COLUMBUS, Ohio — January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and advocates in Ohio say COVID-19 has made awareness more important than ever. Amy LaGesse, project.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - It may be a step toward economic recovery. but it isn t a bridge. An Ohio-based public policy group says it welcomes the new COVID relief package, but it s hardly enough.
Policy Matters Ohio held an online forum Tuesday to help Ohioans better understand the benefits of the $900 billion measure. They include the direct stimulus payment that nearly 70% of eligible Americans already received. It also extends federal unemployment programs and reinstates a supplemental benefit until late July. Zack Schiller, Policy Matters Ohio s research director, noted that at $300 a week, it s half the amount the CARES Act provided.
Posted By Vince Grzegorekvgrzegorek@clevescene.com> on Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 5:07 PM click to enlarge NASA FlickrCC After debating whether or not Donald Trump deserved consequences for lying for weeks to the American people with debunked claims of a stolen election and inciting a mob to storm the Capitol to upend the proceedings to certify the free and fair results, all but one of the GOP members of the House of Representatives from Ohio came to the conclusion that Trump deserved to skate free. Despite those efforts, which according to ABC and other reports included Reps who voted against impeachment because they were fearful of repercussions political and otherwise, the House voted to impeach Donald Trump for a second time and did so in a bipartisan fashion with 10 Republican votes.