coronavirus aid
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.
DeWine says his administration wants ideas about how to help distressed Ohioans
Ohio Go.v Mike DeWine says he's focused on helping low-income and minority Ohioans through coconavirus crisis.
DeWine says coronavirus fight has to take priority over safety net
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday said that with limited resources, he'd have to prioritize fighting the disease over helping low-income Ohioans facing increasingly desperate circumstances. Some advocates for the poor said, however, said that is a false choice; that the more unstable vulnerable Ohioans become, the tougher it will be to check the spread of COVID-19.
Without federal unemployment benefit, hunger said to be looming for huge numbers of Ohioans
A top Ohio food bank official issued a stark warning Wednesday: Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans already face food insecurity and if Congress doesn't act soon, the pain might become impossible for the rest of Ohioans to ignore.
Trying to avoid the fray, DeWine pleads for federal help for cities and states
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday tried to stay out of Washington's political battles while making an impassioned plea for federal assistance to state and local governments.
Governor’s office: Federal $300 unemployment supplement likely coming
It appears likely that unemployed Ohians will get a $300-a-week federal supplement to their benefits, but it’s unclear when it will start, Dan Tierney, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s press secretary, said Monday. The supplement was called for as part of a series of executive orders President Donald Trump signed Saturday. “Part of the timing of […]
With federal unemployment insurance lapsed, Ohio senators urge action
A $600 weekly federal supplement to unemployment insurance lapsed last week, leaving many of the 32 million unemployed Americans staring into a financial abyss. The Democratically controlled U.S. House of Representatives in May passed a $3 trillion relief bill that would continue the supplement until the economy reaches certain benchmarks. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, […]
A pandemic is raging. So are Ohio’s bars.
PUT-IN-BAY — The drinks are flowing. The music is bumping. On Saturday, a line formed to enter one of four pools at The Islander Inn, including what’s advertised as the world’s longest swim-up bar. Of course, a pandemic rages on all the while. Recent mass testing detected 66 cases of COVID-19 among workers on the […]