“Where after all, do universal human rights begin?  In small places, close to home—so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world.  Yet they are the world of the individual person: the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm or office where he works.  Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, and equal dignity, without discrimination.  Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere.”  Eleanor Roosevelt

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Proponent testimony provided by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission yesterday in support of House Bill No. 176.  If you wish to view the text for this bill, click here.

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OCRC Briefing Document

Housing Amendments, click here to view the document

Subject: The Ohio Civil Rights Commission’s (“OCRC”) Position on Housing Enforcement Amendments Contained in HB No. 1 (Budget Bill) and its Rationale for Not Including Additional Legislative Changes Through the Budget Language Process.

Article:
Substantial Equivalency and the Future of Fair Housing in Ohio,
G. Michael Payton, J.D., Executive Director and
Matthew Miko, J.D., former Chief Legal Counsel

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