Author: Policy Matters Staff

October 2, 2015

Voters have shown overwhelmingly that they believe workers have a right to organize. Unfortunately, instead of using the state budget to help working families get ahead, lawmakers used the bill to pass policies that restrict Ohioans’ rights on the job. Here are three provisions that put workers further behind: Bars

September 30, 2015
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Fracking companies should pay their fair share to cover mounting public costs of Ohio’s shale drilling boom.

September 23, 2015
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Legislation to “fix” tax break shows how a progressive tax benefits Ohioans.

September 17, 2015
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Census says 1.7 million in poverty, as the economy continues to leave many Ohioans behind.

September 16, 2015
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Tax breaks yield questionable benefits; accountability is lacking.

September 15, 2015
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Government must take on a bigger role to avoid negative effects of abandoned properties, report says.

September 6, 2015
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State of Working Ohio 2015 shows weak job growth and wage decline stymie job market.

September 3, 2015

     

September 3, 2015
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Ohio should require drilling industry to pay a minimum 5 percent severance tax.

August 31, 2015

National media has quickly caught on to what we know too well in Northeast Ohio: Many people here have been left out of our region’s nascent recovery. As Cleveland and Northeast Ohio take center stage this election season, the main story aside from the political coverage is quickly becoming “the

August 27, 2015
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Top 1 percent of Ohio earners rewarded under governor’s tax policies.

August 26, 2015
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State rejects opportunity to expand federal food aid to urban areas and many counties.

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