Many jurisdictions have raised local taxes to deal with revenue loss
Raise will help 277,000 Ohio minimum wage workers, as increases kick in across the country
A policy designed to get the most out of county taxpayer dollars and strengthen the local economy Contact: Amanda Woodrum, 216.361.9801 Proposed county initiative County ordinance Policy Matters testimony Community benefit agreements, and policies, are a reaction to economic development practices that have left communities behind, workers impoverished, and the
Community organizer will help policy research organization reach new audiences
In this e-news: Ohio’s unemployment compensation system is in peril; job gains in October were meager; Ohio municipal income tax bill is bad for cities. An ailing system – Ohio has failed to adequately fund the unemployment compensation system, resulting in a debt of more than $1 billion to the
3.2 million jobs have been lost nationwide, study shows
Legislation to overhaul municipal income tax now goes back to the House For immediate release Contact: Zach Schiller, 216.361.9801 Download press release Download testimony Bill preserves tax breaks and creates new ones The Ohio Senate yesterday approved House Bill 5, an overhaul of the state’s law on municipal
Workers call attention to low wages in protests across the country
Policy Matters offers testimony in opposition of Senate Bill 243
For immediate release Contact: Zach Schiller, 216.361.9801 Report examines why state owes more than $1 billion to the U.S. Ohio’s unemployment compensation system is more than $1 billion dollars in debt to the federal government primarily because it was underfunded for years, according to a new Policy Matters Ohio report
For immediate release Contact: Hannah Halbert, 614.221.4505 Download press release (1pg) Read full statement Comments on Ohio’s Uniform Workforce Plan The state uniform workforce plan announces 10 reforms and three goals for the Ohio workforce system: to help more Ohioans compete for quality, living-wage jobs with opportunity for career advancement,
On the eve of a holiday designed to honor the men and women who have served and protected the country, the leaders of two Ohio Veterans Service Commissions are calling for federal policies that would help protect veterans from the payday lending debt trap. Federal rules are necessary since payday
