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Cultural institutions across Ohio are trying to figure out their next steps, two months after the Trump Administration cancelled millions of dollars in federal grants for the humanities.

The White House’s discretionary budget request has called to eliminate money for fair housing initiatives, a move that concerns fair housing organizations in Ohio.

An amendment in the state budget could divert two-thirds of the income convention and visitors bureaus get from lodging taxes to other needs in the county.

As the Trump administration continues to cut federal spending, the Shawnee Tribe fears a grant to preserve the Shawnee language could be cancelled. That’s because a delay in the money left the tribe expecting it not to come through at all.

Libraries in Ohio are facing a double-whammy: less funding in the state budget and cuts at the federal level. Who will tell these stories and preserve this history now?

Libraries in Ohio are facing a double-whammy: less funding in the state budget and cuts at the federal level. Who will tell these stories and preserve this history now?

As Ohioans increasingly struggle to put food on the table, the Ohio Association of Foodbanks is urging elected leaders at the state and federal levels to commit to hunger relief programs.

The proposed budget includes $5.9 million for homeless prevention — about $1.5 more than 2024 — but Community Shelter Board President Shannon Isom said that isn't enough.

The money will help support 37 emergency shelters and a dozen housing stability programs across the state and is expected to impact around 39,000 Ohioans.

Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein said domestic violence-related homicides have increased threefold this year — and strangulation cases are often deadly.