Trump Administration

The Mid-Ohio Food Collective was joined in a press conference by food pantries from across the state to oppose permanent cuts to SNAP in the proposed federal budget.

Protestors at the ICE Out! rally that began at Columbus City Hall on Tuesday marched through downtown streets.

Columbus and Franklin County were among the locations on the list.

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.

The Trump administration this week put 500 locations referred to as "sanctuary jurisdictions" on notice that they are believed to be obstructing federal immigration laws.

The bill includes cutbacks on federal funding for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), which was formerly known as food stamps. The bill would cut back almost $300 billion to SNAP over the next 10 years.

Carmen Guerrero Sandoval, her nine-year-old son who is a U.S. citizen and her unborn child are listed as plaintiffs in the case. A Cleveland immigration court ordered Sandoval on Monday to report for deportation on June 3.

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.

Buckeye Commons will open in the same place that once held the Center for Belonging and Social Change, offering new programs to students.

Many programs providing community services are facing funding cuts. One of the latest communities being affected are the homeless. According to the latest numbers, homelessness in Franklin County increased by 7.4%.