Off balance – Gov. Kasich’s budget contained one thing we love: a proposal to help more poor working families qualify for health insurance and to let the federal government pick up most of the tab. What’s less lovable is a budget proposal that leaves local governments and school districts worse
An editorial in today’s Akron Beacon Journal takes a serious look at the state budget plan released last week by Gov. John Kasich. The editorial notes the governor’s views of tax cuts as “indispensable to spurring the state economy.” He talks about how the current top rate drives talented Ohioans
Rich Exner at the Plain Dealer looks at IRS data and what has happened in other states to determine how Ohioans would fare under Gov. John Kasich’s plan to overhaul Ohio’s tax laws. His analysis suggests that lower and middle income families would not do as well as higher earners
Education researcher Piet van Lier talks about Gov. Kasich’s proposal for Ohio’s schools on All Sides with Ann Fisher, with Greg Lawson of the Buckeye Institute and Ida Lieszkovszky of State Impact Ohio. The segment featuring Piet begins about 16 minutes into the show. http://wosu.org/2012/allsides/governor-kasichs-new-school-funding-plan/
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Income tax cuts will increase inequality in Ohio and do little for our economy. The Kasich administration proposal to broaden the sales tax base, if done carefully, is helpful because our economy has shifted to services, many of which have been untaxed. However, this will disproportionately affect low- and middle-income
Ohio should set aside at least $75 million each year in funding for FY 2014 and FY 2015 into a designated fund used to expand Ohio’s transportation choices, and ramp up “transportation choices” funding to 10 percent of the state’s transportation budget by 2020.
Ohio should set aside at least $75 million each year in funding for FY 2014 and FY 2015 into a designated fund used to expand Ohio’s transportation choices, and ramp up “transportation choices” funding to 10 percent of the state’s transportation budget by 2020.
Karen Francisco of the Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne) draws on the Policy Matters Ohio report “Avoiding Accountability: How charter operators evade Ohio’s automatic closure law” in this aptly titled piece about charter school accountability. Quoting the report at some length, the article states: “Since the charter-closure law went into effect
Policy Matters issued this initial statement today on key elements of Gov. Kasich’s budget proposal. We will continue to monitor the budget process, praising the smart solutions and suggesting other ways that the state budget can ensure that Ohio is creating an economy that works for everyone.
Table of contents Previous section Next section Ohio’s economy has recovered somewhat since the official end of the 2007 recession, but job creation and job quality remain below what we expect from a healthy economy. Unemployment remains high at 6.7 percent. Too many Ohioans, 388,000 in December, are still
Table of contents Previous section Next section Unemployment remains high in Ohio and job quality has declined over the long-term. These two factors mean that many Ohioans cannot meet their basic needs through their work income. This makes a basic safety net essential to reduce poverty, assuage hunger, and
