2,000: More than 2,000 women state legislators were swept into power as a result of the 2018 midterm elections. And at every level of government there are now more black, Muslim, Latinx, Native American, LGBTQ officials than ever before. As Amy Hanauer wrote in this winter’s edition of The American
New research underlines need to overhaul state tax code Ohio’s upside-down tax system takes an especially heavy toll on black and Latino residents. That’s the finding of new research from the Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy (ITEP), a national nonprofit research group with a sophisticated model of the tax
$.25: The Ohio minimum wage went up by a quarter, from $8.30 to $8.55 on January 1. That’s thanks to a successful 2006 citizens’ ballot initiative that raised our minimum wage with annual increases pegged to inflation. This is a lot better than falling behind each year. But Ohio needs
1.3 million jobs are completely or partially off limits to people with a criminal conviction in their past. A new paper by our Michael Shields in collaboration with the Ohio Justice and Policy Center and the Fund for Our Economic Future details the many ways a prior conviction can lock
10 percent: The number of Ohio neighborhoods in areas where 40 percent or more of residents lived below the federal poverty line in 2016. That’s double the number in 2000. This is part of the reason too many Ohioans suffer from poor health, according to new analysis from Amanda Woodrum.
Introduction & Executive Summary In 2017, Ohio ranked 44th among states for our overall well-being, according to the Gallup Sharecare Well-Being Index.[1] High rates of disease and chronic conditions contribute to low well-being in Ohio, as does financial insecurity, poor community health, low social support and lack of life purpose.[2]
1.5 million+: That’s how many Ohioans voted for sentencing reform last week. Although Issue 1 didn’t pass, there is energy in Ohio to reform policies that pack our prisons with nonviolent offenders and allow our drug epidemic to spiral out of control. Leaders in the General Assembly pledged to introduce
4,400: The number of times people shared this Issue 1 op-ed Executive Director Amy Hanauer wrote for Cleveland.com. Issue 1 will reduce our bloated prison population and direct more money to treatment, making our communities safer. Need more info? Check out Amy’s appearances on “The Week that Was with Joe
By Ryan Gentzler, Oklahoma Policy Institute Oklahoma has one of the highest incarceration rates in the nation. The public and elected officials have recently embraced a set of reforms to reduce the state’s prison population. In 2016, Oklahomans overwhelming voted in favor of State Questions 780 and 781. SQ 780
Ohio ranks below average in share of adults with at least an associate degree and is among the least affordable states for college. Policy Matters Ohio today released a new plan for equitable, free college to address these related problems. The state aims for 65 percent of adults to hold
$3.4 billion: The amount Ohio loses in wages each year due to barriers that keep people with previous convictions from getting good jobs. Our latest analysis shows how Issue 1 will remove roadblocks for thousands of Ohioans with low-level drug convictions and help them get back on track. >1,000: The
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