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17.5%: Share of Ohio households facing undue energy burdens, without even considering heating fuel costs. That is one of many reasons Climate & Sustainability Researcher Molly Bryden delivered proponent testimony on House Bill 197, which would establish a pilot program for community solar in Ohio. She was among dozens delivering. ....
$200M: Amount of tax revenue expected from legal sales of recreational cannabis in the first year after Ohioans passed Issue 2. As written — and as approved by voters — the law would use those funds to benefit communities where dispensaries are located, fund substance-abuse research, and remediate some of. ....
Numeric news from Policy Matters 41, 43, 45: Number of days it took for UAW’s Stand Up Strike to force concessions from Ford, Stellantis and GM, respectively. The tentative agreements with each of the Big 3 aren’t yet ratified and the details are still emerging, but our Work & Wages. ....
Numeric news from Policy Matters 88.6%: Share of Ohio K-12 students who are enrolled in public schools. $1.96 billion: Amount of public funding Ohio policymakers budgeted for private school tuition vouchers in the next two years, much of which will pay tuition for students whose families could already afford to send them. ....