Connect the dots – A 5 percent tax on oil and gas drilling by “fracking” could generate $1.8 billion in new revenue for Ohio over four years. An additional 2.5 percent could raise $900 million more. Match each individual or group (1-3) with their position on the best way to
Scott Patsko A collection of people who shape education law in Ohio, and those most affected by it
Burton Speakman The Mahoning Valley remains the part of Ohio most dependent on manufacturing, according to a national report. The report is by the Brookings Institution, which surveyed 100 metropolitan areas in the nation. Brookings is a nonprofit public-policy organization based in Washington, D.C. In the Valley, manufacturing jobs represent
Download letter Back to testimony Dear Chairman Widener: During testimony before the Finance Committee yesterday, you questioned some of the numbers that we presented. We stand by these numbers, and provide the following information to show how we arrived at them. The two figures you specifically mentioned: the $1.8 billion
“The Mid-Biennium Review neither looks back in review of the sweeping changes in public services caused by the current state budget nor forward in preparation for the loss of hundreds of millions in federal funds as a result of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Instead, more services are cut;
Manufacturing policy that encourages clustering and rewards collaboration between firms will allow Ohio to build on existing strengths; strengths that other states cannot replicate. Policy that rewards individual firms for moving out of metropolitan areas is costly and undercuts competitiveness. Manufacturing has shed its rust-belt image and become more diversified
If there is a problem with voting in Ohio, it is that too few people are doing so because of existing barriers. Creating new, unnecessary costs and suppressing votes has no place in the Buckeye State. Download testimonySee related research Pam Rosado, Outreach Coordinator Senator Durbin and Senator Brown, Thank
Ohio seen as key swing state in US polls Our Executive Director Amy Hanauer on al Jazeera English about why Ohio is such an important state in U.S. presidential elections.
May webinar recording available onlineRobin McKinney, director of Maryland CASH, facilitated the webinar Understanding the Asset-building Continuum earlier this month. The training was designed to help direct-service organizations identify which financial resources are best suited for their clients. The goal of the webinar was to ensure that organizations provide the
At what cost? A bill requiring Ohio voters to present photo identification would cost up to $7 million a year while suppressing votes, according to our photo voter ID study. The bill would make voting harder for the nearly one million Ohio citizens who currently lack government-issued photo ID cards.
Abby Rapoport The fight over voter identification laws generally gets debated over two major questions. 1) How important is it to stop in-person fraudulent voting (despite virtually no evidence that this is a problem)? And 2) How important is it to protect access to the ballot, particularly for those who
For immediate release Contact Amy Hanauer, 216.361.9801 Download press release See full report Ohio proposal would cost $5 – $7 million annually, suppress votes An Ohio bill requiring voters to present photo identification would cost up to $7 million a year while suppressing votes, despite little evidence of voter impersonation,
