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This fall, initial payments from Minnesota's settlement with opioid manufacturers began flowing to communities to help with fallout from the epidemic. The effort is overseen by the state attorney general's office as candidates compete for votes. With the election close, the nominees continue to spar over matters such as crime. ...
The battle over property taxes and education in the Mountain State has intensified as Election Day nears. Opponents of Amendments 2 and 4 have argued that funding for public services and local control over education are at stake. West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy executive director Kelly Allen said Amendment 2 would result in a $515 million loss in state revenue by slashing property taxes on vehicles and equipment used for businesses. ...
Ohio has more than one-third remaining of the $5.4 billion dollars allocated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Act, and a new tool is keeping an eye on how the state is distributing those funds. Kelsey Bergfeld, director of Advocates for Ohio's Future, which partnered with the Ohio Poverty Law Center to launch the Ohio ARPA Tracker, explained it will help Ohioans to better understand the policy priorities and decisions elected officials are making, and opportunities for advocacy for the remaining dollars. ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) -- After unveiling a new digital tool that tracks federal relief dollars distributed in Ohio, a collection of advocates said the state needs to put more money i
The groups — after unveiling an online tool that tracks federal relief dollars — called for Gov. Mike DeWine to put more federal COVID-19 relief dollars into food assistance and other services for an “equitable recovery.”