Author: Policy Matters Intern

October 4, 2017

By Nicholas Golina Ohio privatized prison food service in 2013. Aramark, a company with an alarming track record of employment discrimination, labor and employment law violations, and health and safety violations, got the contract. The Aramark tenure has been marked by problems already well documented in news accounts: maggots in

August 30, 2017

By Luke Henningsen Last year the National Park Service (NPS) reached two milestones. It turned 100, and its parks had a record-breaking 325 million visitors. NPS has long been an impressive return on investment: every $1 invested generates $10 in local economic activity. But over the years, state and federal

August 5, 2015

The upcoming Ohio sales tax holiday might seem like a good opportunity to stock up on clothing or school supplies: from August 7 to 9, purchases of clothing priced $75 or less and school supplies and instructional materials priced $20 or less will be tax-free. Some of the distinctions between

June 23, 2015

What do millennials want in a city? According to a City Lab report, there are a few key things: Good schools and parks, walkability and multiple transportation options. With universities like Case Western Reserve and Cleveland State in our backyard and many of the Metroparks a short drive away, Cleveland

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