Policy Matters had more than 400 press hits in 2006, more than 500 in 2007, and more than 600 in 2008 including coverage in every major Ohio daily, on television, radio, the web, and blogs. We are pleased with this increased attention to issues that matter to working and low-income people in Ohio. While there are references to a few articles on the individual release pages, below is a small sampling of some of our press coverage.

 

Policy Matters in the News


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JobWatch News Coverage included with our monthly report

Various Media, Monthly

 

Rent to Own Stores Challenged

WCPN, June 22, 09

 

ADVOCATES, ANALYST PUSH FOR TAX INCREASES IN BUDGET PLAN; SURVEY FINDS

Gongwer, March 25, 09

 

Bill Cohen reports on Ohio's Business Tax Reform

WCPN, February 20, 09

 

Task force to fight urban blight

Akron Beacon Journal, November 16, 08

 

Payday loans no help, credit counselors say

The Columbus Dispatch, October 16, 08

 

Report urges reduced usury rate for payday loans

Dayton Daily News, October 15, 08

 

Report: Tax Code Changes Could Loosen Ohio's Budget Squeeze

Public News Service, October 6, 08

 

‘Brewing storm’ likely to cost firms

Business Courier of Cincinnati, September 5, 08

 

Frayed safety net

Akron Beacon Journal, July 20, 08

 

Must read book on Charter Schools

Undernews, April 20, 08

 

Mortgage problems limited, OSU survey finds

Columbus Dispatch, April 9, 08

 

Analysis Criticizes Ohio Vouchers Targeting Students With Autism

Education Week, April 2, 08

 

Activists bare teeth over foreclosures

The San Francisco Chronicle, March 1, 08

 

NAFTA's triumph may be Hillary Clinton's downfall in Ohio primary

Newhouse News Service, February 27, 08

 

Candidates get earful on housing mess

Crain's Cleveland Business, February 27, 08

 

Cleveland forum on foreclosure trend is timed to Ohio primary

The Associated Press, February 27, 08

 

Realities of Retraining

Akron Beacon Journal, February 13, 08

 

2007

 

Where Cleveland went wrong

CNNMoney.com, November 14, 07

 

Laid-off seniors to get help soon

The Columbus Dispatch, October 31, 07

 

Moms, it's too early to cheer

Akron Beacon Journal, October 28, 07

 

Legislation sluggish for helping at-risk homeowners

Dayton Daily News, October 28, 07

 

Paid Sick Days Help Employers

The Plain Dealer, October 26, 07

 

States Aim to Stem Tide of Home Foreclosures

The Wall Street Journal, July 23, 07

 

Ohio still spinning in foreclosure fury

The Columbus Dispatch, June 15, 07

 

State budget shortfall looms

Port Clinton News Herald, June 12, 07

 

County's poorest taxpayers lose out on $40 million

Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 04, 07

 

Report Shows Ohio Foreclosures Rising

The Western Star, March 27, 07

 

Report Finds Spike In Home Foreclosure Filings

Gongwer News Service, March 26, 07

 

Bought with easy credit, homes lost in foreclosure

The Chicago Tribune, March 20, 07

 

Hard Times, Hard Money

Toledo Blade, February 27, 07

 

Big Payday

Akron Beacon Journal, February 27, 07

 

Benefits tangible; so is lost revenue

Columbus Dispatch, February 25, 07

 

Keystone plant to close, costing 52 their jobs

Columbus Dispatch, February 23, 07

 

Payday loan sites multiply in Ohio

Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 23, 07

 

'Payday loan' sites jump in decade in area, state

Toledo Blade, February 23, 07

 

Payday Lending Stores Receive Criticism

WKSU-FM, February 22, 07

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Numbers of payday lenders soar, as critics blast them for preying on the needy.

Statehouse News - Radio, February 22, 07

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Unnecessary tax breaks costing state, study says

Columbus Dispatch, February 20, 07

 

Ohio, Ky. in tax spotlight

Cincinnati Enquirer, February 19, 07

 

Thousands of Ohioans Get a Raise Today

The Palladium-Item – Richmond, IN, January 01, 07

 

 

 

 

Op-Eds

 

Midwest plays role in energy legislation

Crain's Cleveland Business, August 3, 09

 

Clean Energy Act will create job opportunities

Middletown Journal, July 23, 09

 

10 Ways to reform the state budget

Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 28, 09

 

What Ohio needs is a tax boost

Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 26, 09

 

Invest in public transportation, and help revitalize Ohio

Akron Beacon Journal, March 25, 09

 

Stimulus plan will help Ohio's stressed families

Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 22, 09

 

Ohio can do more for unemployed workers

Hillsboro Times-Gazette, April 22, 08

 

Economic issues are the key to winning Ohio

Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 26, 08

 

Tax Refund Loans Cost Ohio a Bundle

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Rothstein, April 08, 06

 

How to Burden Taxpayers and Ohio's Economy

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Schiller, February 21, 06

 

