Ohio should do more to reduce hunger, help job seekers
State must take advantage of federal waiver to address hunger crisis.
How schools can help traumatized kids
Trauma toolkit analyzes Ohio schools and provides guidance to help kids achieve.
Sen. Brown, advocates call for strong payday lending reforms
Five years after creation of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rules are still needed to curb payday lending abuses.
More state cuts will hamper public services, report says
Ohio budget would take more revenue from local communities.
State cuts will hurt Ohio’s most vulnerable
State budget cuts will hurt local protective services, libraries and programs to help developmentally disabled Ohioans.
Senate tax plan outdoes the House in favoring wealthiest
Half the income tax cuts would go to top 1 percent.
New federal rules will help home-care workers
Changes will provide fairer wages and hours and help stabilize home-care workforce.
Ohio foreclosures falling, but remain high, report says
Foreclosures at lowest level in years, but still two times higher than 1990’s average.
Young and unemployed
Young Ohioans continue to face economic difficulties, new report shows.
Students, the economy still smarting from state cuts to higher education
State support for universities remains 18 percent below recession levels, study says.
Ohio budget proposals could worsen infant deaths, report says
Proposed cuts in women’s health care and Medicaid barriers can only make a bad situation worse.
Federal minimum wage act would benefit 1.5 million Ohioans
Raising the federal minimum wage to $12 would help keep Ohio families out of poverty and boost the state economy.