Can reporters connect the candidates’ rhetoric to on-the-ground reality? Writing for the Columbia Journalism review, former Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter T.C. Brown took at look at media coverage of Ohio’s economy in an election year. “… And the coverage of the visits was generally solid, led by Steve Koff’s good
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney traipsed their way through the Cleveland area last week, the start of what’s sure to be many Ohio visits as the general election unfolds. And with voters describing the economy and jobs as “very important” issues, it’s no surprise that the two candidates emphasized their
Editorial Gov. John Kasich’s budget package includes a proposal for a new tax on Ohio financial institutions. It would replace current state levies on banks, savings institutions, securities and mortgage brokers, and payday lenders. State officials say the plan would eliminate loopholes that enable some banks to avoid paying tens
“If you want different outcomes for lower income families or different environmental outcomes, you need to get at it from a policy perspective. I don’t think that charity alone is going to get you to the relief of poverty or low-paying jobs that don’t enable people or families to thrive.
Olivera Perkins Ohio led the nation in job losses in March, even as the state’s unemployment rate inched downward. Fewer jobs, but more people working? Blame the contradiction on how data used in calculating the jobless rate are collected. George Zeller, an economic research analyst in Cleveland, cited “technical inconsistencies”
Lee Chilcote A new initiative being pioneered by Cuyahoga County,Policy Matters Ohio and a bevy of partners aims to create more energy-efficient municipal buildings and catalyze the creation of green, living wage jobs. Now that advocacy within the green jobs movement has shifted away from the state and federal level
Laura Bischoff Gov. John Kasich’s plan to change how financial institutions are taxed in Ohio would cut major loopholes used by big, multi-state banks to legally avoid paying taxes but the proposal would then give any revenue gains back to the banks in the form of lower tax rates, according
Joe Vardon A liberal policy group is questioning $95 million in net funding reductions that Gov. John Kasich made in his mid-biennial review at a time when there appears to be no budget shortfall. In a recent report, Policy Matters Ohio highlights the spending cuts in light of the reductions
Paul E. Kostyu The number of foreclosure filings decreased in Ohio for the second year in a row, but changes across the state made Hamilton County the sixth worst among the 88 counties, even though the county numbers declined. New filings in Ohio dropped 16 percent from 2010 to 2011,
Chelsey Levingston New foreclosure filings dropped in 2011 in area counties, but the overall housing market remains fragile, with a high number of delinquent and overvalued mortgages, said Policy Matters Ohio in a report released this week. About 14,000 fewer foreclosure cases were filed in Ohio last year, for a
Jeff Hirsh Ohio’s governor tackles another controversy… and talks about it one on one with Local 12 News. John Kasich is calling for a huge income tax cut which even has some of his fellow Republicans grumbling. The governor was in town today to help a local company Dunnhumby USA
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