Advocacy briefing for April 13
Opposing HB 99
Opponent testimony due WEDNESDAY on HB 99 authorizing untrained adults to carry loaded guns in Ohio schools: The bill I wrote about a couple of weeks ago is moving again, and the Ohio House Crim...
Advocacy briefing: Hold legislators accountable to ensure fair districts
Census numbers will be released to Ohio several months late, but it’s time now to start the public process needed to draw fair, representative Congressional and state legislative districts under the reforms app...
Advocacy briefing for March 23, 2021
HB 99 would permit staff with minimal training to carry loaded guns in schools
The Criminal Justice Committee of the Ohio House is hearing opponent testimony on HB 99 on Thursday, March 25, either written or o...
Advocacy update: Federal Relief Bill expands health insurance aid, eligibility
Starting April 1, uninsured or self-insured Americans may qualify for significant new savings provided by the federal relief bill signed into law March 11. The pandemic Open Enrollment period launched by Presid...
Advocacy update: American Rescue Plan huge lift to children in poverty
It’s a joy to be able to share good news for everyone who’s been striving to prevent a massive rise in hunger, evictions, and to prevent havoc to students from preschool through college. Please read this overvi...
Monthly Ohio redistricting briefing March 8
Because Ohio is severely gerrymandered and we have a brand new process for drawing both state and Congressional districts, the national non-profit All On The Line has made Ohio one of its nine priority states.
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Advocacy update: SB 17
Ohio SB 17 makes it harder to qualify for and maintain food and medical benefits. Tell the Senate what this would do to the people you serve.
Nearly 1.5 million people in Ohio – 700,000 households – currently ...
New Open Enrollment through May 15 for Health Insurance Marketplace
Responding to the continuing burden of job losses created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden Administration has reopened enrollment in Marketplace plans from Feb. 15 to May 15 at https://www.healthcare.gov. He...
Restoring fairness and transparency in US elections
HR 1, the For the People Act, has been re-introduced in the new Congress and offers important remedies to many serious distortions in the American electoral system: barriers to voting, gerrymandering, and the d...
Public Policy/Advocacy update for Feb 2, 2021
Following up on last week’s report, HR 1, For the People Act of 2021, was introduced Jan. 4 in the new session of Congress, sponsored by Rep. John Sarbanes, (D-Maryland). This includes a number of reforms desi...