1/3: One-third of Cleveland’s $665 million General Revenue Fund (GRF) — which is funded by local taxes — goes toward the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP), the single largest allocation. That’s one of the many data points in Wendy Patton’s analysis of the Cleveland police budget. She does a deep
General Assembly lards budget bill with tax breaks, while eliminating review Income-tax cuts approved by the General Assembly in the budget bill would favor the very wealthiest Ohioans, while providing only modest benefits for moderate-income Ohioans and nothing at all to the state’s poorest. Benefiting especially from the elimination of
97: That’s the number of state and local organizations that called for a 2022-23 state budget that cares for all Ohioans, regardless of where they live, what they look like, or how much money they have. In a letter to Gov. DeWine, members of the Conference Committee, and other legislative
18: Days until Gov. DeWine is supposed to sign the 2022-23 State Budget — if everything goes as planned. If you follow our work you know we’re not too thrilled with the Senate’s amendments, or the bill leadership introduced. We’re especially disappointed in the 5% income-tax cut that would send
203%, 102%, 101%: That’s the amount state funding would increase for the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District, the Middletown City District and Columbus City Schools if the General Assembly passes the Fair School Funding Plan. All kids deserve to go to a school with advanced classes, modern technology, great
295,000: Although Gov. DeWine announced Ohio will soon stop accepting the federal government’s $300-per-month supplemental unemployment benefit, the state has 295,000 fewer jobs than before the pandemic started. The $300 supplement has been a lifeline for Ohioans, putting money in their pockets and supporting businesses even as many temporarily closed
Good afternoon, Chair Dolan, Vice Chair Gavarone, Ranking Member Sykes and members of the committee. I am Wendy Patton, a senior project director of Policy Matters Ohio, a non-partisan, not-for-profit research organization that is building a more prosperous, inclusive, equitable and sustainable Ohio. Thank you for the opportunity to testify
82%: Share of Ohio school districts whose funding was either capped or maintained by a minimum of guaranteed state dollars, between 2017 and 2019. Either way, these districts received state funding that was different from what the state’s formula determined they should get. In other words, not only is Ohio’s
”We join countless people across the country in expressing our relief that a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges. George Floyd was a beloved father, son, brother and friend. The right verdict will never bring back him or the many others killed by law enforcement, but hopefully it
Tax plan does nothing for the poorest, could cost double what’s estimated The 2% income-tax cut the Ohio House Republican majority proposed as part of the two-year state budget would go largely to the most affluent Ohioans, without doing anything to help Ohioans making less than $22,000 a year. That’s
Saturday Stats from Policy Matters First: This week, we ratified our first ever union contract. Since our founding 21 years ago, we have valued the role unions play in creating workplace democracy, advancing equity and affirming the dignity of work. So we are proud that our staff union is represented
We apologize for putting out an email version of the enews that incorrectly stated that the American Rescue Plan was $1.9 billion instead of $1.9 trillion. Policy by the numbers, from Policy Matters $1.9 trillion: Total amount of aid included in the American Rescue Plan, which (finally!) passed last week.
