Ohio has submitted a proposal to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that would require healthy adults between 19 and 55 years old, with no children or dependents, to have a job, be in school or participate in a job training program to qualify for Medicaid.
September 9, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today directed his office to research legal avenues to stop the federal government from sending an unlimited number of migrants to Ohio communities. The directive comes in response to concerns from communities, particularly Springfield in Clark County, that have been inundated and overwhelmed by surging migrant populations. The sudden and extreme population growth has strained the city’s economic, medical and educational systems.
A Democratic U.S. Senate candidate makes a stop in Lima to talk to small business owners and employees about what Washington can do for them. Tim Ryan says that small businesses are the backbone of the economy, so he wanted to ask them how national lawmakers can help their businesses succeed. He also touched on inflation and how it is impacting the lower and middle class. During the pandemic, many people decided to be their own boss and start their own business, and he says the federal government need to be supportive of their efforts.
New legislation has been approved by House lawmakers concerning voting rights, but there are concerns from Republicans.
Ohio remains vigilant in passing laws to help flatten the curve during the pandemic, and State Representative Jon Cross says they will continue those efforts as well as looking into legislation that will aid the state in recovery.
At the end of March, state lawmakers returned to Columbus to present a wide ranging bill to Governor DeWine to deal with the negative impacts the Coronavirus is having on Ohioans.
Mayors from around the country are converging on the nation's capital to develop national urban policy with a united voice. It's the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington D.C. and Lima Mayor David Berger is there.
