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A new Policy Matters Ohio report finds that Ohio's $11-an-hour minimum wage isn't enough to cover basic living costs in any of the state's 88 counties — and under current law, workers won't see a $15 wage until 2034.
Ohio served more than 2.6 million summer lunches in 2024 — a 3-year participation high — but researchers warn federal SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will increase child food insecurity and shrink program eligibility just as demand grows.
A new study found at least 2.5 million people lost SNAP benefits in the 6 months after the One Big Beautiful Bill became law — without any improvement in economic conditions to explain the drop.
The Ohio House passed a $12.5 million SNAP stopgap that splits funds equally across all 88 counties — leaving Cuyahoga County facing a $7.5 million shortfall while smaller counties are made whole — after Democrats' needs-based amendment was voted down.
New work requirements under Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill are projected to cause at least 900 premature deaths in Ohio by 2040 — rising to 23,000 if Ohio abandons SNAP entirely under a nearly $400 million cost burden the law imposes on states.
Urban Institute data shows many Ohio families can’t meet basic costs despite incomes above poverty, with parents and minority households hit hardest.
An Ohio-based analysis finds many U.S. families—especially those earning near the median income—are just one major unexpected expense away from falling into poverty.
A national investigation finds millions in federal TANF and other grants flowing to crisis pregnancy centers, raising concerns about oversight and use of public funds.
Full Spectrum Rainbow House opens March 16 in Youngstown as Ohio’s only LGBTQ+ adult homeless shelter, addressing housing gaps and discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ residents.
A new map highlights food deserts across Ohio, with a report arguing weakened antitrust enforcement since the 1980s fueled grocery consolidation, higher prices, and reduced access to fresh food.
New analysis shows millions of eligible Americans, including Ohioans, already miss out on SNAP benefits as a Trump-era spending law delivers the deepest cuts in the program’s history.
A Policy Matters Ohio review finds Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill gives huge tax cuts to the wealthy while imposing deep Medicaid and SNAP reductions that could strip aid from hundreds of thousands of Ohio families.
Ohio food banks and children’s hunger programs report major demand increases after federal SNAP disruptions and funding cuts, prompting expanded holiday meal support and renewed calls for stronger public investment.
After President Trump’s shutdown-related suspension of SNAP payments, Ohio has now restored food benefits to more than 1.4 million residents, easing pressure on food pantries and completing distribution for November.
Ohio officials expect full SNAP benefits to reach 1.4M residents this week after a federal delay, even as major cuts in recent legislation could strip aid from hundreds of thousands.
As President Donald Trump continues to defy court orders to fund SNAP during the government shutdown, Ohio’s food pantries are reaching a breaking point. Nonprofits report record demand and dwindling supplies as millions of residents lose their federal food assistance.
As freezing weather grips Ohio, the Trump administration’s shutdown has put federal heating assistance in jeopardy. The state is keeping its crisis program open with leftover funds, but advocates warn they could soon run dry — leaving hundreds of thousands of vulnerable families at risk of losing heat as winter begins.
After the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration, federal officials ordered states to claw back full November food benefits for millions of Americans. The chaotic reversal — impacting 42 million people — drew outrage from governors who say the administration is using hunger as political leverage amid the ongoing shutdown.
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily sided with the Trump administration, allowing it to halt full food assistance payments for 42 million Americans amid the ongoing government shutdown. The ruling reverses a lower court’s order to fund November SNAP benefits and leaves millions of families uncertain about how they’ll put food on the table.
Ohio now ranks fifth nationally for rising credit card debt, as inflation, job cuts, and Trump’s tariff-driven price hikes squeeze families. Nearly one in three credit card payments in Ohio are overdue — a sign of deepening strain on working households already hit by high utility bills and a slowing job market.
