State policy can help restore and create good jobs. It can drive investment in training and education. And what happens in Columbus can keep our workforce healthier and happier, help make work pay, and protect worker rights. This new policy brief pulls together our recommendations to help create an Ohio
For immediate release Contact Wendy Patton at 614.221.4505 Download release (1 pg) Full report Many leave program without jobs or aid; food-program requirements to start The overall caseload at Ohio Works First has plummeted while unemployment remains high in counties across the state, according to a new report by Policy
Shale drilling, or fracking, has created jobs, particularly in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and cushioned some drilling-intensive areas in those states from the worst effects of the recession and the weak recovery. As this report documents, however, the number of shale jobs created is far below industry claims and remains
These additional resources were created to accompany our November 2013 report, “Shrinking aid for Ohio’s poorest families.” Interview with Jack Frech, director, Athens County Job and Family Services (5 pp) Interview with Joseph Gauntner, director, Cuyahoga County Job and Family Services (5 pp) Interview with Anthony Trotman, director, Franklin County
In our latest eNews, we recap our recent work on a proposal that would funnel savings from Medicaid expansion into tax cuts, and highlight media citations of that work. We also summarize the decision by federal lawmakers to allow a temporary boost to food aid to lapse, and weigh in
For immediate release Contact Wendy Patton, 614.221.4505 Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, 614.271.4805 Download release (1 pg) Full report End of SNAP increase hits the poor, Ohio economy, report finds Food assistance will drop on Nov. 1 for some 1.8 million low-income Ohio families, according to a new report by Policy Matters Ohio.
For immediate release Contact Zach Schiller, 216.361.9801 Full report Download release (1 pg) Under SB 210, poor residents on average would get $1 a year The 4 percent state income-tax cut proposed in a new Senate bill might buy a cheap cup of coffee a year, on average, for low-income
Savings from the Medicaid expansion authorized this week – estimated at $404 million – should not be used for a new income-tax cut, said Policy Matters Ohio in a report released today. “Devoting savings to a tax cut mostly for affluent Ohioans is inappropriate when the state has so many
In this eNews, we celebrate two great Ohio victories — Medicaid expansion and the new state Earned Income Tax Credit. We also highlight our budget overview, September Census data releases, weak jobs numbers for Ohio, and missed alternative transit opportunities in Cleveland. Enormous win – Monday’s Controlling Board decision to
Medicaid expansion is a victory for all of Ohio. The state Controlling Board’s decision today to grant appropriation authority means that 366,000 low-income workers in Ohio will now be able to see a doctor for preventive care. This will help reduce health-care costs as more Ohioans live healthier, more productive
For immediate release Contact Hannah Halbert, 614.221.4505 Download release (1 pg) Full report Report makes proposals for stronger state earned income credit More than 440,000 Ohioans will be eligible for the state’s new Earned Income Tax Credit, at an average of $74 per recipient, according to a new report from
More than 440,000 Ohioans will be eligible for the state’s new Earned Income Tax Credit, at an average of $74 per recipient. However, the Ohio EITC is one of the smallest among state credits and has three weaknesses that mean it does less to help working families and reduce poverty
