6/10: Six of Ohio’s 10 most common jobs pay less than $27,000 a year – a wage so low, a family of three wouldn’t be able to afford food without help. Hannah Halbert compiled the latest data which shows that people are barely making ends meet in communities across Ohio.
$12.7 billion: An arbitrary (and probably unenforceable) spending limit could keep Ohio lawmakers from investing what we need to build a stronger state. Passed in 2006, the State Appropriation Limit (SAL) allows investment to increase only so much over previous state budgets. Altogether, the SAL for the 2020-2021 budget period
$70 million: That’s how much money for public transit the General Assembly added to the proposed General Revenue Fund (GRF). It’s a huge increase over transit funding and a victory for transit advocates and riders. But in the GRF, transit will be competing with other public services for funding. Historically,
8,200: That’s how many jobs Ohio lost last month. This news comes on the heels of a major data revision that shows 2018 was one of the worst years since the Great Recession, according to Hannah Halbert. It’s just more proof that tax cuts and loopholes haven’t made Ohio’s economy
The potential inclusion of a citizenship status question in the 2020 census could intimidate hard to reach communities, lead to an undercount and potentially cost Ohio federal important funding, according to Policy Matters Outreach Director Daniel Ortiz. The Trump administration proposed including the controversial citizenship question last year. It would
Ohio business owners are able to get double tax benefits out of certain deductions to their state income tax, Policy Matters Ohio detailed in a report issued today. They are able to do so by taking advantage of a loophole in the tax break for business owners, often known as
Sadly, the Mahoning Valley is no stranger to the trauma of losing good manufacturing jobs. Historian and Legal Aid attorney Staughton Lynd reflected on the community response to past plant closures in a blog that features beautiful historic photos by Steve Cagan. Tomorrow, members of the Drive it Home coalition
Medicaid requirements threaten health care access Amanda Woodrum The map below indicates the number of Ohioans at risk of losing access to health care under proposed work requirements. <a href=’#’><img alt=’ ‘ src=’https://public.tableau.com/static/images/ME/MEDICAIDATRISK/AtRiskMap/1_rss.png’ style=’border: none’ /></a> Adams Allen Ashland AshtabulaAthens Auglaize Belmont BrownButler Carroll Champaign ClarkClermont Clinton Columbiana CoshoctonCrawford Cuyahoga
Good morning, Chairman Oelslager, Ranking Member Cera, members of the committee. My name is Amanda Woodrum and I am a Senior Researcher for Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with the mission of creating a more prosperous, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. We are also a member of the
39,601: Using economic modeling software, Victoria Jackson found that if state policy makers reform our tax code to make it more effective and fair, Ohio could raise $2.6 billion in revenue. If lawmakers invest that money in public services like transit and education, we could add another 36,601 jobs and
$6 billion: Because they’ve been slashing taxes since 2005, Ohio lawmakers have about $6 billion a year less to work with. That is one of the big reasons our state budget is in a bind, according to Wendy Patton. Even though more Ohioans lived in poverty in 2017 than before
Members of the committee, my name is Amanda Woodrum and I am a Senior Researcher for Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with the mission of creating a more prosperous, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony. For decades, Ohio has underinvested in
