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Ohio House appropriates “Super Duper Fund;” Senate action still to come
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Ohio House appropriates “Super Duper Fund;” Senate action still to come

The Ohio House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed Ohio House Substitute Bill 2 on February 7, 2024, a $2 billion dollar infrastructure bill that among other things, appropriated half of the new $700 million general revenue-funded One-Time Strategic Community Investment Fund, that was established in last year’s state budget. Journalists and Capitol Square lobbyists have taken...

Greater Cleveland Funders Collaborative endorses six local health and human service Ohio Capital Budget requests
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Greater Cleveland Funders Collaborative endorses six local health and human service Ohio Capital Budget requests

Community Solutions has previously noted that the drafting of Ohio’s over $2.5 billion SFY 2025-26 capital budget legislation is already underway in the Ohio General Assembly. A new addition this year is the $700 million general revenue-funded One-Time Strategic Community Investment Fund, established in last year’s state budget. These funds are notable for their flexibility,...

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A Tribute to Gayle Channing Tenenbaum

Gayle Channing Tenenbaum, Ohio’s premier champion for children and families, passed away on April 17, 2023. Gayle dedicated over 40 years of her life to all aspects of human services and was known as the go-to woman for children and family issues. Gayle was affectionately called “G-Force” for the gentle pressure she exerted when lobbying...

Leadership District Fact Sheets: Examining Stephens’ House District 93 and Huffman’s Senate District 12 
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Leadership District Fact Sheets: Examining Stephens’ House District 93 and Huffman’s Senate District 12 

 The Center for Community Solutions recently released profiles for Ohio’s state legislative districts. We do this as a public service and make the profiles widely available. They include demographic, economic, education, and other data.   While we caution against comparing one district against another (sample sizes can be small and lead to large margins of...

Cuyahoga County 135th Ohio General Assembly Committee Assignments
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Cuyahoga County 135th Ohio General Assembly Committee Assignments

The budget process is underway, starting in the House Finance Subcommittee. Committee assignments are also out. A few changes of note: Senate President Huffman has added two new standing Senate committees, one focused on Medicaid chaired by Sen. Mark Romanchuk (R) and the other on community revitalization chaired by Sen. Terry Johnson (R). Sen. Matt...

Governor Mike DeWine’s Health and Human Service State Budget Highlights
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Governor Mike DeWine’s Health and Human Service State Budget Highlights

Ohio’s two-year state budget is the single most important policy document that state policymakers will consider while in office. A state budget demonstrates values and illustrates priorities. It translates lofty campaign promises into dollars and cents. This budget proposal is no different. A state budget demonstrates values and illustrates priorities. New! Department of Children and...

A 5 Item Health and Human Service Budget Advocacy to Do List
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A 5 Item Health and Human Service Budget Advocacy to Do List

The Ohio General Assembly has reconvened, sworn in its members, and elected leadership (State Senator Matt Huffman is Ohio Senate President and State Representative Jason Stephens is Ohio House Speaker). The Senate leadership has already released its committee and chair assignments. The House may take a bit longer due to the unexpected election of Rep....

Meet new 2023 Board members and Board Chair Kyle Miller
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Meet new 2023 Board members and Board Chair Kyle Miller

At their final meeting of 2022, The Center for Community Solutions Board of Directors voted to elect Kyle Miller to a two-year term as chair of the board of directors beginning January, 2023. Miller serves as External Affairs Manager for Dominion Energy. In this role, he is the forward-facing representative in communities Dominion Energy serves....

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