A very small number: That’s how many seats are still available for this month’s Cleveland Work & Wages Conference. And that number’s getting smaller by the hour. The conference is an important step toward founding a worker center in Northeast Ohio—You don’t want to miss it! Register here! 43%: That’s
On June 13, 2019, the Ohio Department of Medicaid issued a request for ideas and information related to Ohio’s Medicaid Managed Care Program. Policy Matters Ohio is grateful for the opportunity to share ideas and information with the Department of Medicaid to improve member and provider experience, service quality and
10: You want to know the truth about the economy? Amy Hanauer has 10 of them. They boil down to this: Helping people helps the economy. 27: Just 27 more days until “Which Side Are You On: The Cleveland Work & Wages Conference.” Register today! On August 23 we’re joining
Support raising the minimum wage and the Ohio Equal Pay Act Over the weekend, Cincinnati–based Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced that it has joined the equal pay movement moment generated by the U.S. Women’s Soccer team’s World Cup Championship with a full-page New York Times advertisement and a $529,000 donation
1st: Join us at our first conference in many years on August 23! Along with allies at The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Neighborhood Connections, Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center and the Central Ohio Worker Center, we’ll be talking about critical challenges faced by working people who earn low wages and
People want to live in a community that feels safe. They also want their neighbors who struggle with addiction to recover. For too long, Ohio – like most states – has relied on the criminal justice system for these things. We now know that approach, fueled by the misguided war
By Amanda Woodrum, Ben Stein and Emma Schubert Summary of health note findings House Bill 80, as passed by the House of Representatives, funds Ohio’s workers’ compensation system, provides additional coverage for first responders, discourages employers from misclassifying employees as independent contractors, and prohibits undocumented workers from receiving benefits if
Ohio locks up a larger share of our neighbors than all but 13 other states and only two states have a higher share of people on probation: our punishment-based system incarcerates too many Ohioans, leaves prisons overcrowded and unsafe for inmates and guards, and damages communities. Ohio will spend more
154: It’s been 154 years since the first Juneteenth celebration, when former slaves learned they were free and took to the streets to rejoice. Sadly, the story doesn’t end there. In a guest blog, Ohio Organizing Collaborative Executive Director damareo cooper explains that the legacy of slavery still looms large
2: This past week we welcomed two fantastic new additions to our board: Dr. Tracy Nájera and Teleangé Thomas. [Image:1] Dr. Tracy Nájera (left) and Teleangé Thomas. Tracy is the executive director of Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio. She previously worked for Ohio’s Office of Budget & Management, Battelle for Kids, and
Budget Bites by the numbers: As the Senate gets ready to pass its version of the state budget, catch up with what Ohio needs and what we got in the House budget proposal. $675 million: In a welcome move, the House allocated $675 million to wraparound services for K-12 students
Good morning Chair Eklund, Vice Chair Manning, Ranking Member Thomas and members of the committee. My name is Piet van Lier, and I am a research consultant for Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute with the mission of creating a more prosperous, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. Thank
