Misses the mark on important programs and policies The Ohio Senate unveiled its 2022-23 state budget proposal yesterday; Policy Matters Ohio will analyze the details of the proposal in coming days. Here are our initial impressions as we dig into the details. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen how government
Good morning Chair Dolan, Vice-Chair Gavarone, Ranking Member Sykes and members of the committee. I am Wendy Patton, senor project director at Policy Matters Ohio, a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that is building a more prosperous, equitable, inclusive and sustainable Ohio. Thank you for this opportunity to speak today on
Good afternoon, Chair Brenner, ranking member Fedor and members of the committee. I am Wendy Patton, a senior project director of Policy Matters Ohio, a non-partisan, not-for-profit research organization that is building a more prosperous, inclusive, equitable and sustainable Ohio. Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of
Good morning Chairman Huffman, ranking member Antonio and members of the committee. I am Wendy Patton, Senior Project Director at Policy Matters Ohio, a non-for-profit, non-partisan research organization that is building a more prosperous, equitable, inclusive and sustainable Ohio. Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the Medicaid budget.
Great public schools provide a foundation of opportunity for children, their families, communities and the entire state. All children, regardless of ZIP code, race or family income deserve to be educated in fully and fairly funded schools. In fact, the framers of Ohio’s constitution required the state to provide a
Today the Ohio House of Representatives passed their version of the 2022-23 state budget. The House moved closer to fixing the state’s unconstitutional school funding system by moving the Fair School Funding Plan, currently under consideration in House Bill 1, into the budget bill. House lawmakers also added a 2%
Good afternoon President Kohler, Vice President McGuire and honorable members of the State Board of Education. Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the need for the Fair School Funding Plan. My comments focus on the long-term inequity in state funding for primary and secondary education in Ohio. The
Wendy Patton | Will Petrik | Michael Shields | Piet van Lier Government works best when it works for all of us. After years of policies slanted in favor of the wealthy few and big corporations, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) will rebuild after the pandemic recession from the
Policy Matters Ohio released today a set of recommendations for how state lawmakers should spend one part of the billions of federal dollars coming to Ohio thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA): The funds that come straight to the state for lawmakers to use to retore and rebuild
At Policy Matters, we believe government works best when it works for all of us, not just the wealthy few and corporations. So, we were encouraged when President Joseph Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP), which approaches recovery from the bottom up instead of the top down. The ARP
Good morning Chairman Merrin, Vice-Chair Riedel and Ranking Member Sobecki. I am Wendy Patton, Senior Project Director at Policy Matters Ohio, a non-partisan, not-for-profit research organization with a mission to create a more prosperous, inclusive, equitable and sustainable Ohio. Policy Matters opposes House Bill 157 first, because it could result
Good morning Chair Oelslager, Vice Chair Plummer, Ranking Member Crawley and members of the Committee. I am Wendy Patton, Senior Project Director with Policy Matters Ohio, a research institute with a mission of contributing to a more prosperous, equitable, inclusive and sustainable Ohio. Thank you for this opportunity to testify
