Zach Schiller and Hannah Halbert testify to the House Insurance Committee on House Bill 394. Good morning, Chairman Hackett, Ranking Member Bishoff and members of the committee. My name is Zach Schiller and I am research director at Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with the mission of creating
Since the introduction of Ohio House Bill 394, the bill that would slash unemployment benefits and make it harder to get them, two dozen witnesses have opposed it in oral or written testimony to the House Insurance Committee. That has given its backers pause, at least to the point that
Zach Schiller testimony to the House Insurance Committee.
A bill introduced recently in the Ohio House would reduce unemployment benefits in Ohio – and the ability of workers to qualify for them – so that Ohio’s unemployment program would become among the most restrictive in the United States. House Bill 394 would slash the maximum number of weeks
A bill introduced recently in the Ohio House would reduce unemployment benefits in Ohio ??” and the ability of workers to qualify for them ??” so that Ohio’s unemployment program would become among the most restrictive in the United States. House Bill 394 would slash the maximum number of weeks
Zach Schiller testimony to the Senate State and Local Government Committee
Policy Matters’ Zach Schiller testifies to lawmakers on House Bill 9.
Zach Schiller testimony to the Senate Ways and Means Committee on Senate Bill 208.
Tax breaks take needed revenue, yield questionable benefits.
Top 1 percent benefit most under Kasich tax policies.
Local governments in Ohio and across the country will soon have to start reporting the cost of tax incentives they provide for economic development as part of their annual financial statements. This is a major step forward for transparency and corporate accountability, although the rule doesn’t go as far as
The Ohio General Assembly has taught us a lesson about the benefits of the graduated income tax. Earlier this month, The Plain Dealer reported that many business owners would wind up paying higher income taxes for 2015 despite a provision in the state budget bill that significantly expands a tax
