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The rule would let Ohio set its own teacher-to-child ratios, potentially raising classroom sizes from 1-to-4 infants to as many as 1-to-14 preschoolers.
Advocates warn losing disability screening and staffing standards could weaken outcomes for the roughly 70,000 California children Head Start currently serves.
24 states and D.C. sue to block an Aug. 11 rule forcing them to hand over TANF recipients' Social Security numbers and immigration status.
Just 1 in 5 eligible Ohio households got energy assistance in 2023, and federal SNAP cuts of $186 billion could push participation even lower.
The One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law last year, will require many Ohio residents with Medicaid to prove that they work or volunteer. But advocates still have a lot of questions about how it will work.
HHS canceled 53 of 67 grants worth $68 million as Democracy Forward sues, while Ohio nonprofits and DeWine's faith-based office weigh how to fill the gap.
AEP Ohio's disconnection rate hit 15%, quadruple FirstEnergy's, as the utility's CEO earned $36 million last year while bills climbed 53% since 2021.
The average Ohio renter earns $19.59 an hour, $4.23 short, while the state faces a shortage of 266,000 affordable rental units.
Lima, Ohio's mayor joined 210 others urging Congress to delay new SNAP rules projected to cost states over $9 billion starting fall 2027.
Advocates say 4.5 million people, including 1.5 million children, have already lost SNAP benefits, with states like Alabama weighing cuts to the program entirely.
State officials warn foster care costs of up to $250 per child daily could bankrupt Vinton County, while four family members face 16 felony counts each.
A family of four earning under $57,750 a year can qualify for help with AC repairs, bills or shutoffs through the state's Summer Crisis Program, running through Sept. 30.
Reading proficiency has dropped 4 points since 2019 despite Ohio's science of reading mandate, though the state still outperforms the national average.
Stanford researchers project Santa Cruz's poorest households could see water bills jump from $60 to $111 monthly by midcentury without state or federal help.
Ohio is among 36 states facing new SNAP cost-sharing rules starting fall 2027, tied to payment error rates that advocates call unfair and unworkable.
Massachusetts researchers found the meals cut hospitalizations 31% and saved $3,433 per person, nearly offsetting the program's full cost to taxpayers.
A Health Policy Institute study finds nearly half of Ohio families cite insurance barriers, with out-of-network therapy costing $220 monthly versus $28 in-network.
Ohio faces $160 million in new SNAP costs after federal cuts shifted 75% of administrative expenses to states, threatening food security for 1.4 million monthly users.
Children's Hunger Alliance operates four mobile routes across Ohio, serving hundreds of kids weekly as summer hunger peaks for families losing school meal access.
Husted opposes the bipartisan plan to lift the Social Security payroll tax cap, which would require higher earners to pay more into the system.
