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Last week, I came across a Morning Edition Story talking about the results of a study they conducted in partnership with ...

Birth rates across the globe have fallen sharply over the past several decades. This trend is talked about frequently among policymakers—most people suggest that we need to have more children to ...

Beginning in October 2027, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (otherwise known as SNAP and  formerly “food stamps”) is going to be significantly more expensive for states. Currently, the ...

Earlier this month, a group of Ohio House members largely representing urban areas of the state introduced a bill to prohibit property tax exemptions for data centers. Property tax exemptions are a ...

Earlier this month, the Trump Administration moved to allow stay-at-home parents to collect childcare subsidies that had previously been earmarked for working parents. Essentially, instead of working ...

Last month, two members of the Ohio House of Representatives introduced legislation to fix payment rates for foster care statewide. As covered previously in the Ohio Capital Journal, the bill is ...

From this table, you can get an idea of which states rely the most on federal funding. For instance, let’s consider Alaska. Between national parks, conservation land, and military bases, 60% of Alaska ...

We live in a post-welfare reform world. In the 1990s, President Bill Clinton and House Speaker Newt Gingrich worked together to reform welfare in the United States. A large part of the bargain struck ...