When employees face assaults on their rights at work, they can count on Policy Matters Ohio. When young parents need help affording childcare so they can keep a job, they rely on Policy Matters. When citizens want to understand how tax giveaways benefit the 1 percent and leave out schools,
Poverty forum – Is there room to discuss poverty during RNC week? Yes, there is! Join us for a spirited conversation to demand that federal policy create opportunities for those who struggle in our economy, Monday, July 18 at 9:15 a.m. at the Waetjen Auditorium at Cleveland State. Sponsoring partners
CNN political editor Juana Summers and Policy Matters’ Amy Hanauer will moderate forum.
Ohio must make changes to Medicaid MCO tax without hurting public services.
Cleveland office Haruna Sulemana: Haruna joined Policy Matters Ohio in Spring 2017 for a semester practicum. He is currently pursuing a Master’s program in Nonprofit Management at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (MSASS), Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). Prior to his enrollment in CWRU,
Kasich could help thousands more hungry Ohioans at no cost to the state.
Hundreds of thousands of people who trekked downtown for the spirited Cavaliers NBA Championship celebration last week were encouraged to take the RTA. Many did, and the public transit system was quickly overwhelmed. Lines to catch the Rapid Transit stretched the length of eight football fields. When the celebration ended,
Policy Matters co-sponsors forum on poverty during the Republican National Convention.
As a father, I work hard to take care of my child. Even though I am not married to his mother, I’m still an important part of his life. I respect and love his mother, provide financial support, make sure his homework gets done, cheer from the sidelines at his
The top 1 percent of earners in Ohio took home 17.8 times more than the bottom 99 percent.
New federal labor rules aim to ensure home-care workers are paid fairly, but Ohio can do more to make sure the workers receive the wage and hour protections they deserve, our Wendy Patton writes in an op-ed on Cleveland.com. Society increasingly depends on home-care workers to help disabled and elderly
Permanent committee to review Ohio tax breaks is a good step.
