability, Inclusion & Accessibility, Latest Stories, News, Statehouse and Around OhioStock photo from Getty Images. By: Susan Tebben – Ohio Capital Journal Health clinics that provide abortion services are already battling against threats to funds and the work they do. But services like contraception, STI testing, and preventative health screenings are also at risk with Trump administration plans to freeze “family planning” grants in Ohio and across…
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Students, faculty are asking Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to veto massive higher ed overhaul bill
Hundreds of students protested against Senate Bill 1 on Ohio State’s campus on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal). By: Megan Henry – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio college students, faculty and staff are calling on Gov. Mike DeWine to veto a massive higher education bill that would ban diversity and inclusion on campus…
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