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Advocacy update for February 6, 2024

House passes tax reform including expanded child tax credit Write your senators now The House of Representatives passed a major tax reform bill by a 357-70 bipartisan vote on Jan. … Read more

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Advocacy update for January 30, 2024

Bipartisan child tax credit bill could reverse rise in child poverty The federal child tax credit, launched in 1997, was expanded during the pandemic to cover all children. This reduced … Read more

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Advocacy update for January 23, 2024

Ohio Senate expected to override Governor’s veto of HB 68 curtailing gender-affirming care for transgender youth Governor DeWine consulted parents and Ohio’s major children’s hospitals before deciding to veto HB … Read more

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Advocacy update for January 16, 2024

On Jan. 14, the Hon. Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, gave the annual Martin Luther King Day talk at Cincinnati’s historic Zion Baptist … Read more

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Advocacy update for January 9, 2024

Petition training Jan. 11 and 16 for redistricting reform amendment Several trainings are available in the next few days on how to engage Ohio voters and collect signatures to qualify … Read more

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Advocacy update for January 2, 2024

Governor vetoes trans bill *Governor DeWine has vetoed the bill banning gender-affirming care for trans youth, after consulting many people including Ohio’s major children’s hospitals. Leaders of both the Ohio … Read more

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Advocacy update for December 19, 2023

Anti-trans bills combined in HB 68 pass, head to Governor for signing I have really dropped the ball on keeping you abreast of anti-LGBTQ+ policies in the Ohio Legislature, which … Read more

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Advocacy update for December 12, 2023

Call your Ohio Rep immediately on “controversial beliefs and policy” higher ed bill The Ohio House could vote Wednesday on SB 83 to constrain how Ohio’s public colleges and universities … Read more

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Advocacy update for December 5, 2023

Sign up to restore voter voice in Ohio The nonpartisan Citizens Not Politicians coalition, which includes the League of Women Voters and Common Cause Ohio, has started to collect over … Read more

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Advocacy update for November 28, 2023

Ohio Senate Hearing in Marietta on rural housing and homelessness: Dec. 4, 10 a.m. Washington State Community College Graham Auditorium, 710 Colgate Avenue If your congregation or community partners in … Read more

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Advocacy update for November 21, 2023

Hunger rising in Ohio I am hearing that many of our church and interfaith pantries are overwhelmed by the rising number of people in need of food. USDA figures show … Read more

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Advocacy update for November 14, 2023

Critical need to protect human rights and trust in the democratic process From the Middle East to Southern Ohio, last week brought shattering news and increasingly violent rhetoric and acts. The … Read more

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Advocacy update for February 6, 2024

Advocacy update for January 30, 2024

Advocacy update for January 23, 2024

Advocacy update for January 16, 2024

Advocacy update for January 9, 2024

Advocacy update for January 2, 2024

Advocacy update for December 19, 2023

Advocacy update for December 12, 2023

Advocacy update for December 5, 2023

Advocacy update for November 28, 2023

Advocacy update for November 21, 2023

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