Christine Howey “Nuns on the Bus” may sound like a wacky new Betty White sitcom featuring a feisty group of sisters who won’t be put in the corner by their church. And except for the comedy film part, that’s a pretty good description. This rolling event features a group of
Catherine Candisky It took 513 “nos” before Monica Hooper got a “yes.” Finally, this week, the 39-year-old single mother of two was offered a temporary job with an import-export company. If all goes well, it could lead to permanent employment. “I can’t believe it,” said Hooper, of Columbus. “It’s such
Tiffany L. Parks A House bill designed to allow employers and employees to work together by reducing work hours in exchange for eliminating potential layoffs has made its way to the Senate. House Bill 484, sponsored by Rep. Mike Duffey, R-Worthington, would create the SharedWork Ohio program. The initiative would
Local officials worry stricter rules could affect Prime Ohio II park Everdeen Mason State jobs officials want to see return on taxpayer investment sooner, and that worries local economic development officials seeking funds for a long-term project they say could lead to hundreds of jobs. The Ohio Department of Development
This story in the Columbus Dispatch digs into what’s happening at the Ohio Venture Capital Program and looks at plans to invest another $100 million in the program, which passed the Ohio house in May. Policy Matters research director Zach Schiller recently testified on this issue, HB 511, and raised
Sheryl Harris New foreclosure filings are down, but many consumers still struggle to stay in their homes. Local nonprofit housing agencies are offering a series of free events this month to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. At the same time, they’re banding together to warn homeowners away from scammers who claim
Job growth also below expectations, fueling worries about recovery. Randy Tucker U.S. employers added far fewer jobs than economists had expected last month, dousing the momentum behind stronger job gains in the first part of the year and pushing up the unemployment rate. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 69,000 in
Editorial Northwest Ohioans are likely to take cold comfort, at best, from the observation that the opposite corner of the state is even more economically challenged than this one. But attention to Appalachian Ohio offers a necessary reminder that even as the state’s economy and employment climate continue to recover,
Matt Sanctis Village hopes to get abandoned properties on the market. MECHANICSBURG
Paul Kostyu Many Ohioans are unable to meet their family needs despite hard work, according to a recent report that finds a tattered social contract in need of updating. The report released this month by Policy Matters Ohio, a left-leaning non-profit policy research organization based in Cleveland, concluded that if
Olivera Perkins Ohio is trying to make it harder for employers to lay off workers. Instead of giving workers the ax, employers would be encouraged to cut their employees’ hours under a bill pending in the Ohio House. In turn, employees would be able to receive unemployment benefits for their
This editorial from the Toledo Blade cites our work as it questions Gov. John Kasich’s proposal to use a stronger fracking tax to cut income taxes, and the state legislature’s apparent unwillingness to consider a fracking tax. Ohio seeks to reap the economic benefits of greatly increased oil and natural-gas
