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Numeric news from Policy Matters 4: Number of days (as of this writing) remaining for Ohioans to defeat Issue 1 by voting NO on (or before) the Aug. 8th election. Some voters' polling places have changed, so double-check where you will go to vote. Finally, check out the Ohio Voter Guide...
Tanisha Pruitt, PhD | Bree Easterling Juneteenth, often celebrated on June 19th, commemorates the day the last enslaved Black Americans were released from slavery. This joyous moment took place in Galveston, Texas more than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth reminds us of our shared responsibility to...
Numeric news from Policy Matters 15,000: When the Ohio House included in its budget bill a proposal that would help 15,000 kids get child care, we noted it as an all-too-rare example of legislators putting public resources to good use. State Senate leadership cut that proposal. They also removed measures that...
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We don’t call the police when someone is having a heart attack, so why should we have to call law enforcement for a loved one experiencing a mental health crisis?
Bree Easterling has joined Policy Matters Ohio as the organization’s new public safety fellow. In their role, Easterling will be working with community members, advocates, elected officials and other key stakeholders to establish a “care response” model in Cleveland. Care response, or alternative response, is a “health first” approach to emergency...