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Franklin County—the most populous county in Ohio and home to Ohio State University (OSU)—is also one of the Buckeye State’s wealthiest counties, but there are pockets of economic insecurity. According to Scioto Analysis (which is located in Franklin County), more than a quarter of Black residents live in poverty. And while federal funding generally kept Franklin County poverty from worsening during the pandemic, more than 220 of its child care centers closed. “Enrollment was down,”...

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