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The General Assembly Approves the State Budget Last week, the House and Senate approved a compromised version of the two-year, $80 billion budget for Fiscal… Read More »July 2021 newsletter

Critical Supports for Low-Income Families Removed from Senate’s Budget Last week, the Ohio Senate unveiled its version of the budget. We were happy to see… Read More »June 2021 newsletter

The Senate Begins Deliberations on Ohio’s Next Two-Year BudgetThe Ohio Poverty Law Center is asking the Senate to put its mark on HB110 by making… Read More »May 2021 Newsletter

Key Provisions of the American Rescue Plan On March 11, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), which provides $1.9… Read More »april 2021 newsletter

Senate Bill Targets Public Benefit Programs The Ohio Senate is considering a new bill that would significantly impact eligibility and enrollment processes for Ohio’s core… Read More »March 2021 newsletter

OPLC’s State Budget Priorities Poor and minority Ohioans have been hardest hit by the pandemic and their health and economic recovery will take the longest.… Read More »FEBRUARY 2021 NEWSLETTER

New Medicaid Managed Care Contract Positions Ohio to Substantially Improve Access to Health Care for Vulnerable People Columbus—Today, the Ohio Poverty Law Center released its… Read More »OPLC Releases Report

Congress Approves Relief Package Better late than never, Congress finally approved another relief package to address the ongoing economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The… Read More »January 2021 newsletter

We at the Legal Aid Society of Columbus grieve the loss of Casey Goodson who was shot and killed earlier this month and the loss… Read More »OPLC and its sister organizations stand with Black lives matter