Wendy Patton | Will Petrik | Tanisha Pruitt | Zach Schiller | Piet van Lier | Christina Wang We come together and pool our resources for clean water, safe streets and roads, good public schools and other essential public services. As the pandemic and its economic consequences play out, lawmakers
New tool helps advocates, reporters and everyday Ohioans track budget items they care about The 2022-23 state budget signed by Gov. Mike DeWine in July contains thousands of pages that will direct how Ohio lawmakers will spend the state’s public resources over the next two years. Each year, after the
Ohio Lawmakers ponder sweetening the pot for wealthy investors, yet refuse to commit to long-term, fair funding of public schools Ohio Senators are hearing testimony on Senate Bill 225, which would boost tax breaks for wealthy capital gains investors and developers, expand eligibility beyond Ohio investors and allow the tax
Senator Dolan, Ranking Member Sykes and members of the Senate Finance Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on Senate Bill 225. This bill proposes that you double the amount of money available for the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit and the Opportunity Zone Tax Credit, increasing the tax
As they eliminated the committee that scrutinizes state tax expenditures, Ohio lawmakers passed a 2022-23 state budget that expanded the $9 billion the state spends every year on tax breaks. A new report by Policy Matters Ohio shows that the state budget signed by Gov. Mike DeWine in July includes
Wendy Patton | Jenny Driscoll We all need clean water, safe streets, good schools and all the other public services that contribute to the quality of our life. We pool our tax dollars to pay for them. Not all entities pay the same taxes because state lawmakers give out tax
Ohioans pulled together to make it through the worst of the pandemic over the past 18 months. When a crisis strikes, we count on the government for aid and protection. Despite deep political divisions, Congress acted, passing bill after bill to strengthen hospitals, help people meet their basic needs and
Today the Biden administration announced it would withdraw approval of Ohio’s Medicaid work requirement waiver. Policy Matters Ohio Senior Project Director Wendy Patton released the following statement: “Today, as the COVID pandemic continues to make Ohioans sick, the Biden administration refused Gov. DeWine’s proposal to erect new barriers to the
Public services are the foundation of our daily lives, ensuring we have clean water to drink, our garbage is picked up, our streets are well-lit, and many other unnoticed but essential functions. Municipal operating budgets pool our tax dollars to fund public services, including policing. With increased public outcry following
Tax cuts and expansion of state subsidy for private, religious schools should go This year many people raised their voices to call for a budget that cares for all Ohioans no matter what we look like or where we live — and to some good ends. Despite some progress on
New measures would make recovery harder for struggling Ohioans Today the Ohio Senate Finance Committee unveiled its 2022-23 budget with amendments. Senators are expected to vote on the budget bill on Thursday, June 10. Policy Matters Ohio Senior Project Director Wendy Patton released the following statement: “We look to government
Good morning Chair Dolan, Vice-Chair Gavarone, Ranking Member Sykes and members of the committee. I am Wendy Patton, senior project director at Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that is building a more prosperous, equitable, inclusive and sustainable Ohio. Thank you for this opportunity to testify today on
