For over two years, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has waged a campaign to deprive hundreds of thousands of his constituents of critical federal unemployment aid, and Today in Ohio podcast hosts asked Thursday how he can continue to justify it,

Despite court rulings against him, the governor remains steadfast in his crusade to block Ohioans from accessing nearly $900 million in COVID relief funds.

Leila Atassi explained that DeWine’s argument for cutting off these benefits - that they were discouraging people from returning to work - has been thoroughly debunked. “There was an analysis that showed that Ohio’s job growth actually lagged behind the national average after DeWine ended the extra benefits,” she said. “So in other words, taking away that $300 a week didn’t suddenly send people

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