OHIO LEGAL AID NEWS

What if the house your grandma left you, where you've been living for 20 years, isn't actually yours? It happens. And it causes problems that are expensive to fix.

Alliance Testifies before Ohio Senate Finance to Retain General Revenue Funds Earmarked for Civil Legal Services for Veterans and Those Impacted by the Opioid Epidemic

Alliance Submits Testimony in Favor of Including a Housing Defense Fund in the State Operating Budget

This budget season, the Ohio State Legislature has the opportunity to help Ohioans stabilize income and housing, protect against violence, avoid exploitation, and gain equitable access to education, public assistance, healthcare, and employment by increasing funding for legal aid in the 2026-2027 Biannual Budget.

Alliance Vice Chair Kate McGarvey Testifies before the Ohio House Finance Committee

Provisions in House Bill 96, the Ohio Biennial State Budget, could leave 700,000+ Ohioans without health insurance. Meanwhile, the Ohio Department of Medicaid’s proposed work requirements do not follow the indications of its own research.

On April 10, 2025, hundreds of thousands of Ohioans whose driver’s licenses were suspended for failure to pay a court fine or fee will be eligible to get their licenses back without imposition of reinstatement fees, and Ohioans will no longer have driver’s licenses suspended for owing a court fine or fee, for minor drug offenses, or for truancy.

One of the contributing factors to the poverty cycle is the disproportionate impact of the legal system. The Legal Services Corporation 2022 Justice Gap Study found that 74% of low-income households experienced one or more civil legal problems in the past year, while 39% experienced five or more compounding civil legal problems.