Introduction The federal government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is starting to let states take away Medicaid health coverage for otherwise-eligible people who cannot get work, or enough work. The Kasich Administration, at the bidding of the legislature, asked CMS for permission to try it out here in
Statehouse committee should curtail tax break mission creep Policy Matters Ohio testified before the Tax Expenditure Review Committee today, arguing for more rigorous review of tax breaks that sap more than $9 billion each year from the state. Wendy Patton, senior project director, told the committee, “The committee should recommend
Good morning, Chairman Oelslager and members of the committee. I am Wendy Patton, senior project director at Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute with the mission of creating a more prosperous, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. Thank you for this opportunity to testify today. Today’s review includes two
By Zach Schiller and Wendy Patton Good morning, Chairman Oelslager and members of the committee. I am Zach Schiller, research director at Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute with the mission of creating a more prosperous, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. Thank you for this opportunity to testify
Good morning, Chairman Eklund, Vice Chair Terhar, Ranking Member Williams, and members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee. My name is Wendy Patton and I am a senior project director at Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with the mission of creating a more prosperous, equitable, sustainable and
By Wendy Patton and Zach Schiller Good morning, Chairman Oelslager and members of the committee. I am Wendy Patton, senior project director at Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute with the mission of creating a more prosperous, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. Thank you for this opportunity to
Policy Matters Ohio said in testimony today before the Tax Expenditure Review Committee that a more in-depth analysis is needed of the tax breaks that cost the state more than $9 billion a year in revenue. The committee held its first hearing on five sales-tax breaks. Wendy Patton, senior project
Over the next five weeks, Ohio’s new legislative committee to review state tax breaks will meet three times to examine 15 tax breaks worth a total of $4.6 billion, nearly half the cost of all state tax breaks combined. State revenue spent on special-interest tax breaks drains resources from the
What is the grain handler’s discount? This is a tax break in Ohio’s main business tax, the Commercial Activity Tax (CAT), for dealers in certain agricultural commodities: grain handlers. Ohio’s rural landscape is dotted with silvery grain storage facilities and in some cities, old grain elevators tower over railroad tracks.
Ohio’s rural landscape is dotted with big, silvery grain storage facilities. In some places, concrete silos tower over railroad tracks. These are where some of the nation’s largest grain handling companies store grain produced by Ohio farmers before moving it to market. And for that, the state of Ohio gives
Despite draconian cuts in his 2019 budget proposal, last week President Trump signed a 2018 spending bill that maintains funding for crucial programs that protect children and the elderly from abuse and make sure struggling families stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Trump’s fiscal year 2019
President Trump wants to pull the plug on federal programs that help millions of families across the country keep warm during cold winters and cool in hot summers. He’d also permanently scrap federal aid for programs that help make homes more efficient. Congress protected critical energy programs in the 2018
