http://www.ohiopovertylawcenter.org daily 1 2011-09-16T22:01:51Z http://www.ohiopovertylawcenter.org/oplcs-sarah-biehl-on-spotlight-on-youth-radio-show No publisher cvaughn 2011-12-01T17:13:03Z News Item http://www.ohiopovertylawcenter.org/oplc-director-editorial-in-the-dispatch No publisher cvaughn 2011-12-01T17:09:30Z News Item http://www.ohiopovertylawcenter.org/sarah-biehls-letter-to-the-editor No publisher cvaughn 2011-12-01T17:09:09Z News Item http://www.ohiopovertylawcenter.org/bill-could-kill-access-to-basic-phone-service OPLC fights bill that would allow phone companies to drop landline phone service. No publisher sbiehl 2012-04-02T20:54:47Z News Item http://www.ohiopovertylawcenter.org/zero-tolerance-policies-bleed-education Columbus Dispatch op-ed columnist Jack D'Aurora spoke with OPLC's Sarah Biehl about the school to prison pipeline and came away with an idea for this op-ed column. This piece does a great job of highlighting why zero tolerance policies and the overuse of suspension and expulsion in schools harms kids and communities. No publisher sbiehl 2012-01-31T21:07:07Z News Item http://www.ohiopovertylawcenter.org/ohio-still-needs-payday-reform Jack D'Aurora, op-ed columnist for the Columbus Dispatch and friend of OPLC, explains why Ohio still needs payday lending reform. No publisher sbiehl 2012-04-02T21:20:56Z News Item http://www.ohiopovertylawcenter.org/oplc-legal-aid-programs-file-amicus-brief-in-cashland-payday-lending-case On April 2, the statewide legal aid payday litigation working group filed an amicus brief in the 9th District challenging Cashland’s blatant disregard of Ohio’s payday lending reform. We were joined on the brief by COHHIO, the Center for Responsible Lending, and the National Consumer Law Center. No publisher sbiehl 2012-04-03T15:28:19Z News Item http://www.ohiopovertylawcenter.org/ohio-kills-its-plan-to-collect-welfare-overpayments No publisher sbiehl 2011-11-30T22:00:29Z News Item http://www.ohiopovertylawcenter.org/oplc-attorney-mike-smalz-quoted-in-huffington-post-piece-on-same-sex-marriage OPLC senior attorney Mike Smalz was quoted in an April 9, 2012 article about the implications of Ohio's constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage, and what that might mean for North Carolina, which is considering a similar amendment. No publisher sbiehl 2012-04-19T21:15:35Z News Item http://www.ohiopovertylawcenter.org/oplc-urges-ohioans-to-speak-out-on-sb-271-telephone-deregulation OPLC Senior Attorney Mike Smalz sent a letter to several Ohio newspapers last week urging them to speak out and editorialize against SB 271, a bill that would deregulate telephone providers, releasing them from any obligation to provide landline phone service to all Ohioans. This move could leave many Ohioans with NO reliable telephone service. No publisher sbiehl 2012-04-16T13:41:17Z News Item http://www.ohiopovertylawcenter.org/preserve-ohios-pro-consumer-cspa No publisher sbiehl 2011-12-01T16:51:34Z News Item http://www.ohiopovertylawcenter.org/oplcs-linda-cook-provides-perspective-on-unlawful-garnishments No publisher cvaughn 2011-12-01T17:12:38Z News Item http://www.ohiopovertylawcenter.org/legal-aid-comments-on-payday-lending OPLC and representatives of each legal aid organization in Ohio submitted comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in response to the Bureau's request for additional information about payday lending activities nationally. No publisher sbiehl 2012-04-23T15:29:13Z News Item