coronavirus aid
Housing advocate: Worker crunch due to a lot more than federal supplements
Federal unemployment supplements are not the sole reason Ohio employers are having a hard time finding workers, an Ohio housing advocate said Monday. Gov. Mike DeWine earlier this month announced that on June 26 he would end Ohio’s participation in a federal program that provided $300 a week in additional unemployment pay. The money was […]
A year into pandemic, DeWine says Ohio on the right path to lift restrictions but can’t ease up yet
A year into pandemic, DeWine urges Ohioans not to ease up
Half a million deaths later, Ohio gov says he didn’t foresee magnitude of pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has been grinding on for so many months that it’s easy to become numb to its staggering cost. But now, as the United States is crossing the grim milestone of 500,000 dead from the disease, it seems as if February 2020 marked the end of a different, easier era. In Ohio, where […]
On the front lines of the poverty fight, the struggle for resources continues
On the front lines of the poverty fight, the struggle for resources continues
Extend eviction moratorium to slow covid spread, advocates say
Ohio’s local courts should stop eviction proceedings, a group that advocates for the poor said Tuesday. Not only are thousands of Ohioans going to be forced out of their homes in the dead of winter, the proceedings and the evictions will make the covid crisis worse, they say. The coronavirus pandemic has hit low-income Americans […]
Trying to buy time. Vaccine is coming but covid spread is “red hot”
The long-awaited coronavirus vaccine is expected to begin flowing into Ohio in about three weeks, but state officials worry that the coming holidays will act as gasoline on a pandemic that is already burning out of control. For caregivers already stressed by the demands the virus has placed on them, the coming weeks are critical. […]
Agencies helping the poor fear a dreadful new year
The Nov. 3 general election has garnered most of the public attention lately, but officials on Monday warned that the coronavirus pandemic continues to squeeze the growing ranks of low-income Ohioans.
DeWine, state leaders announce $430M in coronavirus relief
DeWine, state leaders announce $430M in coronavirus relief
Portman, fan of a big tax cut for the rich, won’t say whether he supports $2T in coronavirus relief
Portman, fan of a big tax cut for the rich, won't say whether he supports $2T in coronavirus relief
More unemployment supplements, direct payments to families, would provide best economic boost, analysis says
More unemployment supplements, direct payments to families, would provide best economic boost, analysis says
During coronavirus, food insecurity, poverty spiking — and it’s getting worse
New economic research indicates that the economic impact of coronavirus was mitigated to some extent by this spring's robust governmental response. But there are a number of indications that things still were bad and are growing rapidly worse.
Ohio approved for $717M in federal pandemic unemployment supplement
The federal government has approved a $300-a-week supplement for unemployed Ohioans, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted said on Tuesday. He added that people should start receiving the funds before the end of the month.