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  • NOBLE urges residents to lobby against Ohio Senate Bill 240

       (Plain Press September 2024) Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality (NOBLE) urges residents to lobby to oppose Ohio Senate Bill 240.    If passed, Ohio Senate Bill 240 would negatively affect SNAP and Medicaid recipients and limit individuals from receiving these much-needed services.    One proposed provision is to bring back the modified drug…

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  • Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality urges residents to lobby for Ohio House Bill 428

    (Plain Press August 2024) In just one year, more than 1 in 4 Ohioans will be 60 and older. Of this group, 110,000 households receive less than $50 a month in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Plan (SNAP) benefits. We are writing to express our support for House Bill 428, which aims to leverage state funds to…

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  • Many Ohioans need to renew their Medicaid benefits

    (Plain Press July 2024) The termination of Covid-19’s pandemic Continuous Coverage of Medicaid benefits ended at the end of March, 2023.This resulted in over 9 million Americans being disenrolled from Medicaid programs and benefits including 813k Ohioans. Although the ‘unwinding’ is technically over, there are many Ohioans who still need to renew their Medicaid benefits…

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  • NOBLE urges residents to lobby Ohio House/Senate Conference Committee to avoid State Budget disaster

    Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality (NOBLE) urges residents to contact members of the Ohio House/Senate Conference Committee to express concern about provisions in the Senate version of the budget. The Ohio House and the Ohio Senate have each passed a version of the 2023-24 State of Ohio Budget and are working out their differences…

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  • Changes to SNAP and Medicaid call for urgent action now

    by Brittney Madison      There have been changes made to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that will impact every food assistance recipient in Cuyahoga County. What’s Happening?      In 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress approved the issuance of an emergency SNAP allotment.      For nearly three years, Cuyahoga County SNAP customers received two payments. One payment…

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  • Northeast Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality prepares to lobby for its State of Ohio budget priorities

    by Chuck Hoven      (Plain Press, December 2022) The State of Ohio must complete its next two-year budget by June 30th of 2023. The budget will govern State of Ohio spending from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025.      Hoping to influence State of Ohio lawmakers in the decision-making process leading up to the…

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  • File your taxes now to claim your child and earned income tax credits

    (Plain Press, March 2022)    The IRS is now accepting 2021 tax returns! Sign up for the Expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).    There is roughly $193 billion waiting for families with children — all they need to do is file their taxes to claim it.    The American Rescue Plan made significant changes…

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  • Changes are coming to Ohio Medicaid: Update contact info now!

    (Plain Press, March 2022)      Don’t forget! Families receiving public benefits should begin updating their contact information now for important changes coming later this year.       A flurry of changes in the Medicaid program are anticipated over the next few months with redeterminations likely to resume (eventually) and the transition to a new slate of managed care plan…

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