Saturday Stats: forging ahead
1.5 million+: That’s how many Ohioans voted for sentencing reform last week. Although Issue 1 didn’t pass, there is energy in Ohio to reform policies that pack our prisons with nonviolent offenders and allow our drug epidemic to spiral out of control. Leaders in the General Assembly pledged to introduce legislation that, among other things, […]
Saturday Stats: Election edition
4,400: The number of times people shared this Issue 1 op-ed Executive Director Amy Hanauer wrote for Cleveland.com. Issue 1 will reduce our bloated prison population and direct more money to treatment, making our communities safer. Need more info? Check out Amy’s appearances on “The Week that Was with Joe Palmisano” on 1480 (October 13) […]
Saturday Stats: Issue 1, affordable college, tax abatements and more
$3.4 billion: The amount Ohio loses in wages each year due to barriers that keep people with previous convictions from getting good jobs. Our latest analysis shows how Issue 1 will remove roadblocks for thousands of Ohioans with low-level drug convictions and help them get back on track. >1,000: The number of Ohio laws on […]
Saturday stats: Policy Matters by the numbers
32 percent: The amount Ohio prisons are over capacity. The system is designed to hold about 37,500, but today more than 49,500 people are in Ohio prisons. 350 percent: The amount Ohio’s prison population has grown by since 1980. >40: Studies cited in our new literature review that demonstrate how overincarceration damages families, communities and […]
Data dump: News from Policy Matters
Data bonanza: Nerds like us love when the Census updates data. Hannah Halbert looked at the new numbers and found that, despite many good things in the economy, 1.6 million Ohioans—including 500,000 kids – are living in poverty. Census data also show that the number of Ohioans without health insurance, after years of getting better, […]
By the numbers: News from Policy Matters
This edition of eNews is tailor-made for the data wonks in the audience. It features the numbers that drive our work and guide our policy. Plus a couple of cute dogs! * * * <14,000: People incarcerated by the state of Ohio, 1980. >49,000: People incarcerated by the state of Ohio, 2018. $1.3 billion: Amount […]
Empty Nest: News from Policy Matters
It’s been quiet around our offices since our team of interns started heading out after an amazingly productive summer. They kept the offices humming, conducting research, crunching numbers, and letting us know the coolest places to hang out after work. (Even if some of us weren’t cool enough to go!) This issue of eNews highlights […]
Like a cool breeze on a hot day: News from Policy Matters
Buyer beware: If you want to buy a house but can’t access a traditional mortgage, a land installment contract might look tempting. It’d allow you move in with little money down, and make payments directly to the seller without having to take out a loan. Sure, the seller holds onto the title until you’ve paid […]
Keep your head up: News from Policy Matters
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for progressives in Ohio and across the nation. But let’s not hang our heads. This edition of eNews features nine things we can do—right now—to help build a world we all want to live in. As everyone’s favorite Wobbly songwriter Joe Hill put it, “Don’t waste any time […]
Keeping them honest: News from Policy Matters
Rob Moore testifies before the Ohio Senate A great idea in the state Senate: Nearly 900,000 Ohioans still don’t have access to broadband. A new bill moving through the Ohio Senate could reduce that number, committing $50 million a year to build out the state’s broadband infrastructure. Rob Moore testified in support of the legislation, […]
Stand up, speak out: News from Policy Matters
Keep those phones ringing: Thanks in part to constituent pressure, the House last week voted down a Farm Bill that would have hamstrung the Supplemental Nutrition Access Program. It was a temporary win for the millions of Americans—including 1.4 million Ohioans—who need food assistance to keep their families fed. Stay vigilant: House leaders have scheduled […]
The People’s Think Tank: News from Policy Matters
Amy Hanauer, Hannah Halbert, Emily Brown, and Emily Houh, hitting the streets of Cincinnati May Day in Cincinnati: Last week we celebrated International Workers’ Day, rallying to honor the contributions of labor movements around the world. Amy Hanauer delivered the keynote address to the Interfaith Workers’ Center’s annual fundraiser, praising the power of recent actions […]