Author: Policy Matters Staff

June 26, 2013
Press Release

Mayoral sponsorship will add bureaucracy even as the Commission seeks to streamline administration and increase accountability within the school district. These proposals are built on quick fixes and trendy ideas, not on the solid, sustainable kinds of solutions students, parents, and educators need in Columbus.

June 26, 2013

Mayoral sponsorship will add bureaucracy even as the Commission seeks to streamline administration and increase accountability within the school district. These proposals are built on quick fixes and trendy ideas, not on the solid, sustainable kinds of solutions students, parents, and educators need in Columbus.

June 25, 2013
Press Release

The new tax plan proposed by House and Senate Republicans will reward Ohio’s most affluent with average annual tax cuts of more than $6,000 a year, while low- and moderate-income Ohioans will pay slightly more.

June 25, 2013

New plan would cut taxes $6,000 a year on average for Ohio’s most affluent, June 25, 2013 The new tax plan proposed by House and Senate Republicans will reward Ohio’s most affluent with average annual tax cuts of more than $6,000 a year, while low- and moderate-income Ohioans will

June 24, 2013

Protecting older Ohioans: Better funding of protective services would improve lives, June 24, 2013 Ohio has a growing elderly population in need of services, badly matched with declining resources for services and harsh cuts to local government. It is time to provide appropriate funding for this critical service to seniors.

June 19, 2013
Press Release

Representative Hagan’s proposal for a severance tax offers the largest producers a chance to join Ohio as good citizens, to set a good example for their suppliers, to pay their fair share, and to build a stronger Ohio.

June 19, 2013

Ohio is tied for third-most megadeals??”giant economic development subsidy packages for corporations??”at a total cost of more than $1.5 billion.

June 18, 2013
Press Release

Over the past 30 years, the enterprise zone program accomplished the opposite of what it was designed to accomplish. It facilitated the movement of jobs and investment away from distressed communities of high unemployment.

June 18, 2013
Press Release

For immediate release Contact Wendy Patton, 614.221.4505 Download release (1 pg) Back to full report Sequester hits Head Start, summer lunches, senior services, R&D Across-the-board federal cuts known as the sequester will take $184 million out of Ohio’s budget in federal fiscal year 2013, which runs through September. These cuts

June 13, 2013
Saturday Stats

In this week’s eNews — Ohio governor’s office supports industry sector partnerships, the Senate approves its version of the budget, and Policy Matters welcomes its summer interns. Picking partners – The Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation announced this week that it supports industry sector partnerships. This approach – which brings

June 12, 2013
Press Release

Sector partnerships have led to increased earnings for participants in other states. It’s time we create similar opportunities for Ohioans.

June 11, 2013

There have been significant policy changes since the governor introduced his budget proposal on February 4, most notably the elimination of Medicaid expansion, but the budget has otherwise remained in remarkably stable condition as it moved through the General Assembly.

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