Ohio bill would incentivize cities to encourage affordable housing

Apr. 17—To combat a deepening housing shortage in Ohio, a bipartisan group of state representatives wants to create a yearly grant program to incentivize local governments to adopt pro-housing policies, ranging from subsidies to incentives and zoning changes. "We have long prided ourselves here in Ohio, and rightly so, that this is an affordable state to grow up in, to grow a family in, and to …