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Transportation Budget Poised for House Floor Vote, GOPC Takes Case for Transit to Ohio Senate

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Transportation Budget Poised for House Floor Vote, GOPC Takes Case for Transit to Ohio Senate

On March 3, the Ohio House Finance Committee approved moved forward a revised state transportation budget that includes for funding for public transportation than had previously been proposed by the executive budget last month. That bill is now poised for a floor vote in the full House of Representatives on March 4.

Improving Measures of Equity: The Affordable Housing Trust's Good Idea

Improving Measures of Equity: The Affordable Housing Trust's Good Idea

The self-audit at AHT was spurred by fervent racial justice movements across America as well as AHT’s deep understanding of the long history of racism in America housing policy and the essential role of reliable housing and safe neighborhoods in conveying opportunity to residents.

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Legislation Funding Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund Introduced in Ohio House, Senate

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Legislation Funding Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund Introduced in Ohio House, Senate

CORF is designed to be flexible, sustainable, and complementary to existing environmental remediation programs at the state and federal levels – and fills a necessary gap in brownfields funding.

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State DOT and Transit Agencies have received Federal Stimulus; despite Aid, these Agencies still Need Regular Funding.

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State DOT and Transit Agencies have received Federal Stimulus; despite Aid, these Agencies still Need Regular Funding.

The COVID-19 pandemic plunged the nation into a once-in-a-lifetime recession, triggering unprecedented levels of federal spending to provide direct relief to the American people, small businesses, and local governments. The most recent federal stimulus bill passed in December included funds for various transportation sectors.

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Local Government Programming to Support Neighborhood Stability

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Local Government Programming to Support Neighborhood Stability

This week GOPC hosted the final webinar in our series “Keeping People in Their Homes,” a series exploring strategies for promoting neighborhood stability in the time of COVID. Each webinar in the series addresses themes of neighborhood stability by focusing on strategies well-suited to a variety of actors, including mission-driven developers, local governments and non-profit community advocates.

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Community Infrastructure Funding Key Component of Governor's Budget Proposal

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Community Infrastructure Funding Key Component of Governor's Budget Proposal

In line with GOPC’s policy priorities, GOPC wanted to highlight two items within the Governor’s proposed budget aimed at providing a direct investment in our communities – specifically, Ohio’s legacy cities.

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Rental Protection Legislation for Local Governments

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Rental Protection Legislation for Local Governments

This week GOPC hosted the third webinar in our series “Keeping People in Their Homes,” a series exploring strategies for promoting neighborhood stability in the time of COVID. Each webinar in the series addresses themes of neighborhood stability by focusing on strategies well-suited to a variety of actors, including mission-driven developers, local governments and non-profit community advocates.

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