Fore immediate release Contact: Hannah Halbert, 614.221.4505 Download press release (1pg) Full report More needed to make the Ohio EITC a credit that counts The majority of Ohio’s poorest workers will see no benefit from the recent expansion of the Ohio Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The Ohio General Assembly
Policy Matters Ohio, others, call on the Kasich administration to reverse course on a decision that has cost thousands of Ohioans federally funded food aid as they struggle with unemployment and underemployment in the slow recovery.
In this eNews: Tax shift a windfall for the rich, others pay more; changes to safety net could push more families into poverty; July job losses wiped out months of gains; Ohio refused work requirement waiver for food aid; and more. [image:1] Tax Shift – Nine years of regressive tax
For immediate release Contact: Zach Schiller, 216.361.9801 Download press release Full report New report finds that changes since 2005 have widened inequality Major changes in Ohio’s tax system over the past nine years have slashed average annual tax bills for the state’s most affluent 1 percent of taxpayers by more
Director Amy Hanauer roused the City Club on Friday with a vision for building a stonger Ohio economy by tapping sustainable resources and investing in all Ohioans. Check out the video here.
For immediate release Contact: Wendy Patton: 614.221.4505 Download press release (1pg) Full report The Mid-Biennium Review created five initiatives to help public assistance recipients get jobs and reduce reliance on public assistance, detailed in a new report by Policy Matters Ohio. “The context of these initiatives is a low-wage economy
In this eNews: Friday Forum at the City Club is this week; stable unemployment, but Ohio still far short of lost jobs; LeBron James back in town and in the news with Policy Matters; and our staffers weigh in on jobs and Ohio’s future in the press.
Let’s create an Ohio economy that works…for all of us. Policy Matters Ohio director Amy Hanauer to deliver the Friday Forum this July 25th at the City Club of Cleveland. Join us. Register now.
Big tax breaks to the wealthy in MBR, with little job growth; unemployment rate falls as workers leave the labor force; the Supreme Court gives predatory payday lenders a pass on triple digit interest rates; but severance taxes to cover public costs of fracking are “puny;” and Director Amy Hanauer
This report by Good Jobs First finds that smart economic development measures in Dayton and Denver curb regional job piracy.
Big tax breaks to the wealthy in MBR, with little job growth; unemployment rate falls as workers leave the labor force; the Supreme Court gives predatory payday lenders a pass on triple digit interest rates; but severance taxes to cover public costs of fracking are “puny;” and Director Amy Hanauer
