Posted on 11/08/21 by Will Petrik (he/him) in Basic Needs + Unemployment Insurance
Let’s make sure all children get the expanded child tax credit.
The expanded child tax credit is already giving children the opportunity for a brighter future, relieving families of stress, and putting more money in families’ pockets to pay for the basics. While hundreds of thousands of Ohio families started receiving automatic monthly payments in July, thousands of eligible children and families in Ohio are at risk of not getting the resources and support they need. We can all help make families aware of the child tax credit and how to get signed up.
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Over 1.25 million families across Ohio have received... read more
Posted on 10/28/21 by Daniel Ortiz (he/him) in Democracy & Government
Whether we trace our Cleveland roots back generations or are new arrivals, many of us came to this city hoping for a piece of the American promise. But today, Cleveland is the nation's poorest big... read more
Posted on 09/29/21 by Will Petrik (he/him) in Revenue & Budget
All children, no matter where they live or what they look like, deserve to grow up in a stable home where they can thrive. In too many families, parents and guardians have been laid off... read more
Posted on 09/28/21 by Tanisha Pruitt, PhD (she/her) in Basic Needs + Unemployment Insurance
The COVID-19 pandemic recession proved that government can be the most effective tool in making sure all people are cared for, no matter their race or what’s in their bank account. With the economic loss... read more
Posted on 09/16/21 by Tanisha Pruitt, PhD (she/her) in Revenue & Budget
For years, almost no one was happy about how the state of Ohio funded public schools. The system pitted cities against each other and private and charter schools against public schools. We were living in... read more
Posted on 09/02/21 by Michael Shields (he/him) in Work & Wages
This week marks the centennial of the Battle of Blair Mountain, where some 10,000 Appalachian mine workers joined together across race in the largest labor uprising in U.S. history. For a week in 1921, mine... read more
Posted on 08/26/21 by Intern Writer in Basic Needs + Unemployment Insurance
By Samuel Johnson
All parents, no matter how much money they make, deserve to go to work knowing their kids are safe and in the care of people they trust. In Ohio, many parents who work... read more
Posted on 08/13/21 by Wendy Patton in Revenue & Budget
Ohioans pulled together to make it through the worst of the pandemic over the past 18 months. When a crisis strikes, we count on the government for aid and protection. Despite deep political divisions, Congress... read more