Ohio health officials say a special nutrition program for mothers and young children has sufficient funding to continue into November, despite the federal government shutdown. The Health Department says the supplemental program for Women, Infants, and Children called WIC is assured of operating into the second week of November with existing resources, and likely could extend beyond that. The federal program provides support services and healthy foods to pregnant women and mothers of children up to age 5. Ohio health department spokesperson Robert Jennings says there are more than 260,000 WIC participants in Ohio. He says the state should be able to extend the program if necessary with rebates from makers of baby formula and other program items.
Mike Foley joined WCBE in February 2000, coming from WUFT in Gainesville, Florida. Foley has worked in various roles, from producing news and feature stories to engineering Live From Studio A sessions. A series of music features Foley started in 2018 called Music Journeys has grown into a podcast and radio show. He also assists in developing other programs in WCBE's Podcast Experience. Foley hosts The Morning Mix, a weekday music show featuring emerging and established musicians, our Columbus-area and Ohio-based talent, and additional artists that inspire him.