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HB 6 repeal would address only part of Ohio lawmakers’ recent actions to slow renewables But a complete repeal is needed as a minimum to undo the bill’s gutting of the clean energy standards, advocates say.
by Kathiann M. Kowalski This article provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism in partnership with the nonprofit Energy News Network. Please join our free mailing list or the mailing list for Energy News as this helps us provide more public service reporting. (Plain Press, August 2020) Both Republican…
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Ohio Supreme Court green lights fast-track process that gives homes to developers, but fails to compensate owners and taxpayers
Ohio Supreme Court green lights fast-track process that gives homes to developers, but fails to compensate owners and taxpayers In 2019, Taxpayers lost at least $11.25 million, While Homeowners and Banks lost up to $77 Million, But Title to Revamped Houses Remains Sound by Lucia Walinchus (Plain Press, July 2020) This article provided by Eye…
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Work Share Ohio offers an option to help employers and employees adjust to difficult times
Work Share Ohio offers an option to help employers and employees adjust to difficult times (Plain Press, June 2020) Policy Matters Ohio released information on a voluntary program, called Work Share Ohio, that says it, “allows employers to avoid layoffs and workers to receive unemployment benefits proportionate to the time they don’t work.” Policy…
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Ohioans facing eviction urge Gov. DeWine to issue a statewide eviction moratorium for residential tenants
Ohioans facing eviction urge Gov. DeWine to issue a statewide eviction moratorium for residential tenants Plain Press, May 2020 In March, the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH) and a group of 80 organizations delivered a letter to Governor DeWine calling for a statewide residential eviction moratorium. Since then, over 700 people have signed the letter,…
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Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of Education conducts last business meeting prior to governor’s order to close the schools
Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of Education conducts last business meeting prior to governor’s order to close the schools (Plain Press, April 2020) At the February 25th 2020 Cleveland Board of Education business meeting, it was business as usual, there was no indication that in only a few short weeks Governor Mike DeWine would…
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Talk of the Town Community Conversation at Franklin Circle Christian Church
Talk of the Town Community Conversation at Franklin Circle Christian Church by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, April 2020) Providing affordable housing is a critical need as real estate development expansion continues in neighborhoods once considered low to moderate income like Ohio City and Tremont. To address the issue, Ohio City Incorporated (OCI) hosted the first…
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Ohioans Urge Public Officials to Break Their Silence on COVID-19 Racism
Ohioans Urge Public Officials to Break Their Silence on COVID-19 Racism 1,350+ Ohio Organizations, Individuals, and Elected Officials Call on Ohio Leaders to Speak Out Against Rise in Anti-Chinese and Anti-Asian Racism To the Editor: (Plain Press, April 2020) A diverse coalition of 149 Ohio organizations and over 1,200 individual Ohioans, including 20 elected officials, signed…