The CFA would like to formally announce . . .

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Tell Congress: Pass the Working Americans Tax Cut Act! If passed, the Working Americans Tax Cut Act would put real money back into the pockets of working families by exempting the first $46,000 of income for an individual—or $92,000 for a married couple—f...

Write to your lawmaker here and tell them to pass the Working Americans Tax Cut Act without delay. actionnetwork.org/letters/work...

Rep. Beyer introduces bill to eliminate federal income tax for Americans earning under $46,000 | ARLnow.com Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today introduced legislation that would create a tiered surtax on income above $1 million and use the revenue to eliminate federal income taxes for Americans earning less than th...

Millions of working Americans are struggling to make ends meet. The Working Americans Tax Cut Act would level the playing field by making the tax code fairer, putting millions of dollars back into working peoples' pockets.

Part 1 of our full statement: “For the past seven years, we’ve seen a disconnect between Governor DeWine’s words and the end result of the policies and funding decisions he has put into place. Nowhere is this contrast more striking than in education policy. We agree with Governor DeWine’s focus on literacy education, student health centers, chronic absenteeism, and career tech education. As teachers, intervention specialists, counselors, paraprofessionals, speech language pathologists, librarians and library media specialists, and other educators, our members know that tackling each one of these issues is critical to improving public education in Ohio.

Part 2 of our full statement: Those are Governor DeWine’s words. His actions however have completely undermined school districts’ ability to accomplish these goals. After supporting the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan for four years, DeWine and statehouse Republicans abandoned that plan in the current state budget and underfunded Ohio’s public schools by more than $2.7 billion (compared to what schools would have received if the Fair School Funding Plan was fully implemented as planned).

Part 3 of our full statement: We are already seeing the impact of these budget cuts in school districts across the state: fewer teachers, fewer support staff, larger class sizes, fewer electives, and a higher burden on local taxpayers as districts try to make up the difference with additional levies. Governor DeWine, in his seven years in office, has also overseen an absurd expansion of private school vouchers which now cost the state more than $1 billion per year. Investing in private schools, which are less accountable, does not result in better academic outcomes for students. All it does is harm our ability to fully and equitably fund public schools.”

OFT President @mcropper.bsky.social on Gov. DeWine's State of the State Address:“For the past 7 years, we’ve seen a disconnect between Governor DeWine’s words & the end result of the policies & funding decisions he has put into place. Nowhere is this contrast more striking than in education policy."

Columbus City Council meeting debates the local impact of data centers – Matter News ‘This is the beginning of a conversation,’ councilmember Christopher Wyche said of the four-hour meeting, during which reps from the data center industry, labor unions, and environmental groups joined...

"This is the beginning of a conversation," councilmember Christopher Wyche said of the four-hour meeting, during which reps from the data center industry, labor unions, and environmental groups joined residents to debate everything from water usage to the number of jobs data centers actually create.

Just a reminder from the Columbus College of Art & Design Faculty Alliance that Student Learning Conditions Are Faculty Working Conditions! xoxo CFA