Severance taxes are taxes on the value of oil and gas extraction. Strong drilling states like Texas have severance taxes as high as 7.5 percent on natural gas. Governor Kasich proposed an increase to Ohio’s severance tax in the executive budget and the legislature included this increase in its budget
Ohio has a pressing need for housing assistance. More than 400,000 Ohio households spend more than half their income on rent. In 2015, an estimated 33,546 experienced homelessness. Established in 1991, when Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment designating housing as a public purpose, the Ohio Housing Trust Fund supports
Good afternoon Chairman Smith, ranking member Cera and members of the Committee. I am Jack Shaner, consultant to Policy Matters Ohio, a member of the Ohioans for Transportation Equity coalition. Thank you for the opportunity to testify. In our testimony, we encourage the General Assembly to restructure the Managed Care
Despite raging drug epidemic, Kasich budget flat funds treatment In 2015, more than 3,300 people died from drug overdoses in Ohio. Despite a raging drug epidemic, Governor Kasich’s budget for 2018 and 2019 flat funds mental health and addiction services. In a new Budget Bite released today, Policy Matters Ohio
Ohio has a raging drug epidemic and lacks the needed infrastructure and treatment beds, but Governor Kasich’s budget flat funds mental health and addiction services. Addressing addiction requires investing in public health. Ohio had 3,310 drug overdose deaths in 2015, second only to California, with more than three times as
Kasich budget underfunds childcare, preschool and kindergarten Governor Kasich’s proposed budget for 2018-2019 misses several opportunities to invest in Ohio’s families and children. In two “Budget Bites” released today, Policy Matters Ohio examines the state’s underinvestment in early education and childcare, and lack of investment in tuition-free all-day kindergarten. Ohio
State dollars for early care and education may – or may not – keep pace with inflation in Governor John Kasich’s 2018-2019 budget proposal. Evaluating state investment in these programs has been challenging due to unanswered requests from the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. The agency has not
Research shows that full-day kindergarten helps kids do better in reading and math. Early childhood programs like all-day kindergarten are good investments that generate short and long term returns. Ohio was going to provide full-day kindergarten, but eliminated the mandate in 2012, largely because it was unfunded. Nationally, there has
Good afternoon Chairman McColley, ranking member Reece and members of the Committee. I am Wendy Patton of Policy Matters Ohio, a non-partisan, not-for-profit research organization with a mission of contributing to a more vibrant, equitable, inclusive and sustainable Ohio. In our testimony today we encourage the General Assembly to find
Policy Matters calls for funding increases in 2018-2019 budget
Initial analysis shows local governments, the Great Lakes, seniors and children at risk President Trump’s budget plan contains many policy changes which will affect our public services and our daily lives across Ohio. For one thing, the state budget is closely linked to the federal budget. Ohio’s proposed, two-year budget
Local governments, the Great Lakes, senior services, Legal Aid – all at risk Download press statement Statement from Wendy Patton, Senior Project Director, Policy Matters Ohio For more information, see Wendy’s initial analysis “President Donald Trump’s ‘skinny’ budget blueprint would hurt many people and communities in Ohio. Federal funds made
