Ohio Politics Simplified

May 11, 2023

This is the Statehouse that GREED bought. These are the extremists Who reign in the Statehouse that GREED bought. This is ALEC That empowers the extremists Who reign in the Statehouse that GREED bought. These are the lobbyists Who represent …

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Fully Fund Fair School Funding

March 29, 2023

Did you know that the Ohio House Finance Committee is hearing testimony on Ohio HB 33, the budget bill, and that the budget will house the much needed phase-in of Ohio’s Fair School Funding Plan? In the previous budget, Ohio …

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Building Safe Schools Without Arming School Personnel

July 22, 2022

According to the Ohio Capital Journal, individual teachers, teachers’ unions, the Fraternal Order of Police, anti-gun violence activists and others opposed the policy, but Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation in June that could allow teachers to carry firearms in …

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School Vouchers Hurt Ohio Municipalities

January 24, 2022

School vouchers hurt voucher students, district students, school districts, other political subdivisions, public retirement systems, and school district employees. How Do Vouchers Affect Municipalities? 1. When vouchers extract money from the funds for public schools, the school district must ask …

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RESOLUTION TEMPLATE for HB 1- The Fair School Funding Plan

April 7, 2021

The Wilmington school board has endorsed Ohio House Bill (HB) 1 — also known as the Fair School Funding Plan. In making the endorsement, board members passed a resolution stating Ohio’s current school funding system “lacks a rational basis for …

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