COLUMBUS – A new report finds foreclosures in Ohio fell to their lowest level last year since 2001, but the state is still feeling the effects of the housing bubble burst. According to data compiled by the research institute Policy Matters Ohio, foreclosures in 2014 dropped 18 percent from 2013.
Young Ohioans continue to face economic difficulties, new report shows.
Ohio lawmakers so far are refusing to increase one of the smallest state-level public transportation budgets in the U.S. – ignoring the state’s own report that calls for more spending on bus and passenger rail systems, The Enquirer has learned. Even Republican Gov. John Kasich – who’s kept a tight
Over the past decade, infant mortality rates in Lucas County and the rest of Ohio have remained heartbreakingly high, especially for African-Americans and poor families. Yet as they prepare to pass a new state budget, many lawmakers want to reduce support for expectant mothers who are Medicaid recipients. That shouldn’t
There is something garish about plaid suit jackets — a certain Nathan Detroit vibe, particularly if the pattern is on the loud side. I have a few such jackets, which though more tasteful than the “Guys and Dolls” wardrobe, I hope, hardly ever get worn. But my eye recently fell
Policy Matters Ohio finds that the state’s wealthiest taxpayers would see the biggest benefit from the House-passed tax plan In what has becoming a recurring theme, state GOP leaders propose a tax plan, and an analysis by Policy Matters Ohio finds that the state’s wealthiest taxpayers would see the biggest
Gov. Kasich must stand up to state lawmakers who would undermine Ohio’s Medicaid program The House version of Ohio’s next budget includes one redeeming measure: It continues Gov. John Kasich’s highly successful Medicaid expansion, despite grumbling from Tea Party extremists who care more about rigid anti-government ideology than they do
A Silicon Valley start-up wants to put workers on an even keel. This article originally appeared in the New York Times Magazine. Anand Giridharadas Heather Jacobs, a chain-spa masseuse in Simi Valley, Calif., never knows how much money is coming her way. When her spa charges $99 for a 55-minute
A report from Policy Matters Ohio finds a proposal in the Ohio House could make it more difficult for low-income families to obtain and maintain health insurance coverage under Medicaid expansion. Photo credit: Alex E. Proismos/Flickr. COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new state budget proposal would undermine Ohio’s expansion of Medicaid,
April 25–Enrollment in Medicaid under Ohio’s expanded eligibility requirements is growing much faster than expected, raising concerns about cost overruns that might impact taxpayers in the coming years when the state would be required to fund up to 10 percent of the cost of expansion. As of March, the number
Ohio Gov. John Kasich likes to brag these days that he’s produced a $2 billion surplus. He especially likes to make this claim to his dear friends at Fox News where he knows it’s always softball time. Yet no one quite knows what he did and he doesn’t have to
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The number of low-income working families has grown since the Great Recession, and their numbers are projected to increase — especially among minority groups, according to a recent report. There were 10.1 million low-income working families in 2009, the year the recession ended. (The recession officially began
