Kalitha Williams testifies in support of a resolution before Cuyahoga Falls City Council that urges state policymakers to enforce payday lending laws and to repeal legislation preventing local communities from protecting residents.
Toledo can adopt an aggressive complete street policy, demand that Ohio make public transportation a higher priority, that policymakers focus on ensuring safe routes to school and funding the infrastructure to promote safe walking and cycling.
The Akron Beacon Journal ran this editorial based on a report by Policy Matters Ohio’s Wendy Patton. The study examined how Ohio rules to qualify for initial and continuing assistance on the cost of childcare deter working parents from advancing on the job and disrupt children’s progress in crucial early
Zach Schiller to the Senate Finance Committee on House Bill 492: Close the loophole on the InvestOhio personal income tax credit.
The House version of HB 483 (Mid-Biennium Review), turns attention to neglected needs in Ohio including services for children and the elderly. Wendy Patton’s testimony addresses services for these vulnerable Ohioans as well as foreclosures, local government funding, and the state’s venture-capital fund.
For immediate release Contact Wendy Patton, 614.221.4505 Download release Full report Increased spending on adult protection, as Ohio House proposes, would help Neglect and abuse of the elderly is underreported and underaddressed, the number of elderly Ohioans is increasing sharply, and a growing share of the elderly will be cared
For immediate release Contact Zach Schiller, 216.361.9801 Download press release (1 pg) Full report 2013 filings were 2½ times the average in the 1990s Despite a welcome 25 percent drop, Ohio foreclosures in 2013 remained at highly elevated levels, according to the annual foreclosure report released today by Policy Matters
Despite a welcome 25 percent drop, Ohio foreclosures in 2013 remained at highly elevated levels. Last year’s 53,163 new foreclosure filings was 2½ times the average annual total during the 1990s.
For immediate release Contact Wendy Patton, 614.221.4505 Download press release Full report Report finds subsidy “cliffs,” recommends ways to strengthen aid Ohio could improve lives of many working moms this year by making public childcare work better for families and children, according to a report released today by Policy Matters
Who We Are Policy Matters, a non-profit policy research institute, creates a more vibrant, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio through research, strategic communications, coalition building and policy advocacy. Vibrant Equitable Sustainable Inclusive Our work falls into four major and related buckets: Quality public structures: adequate and fair taxes to support
n this eNews: How an income-tax repeal would affect Ohioans; lackluster job growth in March; a shout-out from Cincinnati CityBeat; and staffing changes at Policy Matters. Bad Deal – Gov. John Kasich has made clear his interest in repealing Ohio’s income tax. Our latest tax brief shows that if just
Join We Are Ohio May 15 to learn more about this anti-worker agenda and what you can do to take action and protect your community. So-called “Right To Work” is a dangerous attack on working and middle-class families. These anti-worker policies lower wages, slash benefits, make workers less safe on
