Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO)

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COHHIO Press Releases

  • 2008 Press Releases
    • July 14, 2008 PDF — (Un) Truth in Lending
    • July 10, 2008 PDF —AG Again Rejects Petitions Seeking Total Payday Reform Repeal; Approves Summary for Partial Repeal but Calls Summary "Confusing''
    • July 3, 2008 PDF — Consumers Call on AG to Reject Latest Payday Petition Summaries
    • April 7, 2008 PDF — Ohio Rental Costs Remain "Out of Reach" for Low and Moderate Wage Earners
    • March 26, 2008 PDF — Payday Lending Storefronts Swell to 1,638; Ohio's Big-City Mayors Seek Industry Reform
    • February 13, 2008 PDF — Payday Lending in National Spotlight as Ohio House Committee Mulls Reform
    • January 22, 2008 PDF — First Proponent Hearing on Payday Lending Features Whistleblower who Uncovered Fraud
  • 2007 Press Releases
    • October 17, 2007 PDF — 317,990 Ohio Borrowers Trapped in Payday Lending Debt Cycle County Specific Reports and Press Releases
    • September 24, 2007 PDF — Youth to Deliver “Band-Aid” Petitions to Ohio Congressional Delegation on SCHIP
    • September 19, 2007 PDF — Trapped by Design: Report Confirms Payday Lenders Snare Borrowers in Cycle of Debt
    • September 11, 2007 PDF — Payday Lending Industry Insiders Tell All: Unsavory Details Emerge about the Debt Trap and Much More
    • August 13, 2007 PDF — Youth Unveil Band-Aid Campaign to Support SCHIP
    • July 19, 2007 PDF — Ohio Congressional Delegation Silent on National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007
    • March 29, 2007 PDF — Ohio Federal Budget Coalition Praises Budget Conference Resolution
    • March 29, 2007 PDF — New Report Offers Context to Ohio’s Alarming Foreclosure Numbers
    • February 19, 2007 PDF — Coalition Uses Presidents' Day to Reflect on Budget Priorities
    • February 8, 2007 PDF — Ohio Housing and Social Services Experts Oppose Bush Budget
    • January 23, 2007 PDF — Local Advocacy Groups Urge Passage of Federal Minimum Wage with NO STRINGS ATTACHED
    • January 15, 2007 PDF — Homeless Youth Leader Wins $25,000 National Leadership Grant
    • January 12, 2007 PDF — COHHIO and Homeless Youth Hammer Down on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    • January 5, 2007 PDF — Consumer Protection Weakens as SB 117 Becomes Law
  • 2006 Press Releases
    • December 15, 2006 PDF — COHHIO Supports Veto of S.B. 117
    • December 12, 2006 PDF — Ohio Families Must Earn $12.31 p/h to Afford a 2-BR Apartment
    • December 11, 2006 PDF — Amendment Would Gut Consumer Protections
    • November 16, 2006 PDF — Housing Trust Fund Is Key Priority of National Low Income Housing Coalition
    • November 2, 2006 PDF — Senators Joy Padgett and Tom Roberts Recognized for Battling Predatory Lending
    • October 11, 2006 PDF — Advocates for Ohio's Poor Report on Education, Health Care, Energy and Housing Needs
    • September 28, 2006 PDF — Election Rights Advocates Ask Senate Leadership to Drop Voter ID Bill
    • August 29, 2006 PDF — Domestic Programs Need Attention as Poverty Increases In Ohio
    • August 3, 2006 PDF — Summary of Inaction by the Ohio Secretary of State on New Voter ID Requirements
      Bill Faith, Executive Director, COHHIO
    • August 3, 2006 PDF — Summary of Key Points for Press Briefing on Voter ID Requirements
      Bill Faith, Executive Director, COHHIO
    • June 8, 2006 PDF — Vague Rules for Sub HB 3 Further Disenfranchise Voters
    • April 3, 2006 PDF — General notes on predatory lending legislation currently in Ohio's House of Representatives
      Bill Faith, Executive Director, COHHIO