Kathryn Poe
@poements.bsky.social
Small, but great in mischief | #Ohio | Lover of spreadsheets, state budgets, and Bioethics | Budget & Health Researcher @policymattersohio.bsky.social
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Let's get a GOOD bill passed into law! 😍
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June 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Let's get a GOOD bill passed into law! 😍
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Dear god let this man cook.
April 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Dear god let this man cook.
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The Department of Education, among other things, is what funds special education for children with disabilities.
Trump’s executive order will hurt kids and parents in virtually every school district in the country.
Trump’s executive order will hurt kids and parents in virtually every school district in the country.
March 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The Department of Education, among other things, is what funds special education for children with disabilities.
Trump’s executive order will hurt kids and parents in virtually every school district in the country.
Trump’s executive order will hurt kids and parents in virtually every school district in the country.
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
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Today the @nytimes.com sought to whitewash its central role in laundering anti-trans falsehoods and turbocharging anti-trans attacks nationwide. My reporting showed that editorial leadership was aware of this depravity which is why this disingenuous piece can’t erase the scale of what they’ve done.
February 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Today the @nytimes.com sought to whitewash its central role in laundering anti-trans falsehoods and turbocharging anti-trans attacks nationwide. My reporting showed that editorial leadership was aware of this depravity which is why this disingenuous piece can’t erase the scale of what they’ve done.
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These are the same picture.
February 1, 2025 at 3:52 AM
These are the same picture.
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“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house."
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house."
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
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The ACLU has warned that transgender people risk losing access to their passport and supporting documents if they apply to update their gender marker.
The State Department is blocking new passports for trans Americans
The ACLU has warned that transgender people risk losing access to their passport and supporting documents if they apply to update their gender marker.
19thnews.org
January 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The ACLU has warned that transgender people risk losing access to their passport and supporting documents if they apply to update their gender marker.
This move could really impact low-income Ohioans. If this freeze extends to programs like SNAP, Child Care, and other public benefits programs, it could cut off access to people's ability to have their basic needs met.
There's still a lot we don't know, but this is genuinely a big deal.
There's still a lot we don't know, but this is genuinely a big deal.
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This move could really impact low-income Ohioans. If this freeze extends to programs like SNAP, Child Care, and other public benefits programs, it could cut off access to people's ability to have their basic needs met.
There's still a lot we don't know, but this is genuinely a big deal.
There's still a lot we don't know, but this is genuinely a big deal.
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If she can do it, we can all do it.
January 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If she can do it, we can all do it.
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And, in case you’ve forgotten from the first go-round, two other points never to forget:
1. Trump and his aides often lie.
2. Trump and his appointees often screw things up.
1. Trump and his aides often lie.
2. Trump and his appointees often screw things up.
A reminder
January 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
And, in case you’ve forgotten from the first go-round, two other points never to forget:
1. Trump and his aides often lie.
2. Trump and his appointees often screw things up.
1. Trump and his aides often lie.
2. Trump and his appointees often screw things up.
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2025 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Today I testified in opposition to the new Medicaid work requirement program, requiring folks to provide proof of work to get health insurance - a move that will remove 60,000+ Ohioans from Medicaid.
If you're interested in submitting public comment, you have until Jan 21st! Here's how:
If you're interested in submitting public comment, you have until Jan 21st! Here's how:
Good morning Ohio! If you care about Medicaid access in Ohio, you should know that the state is trying to make it harder to access. Here's what you should know and what you can do:
www.policymattersohio.org/blog/2024/12...
www.policymattersohio.org/blog/2024/12...
Ohio is preparing to strip Medicaid from more than 60,000 people. Here’s what you should know. | Policy Matters Ohio | December 20, 2024
The state of Ohio recently submitted a proposal to require people between the ages of 19 and 55 to prove they are employed in order to be eligible for Medicaid coverage. They call the proposal a “work...
www.policymattersohio.org
January 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Today I testified in opposition to the new Medicaid work requirement program, requiring folks to provide proof of work to get health insurance - a move that will remove 60,000+ Ohioans from Medicaid.
If you're interested in submitting public comment, you have until Jan 21st! Here's how:
If you're interested in submitting public comment, you have until Jan 21st! Here's how:
Hi Ya'll! The Ohio Budget is coming and my job is about to get a lot more interesting.
Budget season officially begins February 3rd, but for most of January folks will be in prep mode. Here's a good overview of major issues to look out for:
Budget season officially begins February 3rd, but for most of January folks will be in prep mode. Here's a good overview of major issues to look out for:
A new General Assembly will begin tomorrow at the Ohio Statehouse. In 2025, Ohio will see a new two-year operating budget, a round of Congressional redistricting, a U.S. Senate appointment, and a possible attempt by lawmakers to overhaul the voter-passed marijuana law.
