Many choosing convenient route, but financial responsibility is keyby Gloria Irwin The Akron Beacon Journal Twenty-seven-year-old Tiffany Herbert is about to become a homeowner — and it will cost her only about $800 or so.A first-time buyer, she’s paying $64,000 for a two-bedroom home in the Goodyear Heights neigborhood of
WKYC.com COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A nonprofit economic policy research organization says a proposed Ohio Constitutional amendment to limit government spending and its ability to raise taxes includes a supremacy clause allowing it to prevail over everything else. In a report out today, Policy Matters Ohio says the provision says
Columbus Dispatch by Jim Siegel The proposed constitutional amendment limiting government spending is so vaguely worded that it could lead to years of legal battles, a nonprofit research group wrote in a study released today. The amendment, pushed by a group led by Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, limits
Gongwer News Service Opponents hope they have identified at least one fatal flaw in a proposed constitutional state spending limit backed by Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, but a Citizens for Tax Reform spokesman defended the plan Tuesday against the latest critique. The Policy Matters Ohio study of the
The Hannah Report A new analysis by Policy Matters Ohio found that the proposed tax and expenditure limitation (TEL) for which signatures are currently being gathered will radically change the way government operates, has many ambiguous provisions, and will result in substantial litigation. The proposal, spearheaded by Secretary of State
Lord Corp. will add 30 jobs in $3.8M projectby Timothy R. Gaffney Dayton Daily News HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County | Gov. Bob Taft and other state and local officialsWednesday morning helped Lord Corp. executives break ground on an expansion project that promises to add 30 jobs to its plant. “Lord
Daily Reporter by Melanie McIntyre Home foreclosures have a significant financial impact on local government, area residentsand retailers, but the problems could be minimized by reducing the incidence of poorlywritten and/or fraudulent loans made in distressed neighborhoods, according to a recentlypublished report written by two Harvard University researchers. “Collateral Damage:
Dayton Daily News The Dayton area is represented by two powerful state lawmakers, House Speaker Jon Husted and Sen. Jeff Jacobson, who’s No. 2 in the Senate. One day they’ll leave office, and be asked what they did for their community. Given the home mortgage foreclosure rate in Montgomery
Tax change expected to aid manufacturersby Jeffrey Sheban Columbus Dispatch Who benefits from the most sweeping business-tax changes in Ohio in 40 years? One likely winner is the state’s beleaguered manufacturing sector, which has shed 200,000 jobs in the past five years, leaving 800,000. “I don’t think it’s a secret
Guest Columnist Zach Shiller of Policy Matters Ohio addresses the state’s housing boom– in foreclosures.Demos As national print headlines celebrate a record housing boom, a disturbing trend is receiving far less attention than it should. Here in Ohio, homeowners are losing their homes in increasing numbers to foreclosures and ensuing
Rates Three To Five Times Greater Than Decade Ago NewsNet5.com SUMMIT COUNTY — A new study shows foreclosure rates in Summit County remain at record-high levels, NewsChannel5 reported. The Policy Matters Ohio study showed the county’s per capita foreclosure rate went from no. 8 statewide in 2003 to no.7 in
Rates in region are 3 to 5 times higher than ’94By Gloria Irwin The Akron Beacon Journal Even with the economy improving, foreclosure filings against property owners in Stark and Summit counties remained at record levels last year, a new study says. Summit County’s foreclosures per capita worsened last year,
