Part of States Newsroom Affordability Child Care Energy Health Care Housing Politics & Gov Utilities ‘Ohio is too expensive.’ Ohio House Democrats plan to introduce series of affordability bills By: Megan Henry - April 2, 2026 3:50 am The Ohio Statehouse. (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal). Democratic lawmakers in the Ohio House are introducing several affordability bills in an attempt to lower the state’s cost of living. The bills focus on five areas — health care, housing, child care, consumer goods, and energy affordability. “Ohio is too expensive for too many, and it’s time that legislators and leaders stepped up to take action,” Ohio state Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio, D-Gahanna, said. “For too long, politicians in Columbus have steered the economy in the wrong direction.” Many Ohioans are living paycheck to paycheck, she said. GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE “They try to save up for the hard times, but then they o...