@Higgins_ACLUOH When each of these needs is tied to successful reentry outcomes, it only makes sense to delay immediate financial burdens imposed by the State that may interfere with this process.
@Higgins_ACLUOH As Ohioans return to their communities after incarceration, they are faced with a tall order of costly tasks including finding a place to live, securing gainful employment, accessing reliable transportation, and meeting other basic needs in a short period of time.
This morning our Senior Policy Counsel @Higgins_ACLUOH is testifying in support of HB 296 before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
This bill will help our neighbors successfully navigate the reentry process.
https://t.co/B5V1Omtno2
Many Ohioans who miss court dates don't do so intentionally. @JoshWilliamsOH is right, Ohio can reduce failures to appear and their often costly consequences by improving the way our courts remind folks of hearings. HB 626 is good policy. More in this LTE: https://t.co/ZhjDrOsBfn
Last week, Senate Bill 55 passed the Ohio Senate and was handed over to the House. Learn more about the proposed changes to Ohio’s law against #drivinghigh on our #marijuana#OVI resource page: https://t.co/k7OvuI0aii
Ohioans, changes to the adult-use cannabis laws that you approved in 2023 are on the move yet again. SB 56 is set for a possible substitute bill (amended bill) and vote *without testimony* on Tuesday, 10/21. You can find who represents you in the OGA here: https://t.co/gcvRmeghrR
🏛️This morning at 11am our Senior Policy Counsel @Higgins_ACLUOH will be testifying in support of HB 296, legislation to ease the often insurmountable burdens faced by our neighbors returning to
communities from Ohio’s prisons and transitional control.
https://t.co/XI09t9w1vC
🚨BREAKING: We’re suing to protect free speech at the Ohio State University.
We just filed a new lawsuit in federal court challenging the University’s expulsion of a student for engaging in First Amendment protected speech.
https://t.co/1zVVZLvKwh
Cincinnati is poised to spend an additional almost $1 million on various surveillance technologies with ZERO city laws (the Statehouse remains asleep at the wheel) governing their use & preventing widespread, non-stop surveillance now or in the future.
https://t.co/5rXmqpgl1i
Learn more about potential changes to laws against driving high in Ohio, along with other legislative updates, in our latest LinkedIn newsletter. Plus, get a rundown of our work from July, including research, resources, and more.
Read and subscribe: https://t.co/ZxNu6tBpwA
Ohio’s cannabis bill(s) will be back up for hearings when the General Assembly gets back to work this fall, but you don’t have to wait until then to get to know/contact the folks who represent you. You can find who represents you here: https://t.co/QCWEpjkGsj
Ohio has legalized, but not yet repaired.🌿
Despite MILLIONS of dollars flowing in, there does not appear to be any flowing out to address the many harms caused by the failed war on drugs.💰
https://t.co/GQlXVtmJSS
Learn more about #marijuana impaired #driving laws, #OVI testing and detection, #Ohio’s proposed statute SB 55, and how Ohio's practices compare to other states in our newest resource page: https://t.co/trmak0uz30
In a state notorious for corruption in & at the Statehouse, legislators are now poised, via the latest version of the budget bill, to torch public access to key legislative documents. This is how a legislature with things to hide from the public & media shamefully operates. 1/6
I had to pull up to the Ohio Statehouse yesterday to oppose SB 56 — which would add new cannabis crimes, eliminate the social equity & jobs program & steal hundreds of million$ in cannabis taxes promised to Ohio communities when they voted for cannabis legalization via Issue 2.
GOOD NEWS: @OHPublicSafety reports that nearly $8.4 million in driver’s license reinstatement fees were waived as a part of HB 29. 👏
The law eliminated forfeiture suspensions for failure to pay and removed existing suspensions retroactively.
https://t.co/TAKn2YcDsY
Ohio legislators still plan on numerous changes to cannabis laws before they leave for summer break at the end of June. Many of those changes thwart & ignore what voters approved when they overwhelmingly passed Issue 2. More ahead + who to contact. 1/10
Proud to be a founding member of the Columbus Safety Collective Campaign alongside @OFUPAC and @OhioVoice ✊✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
Thank you to this incredible list of partner orgs who've endorsed! 📋
📲Join us: https://t.co/8rWir4jPho
This @MarijuanaMoment article highlights testimony from DEPC visiting expert @cat_packer on Ohio's HB 160. Packer addresses the bill's proposed changes to social equity provisions and more.
ℹ️ More on marijuana social equity: https://t.co/B7qiJdzurh
https://t.co/yWtzZ0yxPM
Our Deputy Policy Director @CMarozzi makes the case against initiated statues. 👇
"Ohioans overwhelmingly approved Issue 2. All of it. Not just one piece of the proposal. We voted for the whole thing, and lawmakers in Columbus won’t stop messing with it."
https://t.co/1xvf2p9AI7