Contact: Wendy Patton 614.221.4504 In 2015 more than 33,500 Ohioans were homeless and 400,000 spent more than half their income on rent. Governor Kasich’s 2018-2019 budget doesn’t do enough to meet Ohio’s housing needs. In a new Budget Bite released today, Policy Matters Ohio calls on state legislators to invest
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is one of the most important government agencies that most people don’t know about. Originally the brainchild of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the CFPB acts as the enforcement arm of the Dodd-Frank Act. It has worked feverishly to protect consumers since its establishment
Ohioans need to be able to get to work and school. Public transportation is a huge part of how they do. Because of that, public transit plays a crucial role in Ohio’s economy. Unfortunately, our current state budget deflates transit funding to a harmful low. Ohio already ranks 47 out
Governor’s plan hurts struggling schools the most The budget increases funding for K-12 education over the last two-year budget by 3.2 percent, but that’s not enough to keep up with inflation, Policy Matters found. Moreover, changes to the foundation funding formula hurt districts with enrollment declines, place caps on funding
With uncertainty in Washington and Columbus, local leaders should prioritize more pressing needs
No Deal: Victory is ours! Thank you to everyone who called, tweeted, emailed or wrote to their member of Congress urging them to vote against the Republican plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act. America had a strong message to TrumpCare: You’re fired. Speaker Paul Ryan said “Obamacare is the
No Deal: Victory is ours! Thank you to everyone who called, tweeted, emailed or wrote to their member of Congress urging them to vote against the Republican plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act. America had a strong message to TrumpCare: You’re fired. Speaker Paul Ryan said “Obamacare is the
Kasich tax proposal starves important services and favors the wealthiest
Charging premiums for Medicaid is a harmful policy
Protect our care: With the health and economic security of so many Ohioans hanging in the balance, we took a look at how the House GOP plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act is particularly bad for our state. The plan ends Medicaid expansion, which covered 700,000 Ohioans. It also
Coalition Documents Letter to Governor John Kasich – oh-4-transportation-equity-letter-to-kasich-12-14-final-00329087xc54de Steering Committee Roster Ohio Department of Transportation Documents Transit Needs Study – Full Report OhioStatewideTransitNeedsStudyFinalReport Transit Needs Study – Findings Snapshot FindingsSnapshotLetterSize Data & Analysis Policy Matters Ohio – Budget Bite: Public Transit
Governor John Kasich’s budget shortchanges local schools: Victoria Jackson (Opinion)
Guest columnist Victoria W. Jackson is the state policy fellow for Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit policy research organization working to broaden the debate about economic policy in Ohio. For the past 10 years, state policy makers have shortchanged Ohio’s public school students. Tax cuts that mostly favor the wealthy