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OPLC is excited about the prospect of moving forward with a new Director. Here are the details: The Ohio Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit advocacy… Read More »OPLC is looking for a new Director! Click here for details

Cincinnati reporter Amber Hunt covers the latest FDIC study on the banking habits of Americans.  Cook comments on banks leaving low income neighborhoods and why… Read More »Senior Attorney Linda Cook Discusses problems with being unbanked or underbanked with cincinnati.com

Senior Attorney Mike Smalz on Channel 10 News discussing the problems with utility submetering. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio lawmakers say they’re restarting efforts Tuesday to… Read More »Utility Companies Allowed to Guess On Your Bill

Senior Attorney Mike Smalz talked with Statehouse News reporter Jo Ingles about problems with SB 349.

In a July 21 Dayton Daily News article highlighting the continued drop in welfare rolls due to the state’s focus on compliance with federal work… Read More »OPLC Senior Attorney Mike Smalz comments on problems with declining OWF case loads

Eugene R. King, director of the Ohio Poverty Law Center, will retire on June 13, 2014. Mr. King joined the Ohio State Legal Services Association (OSLSA)… Read More »Ohio Poverty Law Center Director Eugene R. King After 32 Years of Dedication to Fight Poverty

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Director King testified as an interested party regarding three provisions in HB 511 Health Insurance:  insurance coverage for dependent children; continuation of group coverage; and… Read More »OPLC Director Gene King testifies on proposed changes in access to health care

Consumer reporter Sheryl Harris cites debt collection lawsuit study by OPLC and 2010 FTC study to point out problems with the intersection of courts and… Read More »Ohio Poverty Law Center finds problems in debt cases