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COLUMBUS – Ohio has an unemployment compensation fraud problem.  Since mid-January, more than 182,000 Ohioans, including Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, reported identity theft and fraud related to unemployment compensation claims, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. At one point, half of the unemployment claims for Ohios self-employed and part-time workers were being flagged for fraud: more than 796,000 claims. Last year, Ohio paid at least $330 millio...

In a letter to the editor, Sen. Tim Schaffer said a recent report attempts to discredit the oil and gas industrys impact on local economies.

Please, reenter the code in the captcha! The link was successfully Sent! Ooops!:( An error has occurred!   Benefits rollback bill would cost nearly $20M in red tape, legislative analysts say A legislative proposal to restrict eligibility for social safety net programs like food stamps or Medicaid would cost nearly $20 million to implement, according to state policy analysts. The Ohio Legislative Service Commission, a nonpartisan arm of the state legislature that evaluat...

COLUMBUS (AP) — Social service advocates are criticizing an Ohio bill that would toughen eligibility for food stamps and Medicaid benefits. Beefed up monito

Ohio bill toughening welfare program eligibility criticized COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Social service advocates are criticizing an Ohio bill that would toughen eligibility for food stamps and Medicaid benefits. Beefed up monitoring of changes in food stamp recipients’ income would be required along with photos on state food stamp cards, called EBT cards, under legislation proposed by Sen. Tim Schaffer, a Lancaster Republican. Schaffer also advocates adding some work requirements for recipients o...

Fewer people will get food, Medicaid, unemployment under Ohio bill requiring more fraud checks, advocates say Laura Hancock, cleveland.com COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio Senate bill that seeks to catch fraud among people applying for and receiving social services will result in increased work for county case workers, as well as fewer low-income people obtaining food aid, Medicaid and unemployment benefits, advocates for the poor said Thursday. Popular Searches Senate Bill 17 require...

Ohio schools get some relief from cuts: Capitol Letter Updated Jan 25, 2021; Facebook Share Rotunda Rumblings Director’s cut: Gov. Mike DeWine is restoring some of the state education money that he previously said would be cut, Andrew Tobias reports. Last year, DeWine cut about $776 million from the state’s general operating budget for 2020, including $300 million in cuts to K-12 school funding and $110 million in cuts to higher education funding. But under the new order, DeWine is resto...

Ohio National Guard members in DC for inauguration: Capitol Letter Updated Jan 19, 2021; Posted Jan 19, 2021 National Guard members provide security at the Ohio Statehouse Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)AP Facebook Share Rotunda Rumblings D.C. deployment: Security concerns surrounding this week’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden prompted Gov. Mike DeWine to up the number of Ohio National Guard troops being sent to Washington, D.C. DeWine announced F...

“I look forward to working with members of the legislature in the future to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and to protect the rights of citizens who follow the law,” DeWine said. He said he was disappointed lawmakers didn’t add the measures he sought for more than a year that would toughen background checks and boost penalties for felons committing new crimes with guns. The governor has pushed these proposals since the Aug. 4, 2019, Dayton massacre that killed nine and wounded m...

Special to The Daily Jeffersonian NEW CONCORD — Muskingum University has announced it will receive $200,000 in Capital Bill Funding in a partnership with Zane State College to support the Health & Wellness Complex at the campus in New Concord. The funding is included with recent passed of Senate Bill 310 by a unanimous vote. More than $4.3 million in funds will be allocated for numerous projects, such as the Health and Wellness Complex, throughout the 20th Ohio Senate District.  “I am exci...