A Tough Job

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Hanauer, September 05, 05

 

Destructive Change Would Result from Passage of Proposed Constitutional Amendment

Plain Press, Schiller, July, 05

 

How Ohio Can Cut Energy Costs and Create Jobs

Akron Beacon Journal, Rothstein, April 14, 05

 

The Wrong Tax

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Schiller, February 07, 05

 

Same Old Problems But Ohio Has Solutions

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Hanauer, Sep 17, 04

 

Recovery Isn't Doing the Job for Idled Ohioans

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Hanauer, July 02, 04

 

Claiming Credit

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Hanauer, April 14, 04

 

Wealthy Benefit Most From Enterprise Zones

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cassell, Nov 10, 03

 

Ohio Needs to Plan Now to Weather the Next Recession

Akron Beacon-Journal, September 1, 03

 

The Ohio Controlling Board Needs Control

Toledo Blade, May 17, 03

 

State Controlling Board Shows Little Zest For Control

Akron Beacon Journal, April 21, 03

 

In Ohio, The Poor Are Getting Poorer

Columbus Dispatch, Honeck, April 12, 2003

 

Ohio Can Raise Money And Be Fair

Akron Beacon Journal, Hanauer, April 10, 03

 

Ohioans Pay For Prison Now - And Later

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cassell & Hanauer, April 7, 03

 

The Ohio Tax Formula: Make MORE, Pay LESS

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Schiller, January 15, 03

 

Loose Ohio Law, Practice Lets Business Taxes Leak Away

Akron Beacon Journal, Schiller, November 5, 02

Dayton Daily News, November 14, 02

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Ohio's Policy Wastes Money and Lives

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Blaine Griffin, September 20, 02

 

All that Cash for College -- Headed for Ohio's Prisons

Akron Beacon Journal, Hanauer, September 15, 02

 

Don't Bank on Biotech Boom

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Schiller, June 27, 02

 

Ohio Needs to Rethink its Unemployment Compensation System

Cleveland Free Times, Schiller, June 5-12, 02

 

Forget Old Assumptions About Economic Development

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Hanauer, May 20, 02

 

Memo to Mayor Campbell

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Hanauer, March 25, 02

 

Unemployment Insurance Revisions Needed: Ohio's High Eligibility Standards Harm Poorest Workers Most 

Dayton Daily News, Schiller, February 8, 02

 

Truth Behind Cleveland Vouchers

Ohio Teacher, Schiller, October, 01

 

Ohio’s Low-Wage Workers Fall Through a Loosely Woven Safety Net

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Schiller, November 1, 01

 

The Color of Money: Black-White Wage Gap Persists

Cleveland Call & Post, Hanauer & Cassell, November 1, 01

 

Education Plan Must Extend to Dropouts

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Focareta & Schiller, July 7, 01

 

Private Prison Doesn't Get the Hard Cases

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Hallet & Hanauer, May 23, 01

 

Privatization Won't Always Save Money

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cassell & Hanauer, June 8, 00


Editorials

 

Exempt From Scrutiny

Akron Beacon Journal, February 16, 07

 

Flat Fall

Akron Beacon Journal, October 08, 06

 

A Little Off the Top

Cleveland Free Times, March 07, 06

 

Restore Full Benefits to Laid-off Seniors

Dayton Daily News, January 20, 06

 

Reflex in the Rust Belt

Akron Beacon Journal, January 15, 06

 

Not in the Public Interest

Columbus Dispatch, October 24, '05

 

Agency Must Share Job Subsidy Data

Dayton Daily News, October 11, '05

 

Foreclosures are Dayton's Political Scandal

Dayton Daily News, July 18, '05

 

Home Insecurity Rising in Ohio

Demos, July 08, '05

 

How Will Ohio Know Whether Tax Plan Works?

Dayton Daily News, Jun 9, 05

 

Next Governor Must See Ohio for What it Can Be

News-Herald, April 03, 05

 

Tax Reform Needs to Help Firms, Families

Dayton Daily News, March 20, 05

 

Ohio Must Choose

Akron Beacon Journal, March 20, 05

 

Facts, Fairness Must Drive Tax Reform

Dayton Daily News, January 28, 05

 

Pols' Neglect Helped to Fuel Foreclosure Rise

Dayton Daily News, Aug 15, 04

 

The Ever-Shrinking Safety Net

Urban Dialect, Schiller, Dec, 03 - Jan, 04

 

Tax Policies Fit Ohioans To A 'Tea'

Dayton Daily News, July 4, 03

 

Lack of Control: A State Board With Much Power And Too Little Ambition

Akron Beacon Journal, April 27, 03

 

Wake Up The Watchdog

Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 14, 03

 

Tax Cut No Boon to Middle Class

Dayton Daily News, March 16, 03

 

Punishment, Accountability Outside A Prison

Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 29, 03

 

Tax Boost Must Be Dealt Fairly

Dayton Daily News, January 13, 03

 

 

 

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