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12.18.20
Ohio Lawmakers Again Take Lameduck Session Hostage by Prioritizing Anti-Abortion Agenda Above All
Sabrina Harris
The close of the 133rd Ohio General Assembly (OGA) is rapidly approaching. We are in the final stretch of lame duck, a time between the general election and the end of the year when a new legislative session starts. Ohio legislators hurry to wrap up whatever unfinished business they have from the past two years.
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12.16.20
What’s Going On with the Cleveland Consent Decree?
Sabrina Harris
It’s been over five years since the city of Cleveland entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), mandating that Cleveland make specific, compressive reforms to its police department. The agreement, or consent decree, was initially projected to last five years.
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09.21.20
Voting While Trans: Three Steps to Ensure Your Voice is Heard This Election
Sabrina Harris
The 2020 General Election is going to be one for the books. To say there is a lot on the line is an understatement of epic proportions. We are in the midst of a global pandemic and a national racial justice moment of reckoning.
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06.09.20
There’s No Time Like Pride Month for Ohio Legislators to Advance the Ohio Fairness Act
Sabrina Harris
As we celebrate Pride month, we also must call attention to the fact that in most parts of Ohio, it’s still legal to discriminate against the LGBTQ community. Ohio remains one of 29 states that leaves LGBTQ people out of laws that provide basic protections.
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05.08.20
Playing Politics with Essential Health Care: Abortion Access in Ohio during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sabrina Harris
National Women’s Health Week (NWHW) is recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (OWH) as a time to remind women and girls that they are in control of their health journey. OWH launched NWHW in 2000 to empower women to make health a priority.
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04.28.20
Reducing Ohio Jail Populations Will Help Flatten the Curve, So What Are Counties Doing About It?
Sabrina Harris
Last week the ACLU along with academic partners released a new epidemiological model that shows COVID-19 could claim the lives of as many as 200,000 people – double the federal government’s estimate – if jail populations are not dramatically and immediately reduced.
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03.20.20
Visibility Matters: Transgender Day of Visibility 2020
Sabrina Harris
March 31st marks the annual Transgender Day of Visibility, an international holiday that celebrates transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. The day is dedicated to acknowledging all that has been accomplished to promote trans equality and justice in the face of adversity.