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This piece was originally published by Cleveland.com
For too many Ohioans, sticker shock at the grocery store has become an overwhelming part of daily life.
It’s not anyone’s imag...
Ohio’s only need-based financial aid program falls short of its potential because state policymakers created rules that reduce aid for many low-income students and fail to account for the true cost of attending college. A new
$7,395: Maximum value of a federal Pell Grant for the 2026-27 school year. That money can be used to pay for college tuition and related costs, and is awarded depending on students’ financial need. It’s an important tool for making college more affordable, though it’s not enough. Ohio’s own need-based aid — the Ohio College...
Voters in Missouri yesterday decisively defeated a proposal that would have phased out the state income tax and allowed for legislators to expand the sales tax to make up for it. Missourians turned the proposal down by an astonishing 83%-17%...
New Medicaid finance restrictions from last summer’s federal budget bill (H.R. 1) could result in as much as a $7.33 billion Ohio Medicaid funding shortfall during the state’s next budget cycle. However, if the Ohio legislature acts quickly, the state can avoid this loss, according to Policy Matters Ohio’s