Free tax program served 12,082 families this year, brought $14.8 million to Cuyahoga County. by Joseph Digby and Audrey SteinerDownload summary (1pg)Download report (13 pp)Press release Executive Summary The Enterprise-led Cuyahoga Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition (the Coalition) has provided free, high-quality tax preparation assistance services to Cuyahoga County since
For immediate releaseContact: Amy Hanauer, 216.361.9801Download press releaseFull report Brought $14.8 million to Cuyahoga County The Cuyahoga Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition brought free, high-quality tax preparation services to 12,082 Cuyahoga County residents this year, according to a report released today by Policy Matters Ohio. Most clients earned less than
Advocates Laud New Military Lending Act Rules Download the report (2pp) Columbus, Ohio – Today, consumer advocacy groups in Ohio applauded the Department of Defense for issuing new proposed rules to protect servicemembers and their families from predatory lending practices. The new rules update implementation of the Military Lending Act,
Following Ohio’s decision to expand Medicaid, uninsured rate hits post-recession low. More improvements from Affordable Care Act expected for 2014. Bigger declines expected this year The number of Ohioans without health care insurance fell in 2013, according to Census Bureau data released today. The share of uninsured will continue to shrink
In this eNews: Ohio workers more productive, earning less; design flaws mean that boost in in Ohio EITC credit won’t reach those that need it most; unemployment compensation debt predates the recession; Policy Matters in the news. [image:1] More productive, paid less – Our State of Working Ohio report finds
Download Press Release (2 pp) Read the Letter Urges Support for Durbin-Cartwright bill; Strong CFPB Regulations Frustrated by an industry that dodges regulations while continuing to trap consumers in a cycle of debt, COHHIO and partners of the Ohio CASH Coalition are calling for federal action to curb payday lending
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Download press release (1pg) Read testimony Ohio’s trust fund for unemployment compensation (UC) went broke in 2009, and still owes to the federal government $1.38 billion that it borrowed to pay needed benefits. Recently, an Ohio House committee began holding hearings on the issue. In testimony prepared for a committee
Ohio’s unemployment compensation solvency problem not the economy, but administrative underfunding; fixing that is crucial because Ohio dropped the ball on funding claims for the displaced workers in greatest need.
Front row, left to right: Shanelle Smith, Kalitha Williams, Amanda Woodrum, Michael Shields. Second row: Pam Rosado, Amy Hanauer, Wendy Patton. Third row: Zach Schiller, Ruth Clevenger, Piet van Lier. Staff photo April 2012.
For immediate release Contact: Amy Hanauer, 216.361.9801 Download press release (1pg) Full report Labor market participation was at a 34-year low in 2013, Ohio productivity grew by 66.9 percent between 1979 and 2013, and yet median hourly wages actually fell by 1.1 percent when adjusted for inflation. The State of
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