Thousands of Ohioans are closely watching the courts for a resolution in a years-long legal battle.
This month, a Franklin County judge ordered the state to pay out nearly a billion dollars in federal pandemic unemployment benefits that were pulled by Governor Mike DeWine in 2021. The state is appealing the ruling, while 300,000 people hope to see their share of the funds.
“The assistance was always, always intended to be temporary,” DeWine said in a May 2021 press conference as he announced Ohio was ending its participation in a Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program…