Policy Matters Ohio is proud to announce the promotions of three fellows to permanent staff positions. We are also delighted to welcome Sarah Rodenberg as our new Communications Associate and to recognize the educational achievement of Senior Researcher Michael Shields.
Two fellows — Guillermo Bervejillo, PhD., and Tanisha Pruitt,.
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4: Number of days (as of this writing) remaining for Ohioans to defeat Issue 1 by voting NO on (or before) the Aug. 8th election. Some voters polling places have changed, so double-check where you will go to vote. Finally, check out the Ohio Voter Guide.
Tanisha Pruitt, PhD | Bree Easterling
Juneteenth, often celebrated on June 19th, commemorates the day the last enslaved Black Americans were released from slavery. This joyous moment took place in Galveston, Texas more than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth reminds us of our shared responsibility to.
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15,000: When the Ohio House included in its budget bill a proposal that would help 15,000 kids get child care, we noted it as an all-too-rare example of legislators putting public resources to good use. State Senate leadership cut that proposal. They also removed measures that.
We don’t call the police when someone is having a heart attack, so why should we have to call law enforcement for a loved one experiencing a mental health crisis?