What 2025 could look like in Ohio politics • Ohio Capital Journal
A new General Assembly will begin tomorrow at the Ohio Statehouse. In 2025, Ohio will see a new two-year operating budget, a round of Congressional redistricting, a U.S. Senate appointment, and a…
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January 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Hi Ya'll! The Ohio Budget is coming and my job is about to get a lot more interesting.
Budget season officially begins February 3rd, but for most of January folks will be in prep mode. Here's a good overview of major issues to look out for:
Budget season officially begins February 3rd, but for most of January folks will be in prep mode. Here's a good overview of major issues to look out for:
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A new General Assembly will begin tomorrow at the Ohio Statehouse. In 2025, Ohio will see a new two-year operating budget, a round of Congressional redistricting, a U.S. Senate appointment, and a possible attempt by lawmakers to overhaul the voter-passed marijuana law.
What 2025 could look like in Ohio politics • Ohio Capital Journal
A new General Assembly will begin tomorrow at the Ohio Statehouse. In 2025, Ohio will see a new two-year operating budget, a round of Congressional redistricting, a U.S. Senate appointment, and a…
buff.ly
January 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A new General Assembly will begin tomorrow at the Ohio Statehouse. In 2025, Ohio will see a new two-year operating budget, a round of Congressional redistricting, a U.S. Senate appointment, and a possible attempt by lawmakers to overhaul the voter-passed marijuana law.
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it feels like mid sized cities are the spaces where we have the most opportunity to push for change. small enough for organized groups to make an impact, big enough that that impact is felt elsewhere too.
December 20, 2024 at 6:26 PM
it feels like mid sized cities are the spaces where we have the most opportunity to push for change. small enough for organized groups to make an impact, big enough that that impact is felt elsewhere too.
Good morning Ohio! If you care about Medicaid access in Ohio, you should know that the state is trying to make it harder to access. Here's what you should know and what you can do:
www.policymattersohio.org/blog/2024/12...
www.policymattersohio.org/blog/2024/12...
Ohio is preparing to strip Medicaid from more than 60,000 people. Here’s what you should know. | Policy Matters Ohio | December 20, 2024
The state of Ohio recently submitted a proposal to require people between the ages of 19 and 55 to prove they are employed in order to be eligible for Medicaid coverage. They call the proposal a “work...
www.policymattersohio.org
December 20, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Good morning Ohio! If you care about Medicaid access in Ohio, you should know that the state is trying to make it harder to access. Here's what you should know and what you can do:
www.policymattersohio.org/blog/2024/12...
www.policymattersohio.org/blog/2024/12...
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Ohio has the lowest eligibility for Publicly Funded Child Care in the country for kids 0 to 5.
For childcare to be considered affordable (per the HHS), a family with an infant and a toddler would have to make $250,385 — nearly four times Ohio's median household income of $65,720.
For childcare to be considered affordable (per the HHS), a family with an infant and a toddler would have to make $250,385 — nearly four times Ohio's median household income of $65,720.
December 16, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Ohio has the lowest eligibility for Publicly Funded Child Care in the country for kids 0 to 5.
For childcare to be considered affordable (per the HHS), a family with an infant and a toddler would have to make $250,385 — nearly four times Ohio's median household income of $65,720.
For childcare to be considered affordable (per the HHS), a family with an infant and a toddler would have to make $250,385 — nearly four times Ohio's median household income of $65,720.
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The last time Columbus updated its bike plan was 2008. Much of what was outlined in that plan never came to fruition—which is why we are urging city leadership to significantly increase funding for bike/ped infrastructure, have a designated bikeways team, and release a robust complete streets policy
Call to action! 📢 The city of Columbus' Bike Plus draft plan is out and we urge residents to provide written feedback in support of the plan by noon tomorrow (12/3). We've drafted a template that you can use for your comments with a link to the plan in the document
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Call to action: BikePlus Plan
Submit written testimony in support of the city’s BikePlus Plan by Noon on Tuesday, 11/3 Submit testimony to: ASLemus@columbus.gov by noon on Tuesday, 11/3 The BikePlus plan: https://storymaps.arcgis...
docs.google.com
December 2, 2024 at 11:56 PM
The last time Columbus updated its bike plan was 2008. Much of what was outlined in that plan never came to fruition—which is why we are urging city leadership to significantly increase funding for bike/ped infrastructure, have a designated bikeways team, and release a robust complete streets policy
Be gentle with your college students this Thanksgiving. This might impact the young people sitting at your dinner table.
November 27, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Be gentle with your college students this Thanksgiving. This might impact the young people sitting at your dinner table.
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I'm so grateful to know Sarah McBride and utterly embarrassed for our nation that she is facing such unmitigated hate. I also am constantly thinking about all that her presence is doing for trans people without her megaphone and am so sure that she is going to do Delaware — and all of us — proud.
November 20, 2024 at 6:10 PM
I'm so grateful to know Sarah McBride and utterly embarrassed for our nation that she is facing such unmitigated hate. I also am constantly thinking about all that her presence is doing for trans people without her megaphone and am so sure that she is going to do Delaware — and all of us — proud.