A 10 percent increase in CHP’s share of total electric power capacity in Ohio would create $1.3 billion in annual energy savings while reducing emissions by 13 million metric tons ??” the equivalent of taking more than 2 million cars off the road, nearly 30 percent of passenger vehicles registered
For immediate release Contact: Hannah Halbert, 614.221.4505 Full report In January 2012, Ohio’s unemployment stood at 7.7 percent, falling 0.2 points from December’s revised 7.9 percent (previously released as 8.1 percent). Most of this month’s improvement comes from employment gains rather than a dwindling labor force. Over the past year,
Download report here Executive Summary Beginning in 2007, the Franklin County EITC Coalition began is mission to provide free, high-quality tax assistance services and to connect people to financial education resources and savings opportunities. The Franklin County EITC Coalition continues to grow, providing free tax preparation for more than 6,800
This presentation to the Ohio CASH coalition by Linda Cook of the Ohio Poverty Law Center describes the current state of consumer protection in Ohio and outlines two pieces of anti-consumer legislation pending before the General Assembly. House Bills 275 would allow suppliers to stop a lawsuit after filing by
Download report here Executive Summary Established in 2005, the Cuyahoga EITC Coalition began is mission to provide free, high-quality tax-assistance services in the Cleveland area. The Coalition continues to grow, providing services to more than 9,400 clients in the last tax seasons. The Coalition includes more than 40 partners and
The Earned Income Tax Credit coalitions in Cuyahoga and Franklin counties provide free, high-quality tax-assistance to low- and moderate-income families. Over the past two tax seasons, they’ve served more than 16,000 clients and have brought more than $24 million in federal and state tax refunds into the state. The EITC
This Brookings paper argues that manufacturing is essential to economic security, and that the U.S. must create policies that improve the health of the economy by making smart investments. The report was written by Susan Helper, Carlton Professor of Economics at Case Western Reserve University and Policy Matters board member;
By Chris Kirkham As state governments wrestle with massive budget shortfalls, a Wall Street giant is offering a solution: cash in exchange for state property. Prisons, to be exact. Corrections Corporation of America, the nation’s largest operator of for-profit prisons, has sent letters recently to 48 states offering to buy
Join us Tuesday, February 14 to learn about technology to promote industrial efficiency and efficiency in our electric power sector. (This is really more exciting than it sounds!) Combined Heat and Power (CHP), Waste Energy Recovery (WER), Cogeneration . . . just exactly what are these technologies, what is the
By Chris Cotelesse As Ohio prepares to usher in a multibillion-dollar gas drilling industry, it is relying on an honor system with well owners for the purpose of collecting taxes and fees, and the numbers don’t add up. Well owners are required to report the amount of natural gas they
Susan Morgenstern, senior attorney at the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, and Suzanne Davis of Taxpayer Advocate Service, facilitated a webinar for the Ohio CASH Coalition focused on tax challenges for domestic violence survivors. This session focused on educating coalitions and sites about how to prepare taxes and work with
