Monthly Archives: May 2014
FitzGerald Statement on Statehouse Plan to Give Additional Funds to Failing Charters
A report published by the Akron Beacon Journal yesterday found that, while “charter schools received the largest funding boosts per pupil in the most recent state budget, state legislators are toying with the idea of giving them more money to fix Ohio’s dropout problem at a time when charter schools are reporting record-high dropout rates.”
Renacci, Mandel could be called to testify at federal trial of Suarez
May 23, 2014
In wake of heroin crisis, Pepper calls on state to restore funds for addiction treatment
Today, David Pepper, Democratic Nominee for Ohio Attorney General, made the following statement regarding a new state policy that will lead to drastic cuts to funding for county addiction treatment services. The Associated Press revealed today that counties providing addiction services will face a $20 million shortfall over the next fiscal year in the midst of Ohio’s growing heroin crisis.
Ohio’s Heroin Epidemic Needs Action, Not Campaign Pep Talks
May 21, 2014
After massive Republican funding cuts, heroin epidemic spiraled out of control
Despite a record of massive budget cuts and failure to acknowledge the crisis until well after it began, today Governor John Kasich and Attorney General Mike DeWine will hold a town hall in Columbus regarding the heroin epidemic in Ohio. In response to today’s press event, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern released the following statement: