Athens Post Online by Chris Yonker Ohio’s poverty rate has increased despite positive gains in other aspects of the economy, according to a recently released report. According to State of Working Ohio 2005, a report released by the non-profit state organization Policy Matters Ohio, Ohio’s poverty rate is up to
Dayton Business Journal Ohioans are working harder for less financial gain, says a study by Policy Matters Ohio, a liberal think tank based in Cleveland. Ohio’s median household income sank to $42,955 in 2004, from a peak of nearly $46,000 in 2000, according to Policy Matters. Ohio’s median income measured
WTVG – Toledo CLEVELAND (AP) – A Cleveland think tank says the average Ohio worker has seen declining wages for four years. In a report released today, Policy Matters Ohio says productivity, education and weekly working hours have increased during that time. The report’s author say gains in worker productivity
The Cincinnati Enquirer CLEVELAND – Median wages for Ohio workers have declined in the past four years and continue to trail the nation despite increases in worker productivity, education and work hours, according to a report released Sunday. Researchers with Policy Matters Ohio analyzed employment and demographic information. The group’s
Ohio News Now A Cleveland think tank says the average Ohio worker has seen declining wages for four years. In a report released this weekend, Policy Matters Ohio says productivity, education and weekly working hours have increased during that time. The report’s author say gains in worker productivity normally
Earnings fall despite rise in production Chillicothe Gazette CLEVELAND (AP) – Median wages for Ohio workers have declined over the past four years and continue to trail the nation despite increases in worker productivity, education and work hours, according toa report released Sunday. Researchers with Policy Matters Ohio analyzed employment
Report details job losses, wage declines, rising inequality in stateby William Hershey Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS | As workers across the country prepare to celebrate Labor Day on Monday, they can pat themselves on the back for being more productive and better educated than workers in the past. They might
WCPO.com- Cincinnati CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland think tank says the average Ohio worker has seen declining wages for four years. In a report released today, Policy Matters Ohio says productivity, education and weekly working hours have increased during that time. The report’s author say gains in worker productivity normally
Blackwell, in Deal with GOP, Now Aims for 2006 Vote Gongwer News Service Two days before the filing deadline, Citizens for Tax Reform officially backed off plans to submit petitions bearing more than 500,000 signatures for a proposed Nov. 8 ballot issue to limit state spending, with the group announcing
Catalyst Cleveland by Stephanie Klupinski Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell recently postponed plans to put a TEL, or Tax Expenditure Limitation, on a statewide ballot this fall. If approved, the proposal would restrict spending by state and political subdivisions to either 3.5 percent or the sum of the annual
The Hannah Report Policy Matters Ohio, a non-profit, non-partisan policy research institute with offices in Cleveland and Columbus, has released a study, “College Bound: Taxes and Tuition in Ohio.” It finds that by 2010, an Ohio family of four with 2003 median four-person family earnings of $69,478 and one child
The Toledo Blade Ryan Cook had lots to consider when he was contemplating where to pursue a college degree in mechanical engineering. Of course, there was the choice of degrees and the cost of tuition. But Mr. Cook ultimately decided on the University of Toledo because of its proximity to
