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How is Ohio doing amid safety-net cuts? Trump hasn’t released the data
Advocates say the Census Bureau's delayed poverty data and USDA's scrapped food-insecurity survey mask fallout from SNAP and ACA cuts that hit Ohio hardest.
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Husted blamed government benefits for ‘out-of-wedlock birth,’ said they ‘drive the father out of the household’
The 2025 podcast remarks preceded Husted's January bill to overhaul federal benefits, part of a pattern of comments on poverty dating back to 2016.
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69% of Ohioans struggle to afford at least one basic need, new report says
Families are finding it difficult to pay for food, housing, healthcare, and childcare, the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality analysis says.
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As gap between CEO and worker pay yawns, employers do little to defend the most vulnerable
Institute for Policy Studies finds Low Wage 100 CEOs earn 614 times worker pay while their lobby groups stayed silent on Medicaid, SNAP and ICE crackdowns.
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Ohio delays SNAP ban on sugary drinks
Ohio was one of nearly two dozen states working to implement bans on SNAP sales for non-nutritious items such as soda or candy that were encouraged by the Trump administration.
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Report: Trump policies are raising costs of kids’ school meals
Groundwork Collaborative found that packing school lunches will cost families $400 more this school year than last.
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Nearly half of households using Ohio food banks have had to choose between paying for rent or food
The survey also found 63% chose between transportation or food and 52% skipped meals, as SNAP cuts strip benefits from over 100,000 Ohioans.
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Republican cuts will decimate caregiving in America, report says
Caregivers who tend to the elderly, the very young and the disabled in many cases are severely underpaid.
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SNAP cuts could lead to kids losing free school breakfast and lunch
Since 5.6 million people lost SNAP nationally, schools with mixed income levels risk losing federal funding formulas tied to enrollment, even in universal meal states.
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Jon Husted voted to cut food aid for hungry families. Ohio now has 50,000 fewer children on SNAP
More than 107,000 fewer Ohioans receive food assistance, including 50,477 fewer children, as new restrictions Husted backed take effect.
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‘Ohio’s become incredibly expensive.’ Democratic lawmakers blame One Big Beautiful Bill for prices
Landsman's GOP opponent calls the affordability claims hypocritical, as marketplace premiums nearly double and 100,000 Ohioans lose SNAP benefits.
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Ohioans criticize Ohio US Rep. Mike Carey for cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and education
District data shows 220,200 residents on Medicaid and $40.4 million in special education funding at risk as Carey faces Democrat Don Leonard in November.
