Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released data from the American Community Survey (ACS), which provides state and local estimates on income, poverty, housing, health insurance coverage, and the well-being of people nationwide. The ACS is the big sister to the CPS released earlier this week. The ACS provides more robust
Policy Matters joins thousands of Ohioans celebrating the defeat of Issue 1 Ohio voters have soundly rejected Issue 1, which would have effectively eliminated the citizen-initiated ballot measure in the state. Hannah Halbert, executive director of Policy Matters Ohio, issued the following statement in celebration of the measure’s defeat: “Ohio
Policy Matters Ohio is proud to announce the promotions of three fellows to permanent staff positions. We are also delighted to welcome Sarah Rodenberg as our new Communications Associate and to recognize the educational achievement of Senior Researcher Michael Shields. Two fellows — Guillermo Bervejillo, PhD., and Tanisha Pruitt, PhD.
Cleveland City Council votes to pass paid parental leave for municipal employees Today, the Cleveland City Council has demonstrated its commitment to improving job quality in Cleveland by passing paid parental leave for the over 7,000 municipal employees serving our city. Under this new policy city employees will have up
*This release has been corrected to reflect the fact that eligibility for subsidized child care was expanded by even less than initially reported, from 142% of FPL to 145%. Instead of a transformative budget, Ohioans get more of the same Today Governor DeWine addressed the press and all of Ohio
Extremist budget passed by legislators takes from Ohio families to enrich the well-connected and well-off Today lawmakers on the Conference Committee released their final 2024-2025 budget, House Bill 33. It was passed by the House and Senate and now awaits action from the governor. Policy Matters released the following statement
Policy Matters Ohio yesterday delivered the following letter to Conference Committee members, House and Senate leadership and members of the DeWine administration. The letter, signed by 98 state and local organizations and more than 900 individuals, urges Ohio leaders to prioritize the health and well-being of Ohioans in the state
Today, Ohio’s Senate leadership released its state budget proposal. Policy Matters Ohio Executive Director Hannah Halbert issued the following statement: The Substitute Bill produced by the Senate majority continues to rely on failed tax strategies at the expense of education and family economic security. Legislators have been cutting taxes for
Cuyahoga County Council passed an ordinance Tuesday to strengthen wage theft protections, a move that will prevent employers who steal from their workers from doing business with the county and help county residents make ends meet. Over the past several months, the Guardians for Fair Work coalition, which includes Policy
The takeaway: In April, Ohio’s unemployment rate reached 3.7%, which is the state’s lowest recorded rate since the data series started in 1976. This is a welcome milestone in the state’s continuing recovery from the COVID recession. Preliminary data also suggest that Ohio’s improved unemployment rate over the last 12-months
Chairwoman Schmidt, Vice Chairwoman Miller, Ranking Member Denson, and members of the House Families and Aging Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to provide proponent testimony on House Bill 7, the Strong Foundations Act, on behalf of Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit research institute with the mission of making a
Senate now has opportunity to prioritize everyday Ohioans Today, Ohio’s House of Representatives passed its version of the state budget for the next biennium. Policy Matters Ohio Executive Director Hannah Halbert released the following statement: The budget bill passed by the House of Representatives creates more tax benefits for the
