Following the money: Our research shows a tax break for “pass-through” corporations costs Ohio $1 billion a year. Meanwhile, state policymakers keep warning us that revenues are below projections and the 2018-2019 budget will be tight. Think of all the health care, transit, education and drug treatment $1 billion a
Who: Wendy Patton, Senior Project Manager, Policy Matters Ohio Andy Albrecht, CEO, The Counseling Center, Portsmouth, Ohio Mike Uhl, President, Atrium Medical Center, Middletown Dr. Nate Stehouwer, University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University What: Policy Matters Ohio is releasing a new report that shows threats to Ohio’s growing
[image:1] Healthy opposition: The bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act is especially harmful to women and mothers. In honor of Mother’s Day, our Wendy Patton joined allies Innovation Ohio, Progress Ohio, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women to explain how. Policy Matters
Last week, the Ohio House of Representatives passed a budget that finally has some good news for the state’s transit agencies. But Ohio’s investment in transit has been too low for too long and the budget doesn’t save transit agencies from falling off a looming revenue cliff. Since 2000, state
Protecting our care: As the thoroughbreds gallop to the finish today, we’re racing to fight back against threats to Ohio’s health. On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that puts health care for millions of Americans at risk. We explain just how damaging that legislation would be
This afternoon, the U.S. House of Represenatives narrowly passed a disastrous health care bill. While it still has to make its way through the Senate, in its current form the bill would have devastating consequences for Ohioans’ health and health care coverage. Under the House Bill: 964,000 Ohioans, and 24
Kalitha Williams is a policy liaison for Policy Matters Ohio. Imagine not being able to pay bills or make important purchases because you cannot access your money. That’s what happened to RushCard customers in 2015. The RushCard is a prepaid debit card issued by UniRush LLC, based in Cincinnati. For
The Monday Dispatch article “Cordray, his bureau surviving GOP blasts,” on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, focused too heavily on vitriolic complaints from the financial-services industry and not enough on how the agency protects and defends consumers. Ohioans turn to the bureau to help resolve disputes with big financial institutions
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Medicaid provides health care to low-income families and individuals who otherwise might not be able to afford it. As a result, Ohio is a healthier and more prosperous state. Our national partners, The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, explain how Medicaid has helped Ohio enrollees stay physically and financially
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Graduated personal income tax is crucial Zach SchillerResearch directorPolicy Matters Ohio Two principles are most important for a tax system: We need to raise enough revenue for strong public services like education, health care and infrastructure and we need to do it fairly. Neither of these principles has been followed