Ohio could improve the lives of many working moms this year by making public childcare work better for families and children. This study examines how a small increase in earnings causes families to lose childcare subsidies and see reductions to their family budgets.
Introduction Ohio needs to do more to protect its growing senior population from abuse. Approval of the $10 million proposed in the house- based appropriations bill of the Mid-Biennium Review would be a good start. Even better would be to provide the $20 million recommended by an advocacy coalition, which
Investment in services that benefit all Ohioans would be a better use of state funds than tax cuts. Gov. Kasich’s proposal continues to shift the weight of state taxes from the most affluent to middle- and lower-income Ohioans.
Gov. Kasich’s tax proposal falls short in two ways: it won’t pay for all the income-tax cuts, and it relies on taxes that may not provide the growing, sustainable revenue needed to support the permanent income-tax reduction.
What happens in Columbus can determine whether Ohio communities thrive or struggle. State policy can support local public services for safe, well-maintained neighborhoods, good schools and rising property values.
House Bill 375 undersells a valuable Ohio resource and needs to be strengthened. We support legislative efforts to develop a structure more in line with the growing industry in our state. Download testimony (6 pp)Response to request for information (2 pp)Updated Jan. 23, 2014 Testimony to the House Ways and
The proposed severance tax in House Bill 375 would shortchange Ohioans by undervaluing the state’s natural resources and granting up to $800 million over ten years in breaks and exclusions.
Many participants in Ohio Works First, the state’s cash assistance program, are not meeting work activity requirements, resulting in a sharply dropping overall caseload. Now work participation is about to be required for food aid in 72 of Ohio’s 88 counties, affecting some 134,000 adults. This huge increase in work
Such an amendment would not solve our fiscal problems. Wendy Patton’s testimony raises serious concerns, including the likelihood that a balanced budget amendment would force deep cuts in funding that helps Ohio operate its schools, build and repair highways, and fulfill other fundamental state responsibilities.
On Nov. 1, some 1.8 million low-income Ohioans will see their food assistance cut by $29 a month as benefits drop to an average of only $1.40 per person per meal. In addition to harm to individual families, $193 million less in federal funding will flow to Ohio, slowing economic
Such an amendment would not solve our fiscal problems. Wendy Patton’s testimony raises serious concerns, including the likelihood that a balanced budget amendment would force deep cuts in funding that helps Ohio operate its schools, build and repair highways, and fulfill other fundamental state responsibilities.
Spending these funds on a tax that will mostly go to affluent Ohioans ignores the state’s many unmet needs. This report provides some of the investments that could be made to improve public services, invest in needed education and infrastructure, and boost the quality of life for residents and businesses
