ABLE, or Advocates for Budget Legislation Equality, works on issues surrounding the constant attack on state funding for Health and Human Services. We work on grassroots efforts to push state representatives and senators reform the tax system so that vital programs on which our communities depend are not cut or eliminated in order to reduce taxes for the wealthy. For more information on ABLE, click here.

This year we will be working on the 2012-2013 state budget, advocating for a rollback of the business and income tax reforms in the past five years which have depleted the state's revenue. If you are helped by any health or human service (such as programs for the elderly, children, or the poor), and fear losing services you depend on, please contact Michael Cook at 216-771-5077 x131 or email here. Together, we can fight to save these programs.

We recently sent out letters, with a questionnaire on state budget issues, to all primary race candidates for state offices in Cuyahoga County. The letter and questions can be viewed here. The responses to these questions can be viewed here.