Sarah Rodenberg

This move could really impact low-income Ohioans. If this freeze extends to programs like SNAP, Child Care, and other public benefits programs, it could cut off access to people's ability to have their basic needs met.

There's still a lot we don't know, but this is genuinely a big deal.

Newly introduced SB 3 would flatten Ohio’s personal income tax, gutting our state's only tax based on your ability to pay. SB 3 would lower the top marginal rate from 3.5% on incomes above $100k to 3.125% on incomes above $102,400.

www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/...

Through vouchers, Ohio gives up to $8,408/student to attend a private school, often to households with kids already attending private school without assistance.

Those are public funds going to unaccountable, often religious institutions that don’t have to adhere to the ADA.

In Ohio, families making less than $24K pay more annual taxes today than they did before 2005.

Households among the top 1%, with incomes above $647K, contribute an average of $52K less per year than they once did.

Ohio lawmakers eye last-minute pay raises for themselves, other elected officials Under the proposal, all state lawmakers, judges, county officials, and township trustees would see their annual pay increase in each of the next four years rise from 1.75% to 5%.

There are 3 different bills dying in the Statehouse that would raise #Ohio's minimum wage by just a few dollars

HB 96 — www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/...
SB 146 — www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/...
SB 256 — www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/...

www.cleveland.com/news/2024/12...

Ohio has the lowest eligibility for Publicly Funded Child Care in the country for kids 0 to 5.

For childcare to be considered affordable (per the HHS), a family with an infant and a toddler would have to make $250,385 — nearly four times Ohio's median household income of $65,720.

Many Ohioans continue to struggle with prices elevated by rapid inflation that peaked in mid-2022.

Prices are now rising at a normal pace, but remain high because current inflation compounds on top of the inflation surge that peaked at 9% in 2022.

www.policymattersohio.org/research-pol...

Immigrants are a vital part of Ohio's future Behind the statistics lie individual narratives of resilience, adaptation, and aspiration that shape the diversity of and strengthen Ohio. Immigrant workers and business owners grow Ohio’s economy 580...

"When immigrants move to Ohio, the economy grows. That doesn’t mean fewer jobs, it means more jobs: there are more consumers, more workers, and more business owners."

@epi.org

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Hi, I’m God.

Jesus said he wants you all to have free healthcare.

Love,

God

Pursuing health doesn’t always equate to losing weight and when the only thing that counts as success is going down clothing sizes, health and longevity clearly aren’t the goal.

One study found that most surveyed would shave years off their life or lose a limb to be thin.

In Ohio, families making less than $24K pay more annual taxes today than they did before 2005.

Households among the top 1%, with incomes above $647K, contribute an average of $52K less per year than they once did.