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Mansfield News Journal Ohio plans to start paying back a $2.6 billion federal loan taken out during the recession to replenish a fund that pays unemployment benefits, though payments could have been smaller had the state accepted additional stimulus money. The state this month plans to pay $370 million, representing
The Toledo Blade A report from a liberal Cleveland think tank shows Ohio workers had the largest hourly wage cuts in the nation during the past decade. Policy Matters Ohio says that median hourly wages in the state declined 86 cents to $15.16 in 2010, down from $16.02 in 2000.
Columbus Dispatch A report from an Ohio think tank warns that federal funding cuts could have “harsh” consequences for the state of Ohio, which relies on federal dollars for nearly a third of its budget. The report by Policy Matters Ohio finds that many of the programs the state has
Bloomberg News Richard Cordray, President Barack Obama’s nominee to run the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, gained national attention by suing major financial firms including Bank of America Corp. (BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Citigroup Inc. (C) and Ally Financial Inc. over botched mortgage servicing. Yet Cordray, who filed
Cincinnati.com That’s a paraphrase, but the report from Policy Matters Ohio, a Cleveland-based liberalleaning think tank provides a whole host of grim statistics in its “State of Working Ohio 2011.″ Some lowlights from the report: “- Ohio has lost 594,000 jobs since peak employment just over a decade ago. –
The state’s decline in wages is even more dramatic WKSU A new report on the workforce in Ohio shows the state is hitting some historicalhighs. But while everyone can agree this is bad news, Ohio Public Radio’s KarenKasler has two different views on those figures. This Labor Day is nothing
Associated Press One of every 10 Ohioans lost a job over the past decade and workers saw a higher drop in wages than any other state, according to a report being released Sunday by liberal think tank Policy Matters Ohio. The State of Working Ohio 2011 report says about 42
Their relevance is questioned because of wage and hour laws Dayton Daily News Public employee unions have become the labor movement’s Alamo, a last bastion of strength. That’s why the fight over Senate Bill 5 is seen by some as a fight for the very survival of unions in Ohio.
Fox 8 News If you had to work this Labor Day, be grateful you get the opportunity to labor – even if it’s for less money than you made three decades ago. The 2011 State of Working Ohio Report by Policy Matters Ohio reports the Buckeye State has lost 594,000
The Cleveland Plain Dealer Belatedly — at least to the millions of Americans without work — leaders of both parties are focusing on jobs. President Barack Obama plans to unveil his agenda to spur hiring Thursday night, and several potential Republican challengers have begun to roll out ideas. Speaker John
WEWS Channel 5 News Connie Taylor sells hot dogs. And she’s happy about it. “At least I’m not walking the street,” she said. But Taylor used to earn $100,000 a year. She left her job as a dental hygienist to raise her children. When she tried to return to the
