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A new statewide report released by the Ohio Senate shows the state’s housing crisis is continuing to get worse, so lawmakers are proposing nearly two dozen recommendations on how to alleviate stress and combat the shortage of affordable units. The stress is something ​Clevelander Alex Irizarry knows well. “As soon as you try to find something that […] The post Ohio housing report shows crisis, bipartisan group of lawmakers propose solutions appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.

Only about a fourth of extremely low income families or individuals who need it can get housing in Columbus, according to a national report.

The city of Bryan dropped 18 criminal charges against a local pastor. In exchange, the pastor agreed to stop housing homeless people in his church until he has the proper permits and certifications to do so.

A pastor in northwest Ohio faced criminal charges after housing people who are homeless in his church. The city appears to have dropped them for now, but the issue of homelessness in rural areas remains.

The city of Bryan says the church, Dad's Place, has created an unsafe environment that violates fire safety and zoning rules.