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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 Ohio's self-employed and part-time workers were being flagged for fraud: more than 796,000 claims. Last year, Ohio paid at least $330 million in fraudulent claims.  Meanwhile, Ohioans desperately seeking assistance are struggling to acces...

In a letter to the editor, Sen. Tim Schaffer said a recent report attempts to discredit the oil and gas industry's 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 evaluates policy proposals, estimated a plan to require photo identification on every Supplemental Nutritio...

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 of Medicaid, the joint state-federal health care program for poor children and families. The goal is ...