Final Budget a Win for Affordable Housing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2023 Final Budget a Win for Affordable Housing COHHIO Decries Cut to Housing Program for At-Risk Pregnant Women Advocates lamented cuts to a program that [...]
Gap Between Rents and Wages Grows Wider
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2023 Ohio Senate Budget Puts Housing Further Out of Reach Full-time workers need to earn at least $19.09 an hour to afford a modest 2-bedroom [...]
Sign On to Defend Affordable Housing!
Gov. DeWine and the Ohio House included several positive housing proposals in the state budget, but the Ohio Senate removed them and added other provisions that will stifle development of [...]
Senate Guts Effort to Reduce Infant Mortality, Medicaid Spending
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 7, 2023 CONTACT: Marcus Roth, marcusroth@cohhio.org Amy Riegel, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, issued the following statement in response to [...]
Legislation to Expand Healthy Beginnings at Home
May 2, 2023 COHHIO Executive Director Amy Riegel testified in support of legislation this week to strengthen supports for at risk mothers (HB 7), which includes a $16 million appropriation [...]
COHHIO Testifies on State Budget
Testimony Before the House Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development & Natural Resources Amy Riegel, Executive Director March 16, 2023 House Bill 33 Chairman Jones, Ranking Member Troy and members of [...]
The Gap Report 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 16, 2023 Report Shows Ohio’s Affordable Housing Shortage Getting Worse Housing advocates released data Thursday showing that Ohio’s affordable housing shortage grew significantly more acute over [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Statement on Gov. DeWine Signing HB 45
Jan. 6, 2023Amy Riegel, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, issued the following statement in response to Gov. DeWine signing HB 45 without vetoing several [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lame Duck Statehouse Exacerbates Ohio’s Affordable Housing Crisis
DEC. 21, 2022 Lame Duck Statehouse Exacerbates Ohio’s Affordable Housing Crisis Advocates Urge DeWine to Use Veto Pen State lawmakers not only missed the opportunity to address Ohio’s affordable housing [...]
Help VETO Bad Housing Amendments!
During this week’s chaotic lame duck session, Statehouse leaders passed two last-minute amendments threatening the continued viability of affordable housing and the availability of Emergency Rental Assistance in Ohio. Please [...]
