Director of Public Policy | Edward D. and Dorothy E. Lynde Fellow

Tara Britton

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Tara Britton serves as the Director of Public Policy and Advocacy and Lynde Fellow at The Center for Community Solutions. She guides the Columbus and Cleveland-based policy team members in research, analysis, and advocacy across Community Solutions' priority areas. This includes advocacy at the local, state, and federal levels and across the legislative and executive branches of government. She has primarily worked in the non-profit space, advancing from policy assistant to the Director of Policy at Community Solutions and began her career as an assistant at a Columbus-based lobbying firm. She leads the organization's work on the state biennial budget process, engaging across health and human service programs, and has expertise in programs aimed at reducing poverty and on the topic of maternal health. Britton received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Public Administration from The Ohio State University. Tara serves on the boards of Health Impact Ohio and Advocates for Ohio's Future.

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Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Public testimony moves online…submitting is not as intimidating as it may seem!

Tara Britton
February 15, 2026
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

5 policy headlines you may have missed

Tara Britton
January 12, 2026
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Am I exempt from SNAP work requirements? Has my eligibility status changed?

Tara Britton
December 15, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Department of Children and Youth: Final State Budget impacts

Tara Britton
September 29, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Department of Job and Family Services: Final State Budget impacts

Tara Britton
September 29, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony

Ohio Senate Finance Committee Interested Party Testimony on Sub. HB 96

Tara Britton
May 28, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony

Senate health testimony: SubHB 96

Tara Britton
May 13, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

TANF in the State Budget

Tara Britton
March 31, 2025
Medicaid
Public testimony

HB 96 Public Testimony: Medicaid expansion provision

Tara Britton
February 27, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Ohio House Children and Human Services committee state budget schedule

Tara Britton
February 19, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

DeWine’s proposed budget: Our first impressions on House Bill 96

Tara Britton
February 17, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

5 resources that we trust when the news and information move quickly

Tara Britton
February 3, 2025
Medicaid
Public testimony

Public Comments: Medicaid Work Requirements

Tara Britton
January 27, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

When will Ohio have a final state budget? A timeline refresher

Tara Britton
January 27, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Community Solutions’ State Budget priorities for 2026-27

Tara Britton
January 13, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony

HB7 Public Testimony: Improving WIC access

Tara Britton
January 6, 2025
Medicaid
Article

Medicaid work requirements hearing and written comments

Tara Britton
January 5, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
Events

State Budget Training for FY2026-27

Tara Britton
December 10, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Community Solutions supports annual Glenn Leadership Forum, October 18

Tara Britton
October 7, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Current state of Ohio’s state budget

Tara Britton
September 30, 2024
Behavioral Health
Article

A tribute to Jerry Freewalt, advocate for multi-system youth

Tara Britton
July 8, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Comments on proposed TANF regulations due December 1

Tara Britton
November 13, 2023
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

October 4: Proponent Testimony on House Bill 7

Tara Britton
October 4, 2023
Article

Welcome Dylan Armstrong, Public Policy Fellow

Tara Britton
July 24, 2023
Article

Initial reflection on the 2024-2025 budget

Tara Britton
July 10, 2023
Article

What happened with doulas in the state budget?

Tara Britton
July 6, 2023
Older Adults
Public testimony

June 23: Budget Conference Committee recommendations

Tara Britton
June 23, 2023
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

June 8: Senate Sub Bill Recommendations

Tara Britton
June 8, 2023
Medicaid
Public testimony

May 25: Ohio Senate Finance Committee

Tara Britton
May 25, 2023
Medicaid
Public testimony

May 11: Ohio Senate Medicaid Committee

Tara Britton
May 11, 2023
Medicaid
Public testimony

May 10: Ohio Senate Health Committee

Tara Britton
May 10, 2023
Older Adults
Public testimony

May 2: House Families and Aging Committee

Tara Britton
May 2, 2023
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

March 30: Letter to Ohio's House Finance Committee

Tara Britton
April 5, 2023
Medicaid
Public testimony

March 23: Ohio House Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

Tara Britton
March 23, 2023
Article

How to stay up to date on the state budget process

Tara Britton
February 27, 2023
Article

The state budget is underway!

Tara Britton
February 20, 2023
Article

Ohio Budget Process 2024-25: primer and timeline

Tara Britton
January 9, 2023
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

White House releases Blueprint to Address the Maternal Health Crisis

Tara Britton
July 18, 2022
Behavioral Health
Article

OhioRISE program goes live

Tara Britton
July 4, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Prioritize Black and brown women when addressing maternal mortality and morbidity

Tara Britton
May 31, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Public Health Emergency Unwind: What’s going on with student loans?

Tara Britton
March 28, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

New guidance to implement 12 months of postpartum Medicaid coverage, up from 60 days

Tara Britton
January 24, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Latest Maternal Morbidity Report Reveals Maternal Health Crisis Worsening

Tara Britton
August 16, 2021
Article

State Budget Reflection

Tara Britton
July 12, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony

March 4, 2021: Testimony Ohio House Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

Tara Britton
March 4, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Governor DeWine introduces 2022-23 executive budget

Tara Britton
February 2, 2021
Article

Ohio's budget process for 2021

Tara Britton
January 25, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

Tara Britton: Senate Bill 326, Interested Party Testimony

Tara Britton
September 22, 2020
Article

Community Solutions' policy priorities

Tara Britton
September 8, 2020
Behavioral Health
Article

Early indications show that overdoses are rising again

Tara Britton
August 31, 2020
Behavioral Health
Article

Multi-system youth funding offers lifeline to Ohio families

Tara Britton
July 20, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

June 9, 2020: Written Proponent Testimony on Senate Concurrent Resolution 14

Tara Britton
June 9, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Budget cuts in Ohio, which HHS agencies are affected?

Tara Britton
June 8, 2020
Medicaid
Public testimony

May 19: Memo to the Governor's Minority Health Strike Force

Tara Britton
May 20, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Ohio General Assembly unanimously passes emergency legislation (House Bill 197)

Tara Britton
March 27, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

MSY action plan sets a path forward

Tara Britton
March 2, 2020
Behavioral Health
Article

Data shows drop in unintentional drug overdose deaths in 2018

Tara Britton
January 21, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Ohio awarded federal grants to address, study maternal health

Tara Britton
October 21, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony

Testimony for the House Civil Justice Committee, Tara Britton testimony

Tara Britton
June 18, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

SNAP uncertainty continues even with a potential end to the shutdown

Emily Campbell
November 10, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Initial reflections on the 2026-2027 Ohio budget

Community Solutions Team
July 6, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony

Five veto asks for Governor DeWine

Community Solutions Team
June 26, 2025
Medicaid
Article

When health coverage wasn't available: The systems that stepped in

Community Solutions Team
June 21, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony

Conference Committee recommendations

Community Solutions Team
June 17, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

One Big Beautiful Bill Act calls for major changes to Medicaid, the ACA, and SNAP

Community Solutions Team
June 16, 2025