Recovering Ohio – Thousands of low- and middle-income working Ohioans received larger tax credits in 2009 due to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) brought an additional $376 million into Ohio. Our new report estimates that more
Shanelle Smith was invited by the Emerald City Collaborative to the White House on January 18th for a cross-sector dialogue on the opportunities, challenges and strategies for transforming our metropolitan regions into sustainable economies. Shanelle attended two policy briefings with federal and local government, labor, business, and community experts.
Thousands of low- and middle-income working Ohioans received larger tax credits in 2009 due to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a new report from Policy Matters Ohio. Changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) programs brought an additional $376 million into
According to state level data released late Friday, by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Ohio used almost 118 million barrels of oil in 2009, at a cost to Ohioans of $11.7 billion dollars. Since 98% of Ohio’s oil is imported from out of state, that means $11.5 billion left the
Presented by Leadership Lorain County on Dec. 1st, 2010, Straight Talk featured Policy Matters Ohio Executive Director Amy Hanauer speaking about “Modernizing the Social Contract: Security and Opportunity in the Twenty-first Century”. Click here to view the event flyer.
Jobs in public administration or the public sector are extremely important to the economy. They deliver services that Ohioans need. When unemployment is high, these jobs become more important because struggling families have a greater need for good schools, social support, public transportation, libraries and other services that are provided
On November 18th and 19th, ECC hosted its first Community Engagement Summit in Cleveland. The Community Engagement Summit is an on-going process for developing principles, sharing best practices, and positioning our local partners as the vanguards of a new American social and economic compact. This day and a half-long meeting
Ohio.com A voucher program makes sense for students with autism. Now the state must ensure that the program works Medical surveys in recent years show sharp increases in the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. In Ohio, the number has soared from 1,046 children in 1998 to nearly
In All Aboard: Clean Energy Transportation Opportunities Favor Ohio Economy, Policy Matters Ohio and the Apollo Alliance outlined economic benefits that domestic demand for mass transit vehicles could bring to Ohio. Funding to underpin that demand could come from a reconfigured federal Surface Transportation Act, creating more jobs than current
Future Middle Class – Join us Thursday October 14 at 8:30 a.m. for a legislative briefing on the economic challenges facing young Ohio. We’ll talk about how federal and state policy can restore opportunities for the next generation. Click here for upcoming events. In Cleveland that day? – If so,
Policy Matters Ohio and Demos briefed the Ohio Association of Community Colleges on Best Practices to increase degree attainment on October 15, 2010. The briefing supported Demo’s recently released report on the subject, which will be a featured presentation at the April 2011 conference of the Ohio Workforce Coalition.
Policy Matters Ohio and Demos briefed legislators and legislative aides on the economic challenges facing young adults on Thursday, Oct. 14th, 2010 in Columbus. We talked about how federal and state policies can restore opportunities for the next generation. For more information about the briefing, click here.
