Nearly three-quarters of families enrolled in major public benefit programs work jobs that don’t pay enough to provide for basic necessities. Compensation is particularly poor in the fast-food industry.
For immediate release Contact Wendy Patton, 614.221.4505 Download release (1 pg) Full report Impact in Ohio to deepen if the month passes without resolution, report finds Of the 75,800 federal workers in Ohio, 6,020 had applied for unemployment by October 8, likely because they’d been furloughed as a result of
In Ohio, more energy is lost during generation and transmission of electricity than reaches the end user. Ohio’s electric power sector operates at 31 percent efficiency, which means that for every three lumps of coal we put in, we only get one out.
For immediate release Contact Wendy Patton, 614.221.4505 Read the full report Download press release (2 pp) The new state budget’s General Revenue Fund will grow by $4.5 billion over two years, but did not restore key investments to 2010-11 levels, according to a review by Policy Matters Ohio. The budget
More than 25 percent of Cleveland residents either carpool to work or commute via public transit, walking or biking; 11.5 percent of commuters have no access to a vehicle. Given the city’s commitment to sustainability, clean air, and vibrancy and equity in its urban core, Cleveland should consider alternatives built
More than 25 percent of Cleveland residents either carpool to work or commute via public transit, walking or biking; 11.5 percent of commuters have no access to a vehicle. Given the city’s commitment to sustainability, clean air, and vibrancy and equity in its urban core, Cleveland should consider alternatives built
For immediate release Lea Harper at 419.450.7042 or wewantcleanwater@gmail.com Lisa Kochheiser at 419.349.3379 or lisallis11@gmail.com For the fourth installment of the Expert Series on Fracking to help citizens make informed choices regarding the need for a Charter Amendment to protect the city of Bowling Green from fracking and its toxic
Data show little change in poverty rates, drop in median income since end of recession
Recent testimony that Policy Matters Ohio delivered before the House Tax Reform Legislative Study Committee in Bowling Green drew an attack from the Tax Foundation (see blog item, http://taxfoundation.org/blog/policy-matters-ohio-misses-mark-tax-reform) that we are pleased to rebut.
Recent testimony that Policy Matters Ohio delivered before the House Tax Reform Legislative Study Committee in Bowling Green drew an attack from the Tax Foundation (see blog item, http://taxfoundation.org/blog/policy-matters-ohio-misses-mark-tax-reform) that we are pleased to rebut.
The number of uninsured Ohio children has stayed about the same since 2000, even as the number of uninsured adults under age 65 increased, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released today.
The Kasich administration is making sweeping reductions in aid to local governments without the state taking more responsibility for vital services those governments perform. The elimination of the property tax rollback – part of the deal in establishing the income tax
