The federal government funds essential services for children in all 88 Ohio counties. The interactive map above allows the reader to scroll over the counties and see how many children are served in each by the following federally-funded services: Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Social Security benefits,
The final federal tax plan that Republican leaders pushed through a House-Senate joint committee last week remains what it has been all along: a huge tax cut for the very wealthiest and major corporations. New analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy finds the top 1 percent of
Good morning, Chairman Eklund, Vice-Chair Terhar, Ranking Member Williams and members of the 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 inclusive Ohio. Thank you for
Like the House bill, the Senate’s newly-passed tax plan is a costly giveaway to the very wealthy and major corporations at the expense of students, elderly Ohioans and struggling families. Senator Rob Portman promoted and voted for the bill, and all Ohio Congressional Republicans voted yes. Both houses still need
The rural growth tax credit made it into the corrections bill for the 2018-19 Ohio budget among the final amendments added in Conference Committee. The provision would create a quasi-public investment fund backed by $45 million in tax breaks. Similar programs have been expensive and unproductive in other states. Governor
The Senate Finance Committee’s new federal tax plan still gives immense annual cuts to the richest 1 percent of Ohio households in the early years and meager benefits to the bottom 60 percent. By 2027, federal taxes would rise on average on the bottom 60 percent of Ohio households while
The Republican Senate tax plan, like its precursors from the president and the House, lavishes tax cuts on the wealthiest Ohioans while raising taxes for some middle-class families and dramatically growing the deficit, endangering funding for critical programs many Ohio families depend on. A new study by the Institute on
Introduction Ohio legislators forged the new budget for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 as tax collections fell short of projections and opioid deaths soared. Forecasts underpinning the 2018-19 budget dropped by $1 billion between the first revenue forecast of the Ohio Legislative Service Commission, presented in February, and the last
Progress on drug epidemic, not enough revenue to meet needs Ohio legislators forged the state’s 2018-2019 budget as revenue dropped and opioid deaths soared. In the midst of the drug epidemic, lawmakers scrambled to find money to stem it. In new analysis, Policy Matters Ohio finds that by and large,
The Republican tax plan delivers enormous tax cuts to the wealthiest Ohioans while raising taxes for some middle-class families and dramatically growing the deficit. By 2027, cuts for the wealthiest 1 percent of Ohioans will be more than $55,000 a year. The bill opens a $1.5 trillion hole in the
Introduction High quality childcare is an investment in the future. It gives children a good start so they are more likely to succeed in school and life. It enables parents to work and paves the way for family financial stability. Both help build a bright future for Ohio. But childcare
Introduction Forty percent of Ohio households struggle to pay for necessities, but lawmakers failed to provide support in the 2018-19 budget for growing needs identified by the state’s food pantries and affordable housing advocates. After years of tax cutting, state revenue collections plunged during last spring’s budget deliberations. Lawmakers did
