Numeric news from Policy Matters 1000x: Factor by which you should multiply the revenue projections we reported in last month’s eNews for the downtown Cleveland tax increment financing (TIF) plan. We erroneously reported that the city expects as much as $7.5 million in increased revenue. We should have said $7.5
Numeric news from Policy Matters 23: Number of year it took Ohio to restore the jobs lost in the 2001 recession after our previous peak in May 2000. That growth was slowed by austerity policies that cut government spending in the Great Recession, instead of helping the Ohioans who needed
$200M: Amount of tax revenue expected from legal sales of recreational cannabis in the first year after Ohioans passed Issue 2. As written — and as approved by voters — the law would use those funds to benefit communities where dispensaries are located, fund substance-abuse research, and remediate some of
100%: All of the adult restrictions were removed from Governor DeWine’s proposed rules on gender affirming care. This is thanks to the tireless work of organizations like TransOhio, Kaleidoscope Youth Center and EqualityOhio, as well as many trans Ohioans and their families. Our Budget & Health Researcher, Kathryn Poe, told
$13B: Deficit that would be created in Ohio’s budget by twin proposals from anti-government extremist legislators who want to eliminate the state income tax and Commercial Activity Tax. Tax Policy Researcher Bailey Williams pointed out to News 5 Cleveland that the proposal would shift even more of the state’s already
Numeric news from Policy Matters 6: Number of weeks since the last “biweekly” issue of Saturday Stats. We have some catching up to do! 273: On average, that’s the number by which you have to multiply the 2022 median worker pay at Ohio’s major corporations to find the median CEO
Numeric news from Policy Matters This week Policy Matters took our show on the road. We headed to Youngstown’s Westside Bowl to talk worker power and the State of Working Ohio. Development Director Michelle Unangst and economist Michael Shields were joined by Dr. AJ Sumell, professor of economics at Youngstown
Numeric news from Policy Matters 1.4M: Number of Ohio children who live in households that would be eligible for at least a portion of the Thriving Families Tax Credit proposed in HB 290. That’s according to our new report from Tax Policy Researcher Bailey Williams. Bailey dug into data from
Numeric news from Policy Matters 41, 43, 45: Number of days it took for UAW’s Stand Up Strike to force concessions from Ford, Stellantis and GM, respectively. The tentative agreements with each of the Big 3 aren’t yet ratified and the details are still emerging, but our Work & Wages
Policy Matters researchers dig into details The United Auto Workers have announced tentative agreements with each of the Big Three automakers that will set the terms of their work over the next four years and influence conditions throughout the economy. UAW members are now in the process of ratifying those
Numeric news from Policy Matters 88.6%: Share of Ohio K-12 students who are enrolled in public schools. $1.96 billion: Amount of public funding Ohio policymakers budgeted for private school tuition vouchers in the next two years, much of which will pay tuition for students whose families could already afford to
366: Days remaining for Ohio schools to spend more than $358M on efforts to address learning loss, improve safety and update technology. That’s about 8% of the federal funding designated for those purposes as part of the American Rescue Plan signed by Pres. Biden in 2021. Youth, Opportunity & Education
