Ohio’s unemployment rate is at 3.9%, higher than the national average of 3.5%. Not too bad…right? In July, Ohio added approximately 6,900 jobs to the private sector, which sounds like a decent number. Preparing the second of this series, I wondered how those numbers play out for my friends, neighbors and partners of the Buckeye-Woodhill...
Phenomenal ideas have come from our continued community “Charlas” with my neighbors and friends of the Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood. I am excited to be in partnership with you to figure out how we are going to make sure information about policies that affect living will get into your hands. For starters, did you know about the...
OHIO HOUSE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CHAIRMAN ROEMER March 4, 2021 Tara Britton, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy Chairman Roemer, Ranking Member West and members of the House Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, thank you for the opportunity to provide interested party testimony on House Bill 110, specifically as it relates to...
When schools suddenly closed in March in response to COVID-19, the Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) program filled a critical gap in the food budgets of struggling families in Ohio. As I wrote in May, Congress created P-EBT to provide groceries to families whose children were missing out on free or reduced-price school meals. Ohio’s Departments of Job...
After a career in the NFL, many turn their eyes to driving an agenda in the business world or in the media. Instead, Roy Hall decided to use his passion and abilities to steer young people onto successful life paths. He will tell his story, and share how we can do the same, during the...
