Introduction Many Americans and many Ohioans feel left behind. For 30 years, we’ve seen little relief from growing inequality. Workers have saved and struggled to get more education than their parents, but find themselves in jobs that pay less or the same. Ohioans who left the labor market during one
Katie Fallon is joining Policy Matters Ohio as a research analyst. In both work and studies, Fallon focused on identifying the best policies to provide all people with decent housing, transportation and other essentials. Fallon received her doctorate in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the summer of 2017.
Representative Kaptur and others, thank you for the opportunity to testify today alongside these strong community leaders. I’m Amy Hanauer and I run Policy Matters Ohio, a policy research institute dedicated to creating a more vibrant, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. Find us online at www.policymattersohio.org. NAFTA and other trade
Smart trade policy can protect manufacturing, workers and the environment Policy Matters Ohio executive director Amy Hanauer testified today on ways to encourage American manufacturing and improve the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) at a hearing hosted by U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur at the United Automobile Workers Local 1250
Governor John KasichRiffe Center, 30th Floor77 South High StreetColumbus, OH 43215-6117 Dear Governor Kasich, Policy Matters Ohio is a non-partisan, not-for-profit research organization with a mission of contributing to a more prosperous, equitable and inclusive Ohio. We are grateful for your incredible leadership to protect Medicaid at the state and
Each year, Ohio’s schools receive $81.5 million from Medicaid to pay for health services like speech therapy, mental health services and wellness screenings for eligible students and students with disabilities, according to a report released today by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. “Without Medicaid, Ohio schools would struggle
President Donald Trump has championed legislation that would especially harm states struggling with the drug epidemic, like Ohio, which ranks third in the nation for drug-related fatalities. The House Republicans’ plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would have stripped 24 million people of insurance by essentially ending Medicaid
The amazing new Race Anthology: Dispatches and artifacts from a segregated city features a comic strip, poetry, interviews and essays, including this essay by Policy Matters Executive Director Amy Hanauer. Written before the election and published by the City Club and Guide to Kulchur, the book is now more relevant
Johnson previously worked as an organizer, funder and journalist
Policy Matters’ Amy Hanauer pays tribute to social justice champion Alvin Schorr. Photo courtesy of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. I recently had a chance to remember one of our founding board members, Alvin Schorr, who died earlier this year at the age of
Labor force participation, at 62.3 percent, was at a 36-year low in 2015 with a particularly alarming plunge to 81.7 percent for working-age men according to Still struggling: The State of Working Ohio 2016, a report from Policy Matters Ohio embargoed for release on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. “Ohio is
Executive summary Ohio is finally emerging from the deep recession into a slow and halting recovery. This State of Working Ohio uses the best and most recent data available to understand the Ohio labor market and propose ways to make sure that Ohio workers can find quality jobs and Ohio
