The budget approved by the Ohio House of Representatives contains new tax deductions likely costing tens of millions of dollars, as well as restoration of a special-interest sales-tax exemption for investment coins and metal bullion that has been repealed twice earlier by the General Assembly. In testimony today, Policy Matters
Zach Schiller and Wendy Patton The 2022-23 state budget presents Ohio lawmakers with an opportunity to rebuild communities so all people, no matter what they look like or how much money they have, can thrive and succeed. But instead of using all available options to support communities, the Ohio House
One thing the COVID-19 pandemic and recession have made clear is that unemployment compensation (UC) not only makes sure people who have been laid off can get by, it also bolsters the larger economy by keeping people spending money and paying their bills. So it’s confounding that the Ohio Chamber
Attorney General Yost is off-base in suing to block the law Attorney General Dave Yost today asked the U.S. District Court of Southern Ohio to block the portion of the American Rescue Plan that prohibits states from using money from the plan for tax cuts. Policy Matters Ohio Research Director
Chairs Hackett and Fraizer and members of the Unemployment Modernization and Improvement Council: Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am Zach Schiller, research director of Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute with the mission of creating a more prosperous, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. I have
Claimants need to be involved in improvements, Policy Matters Ohio testifies Ohio policymakers should make the unemployment compensation system more accessible to claimants so that Ohioans who have been laid off can obtain benefits on a timely basis. That was the key message in testimony delivered today by Zach Schiller,
Chair Roegner, Ranking Member Craig and members of the committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Zach Schiller and I am research director at Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute with the mission of creating a more prosperous, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. We
Yet the recently unemployed pay state income tax on their benefits A bill pending in the Ohio Senate Ways & Means Committee would create a major new tax break for some Ohioans who make more than $250,000 a year, while leaving the state income tax as is on unemployment compensation
Chair Blessing, Ranking Member Williams and members of the Senate Ways & Means Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on Senate Bill 18. This legislation needs to be changed so that it helps Ohioans who are struggling amidst the pandemic—and so it does not provide unneeded new tax
A balanced, well-designed tax system makes sure we all do our part to sustain our communities, while caring for people going through hard times. Right now, many Ohioans are going through hard times, but our state tax code hasn’t been designed to help them, especially those who have been laid
Introduction Corporations can’t operate without using our collective public resources. They need a well-trained, educated and healthy workforce. Public roads and airports are necessary to move their products to market. Their offices depend on public water and sewer facilities, while their contracts are enforced through the court system. Yet Ohio
George Zeller, poverty fighter
Cleveland, and Ohio, lost one of our fiercest fighters against poverty Saturday. George Zeller, 71, died in a fire at his West Side home. George was a cantankerous person, motivated always by a desire to ensure that the economy and public policy served working people – and poor people especially.