Build it better
In this e-news: Hard times at city halls; a community benefit policy takes shape; Ohio’s tax and spending policies have left the state falling behind. Hard times at city halls – A double whammy of lagging property values and more than $400 million in state funding cuts has left Ohio communities struggling. Senior project director […]
A system in debt; a bad tax bill; a painful jobs recovery
In this e-news: Ohio’s unemployment compensation system is in peril; job gains in October were meager; Ohio municipal income tax bill is bad for cities. An ailing system – Ohio has failed to adequately fund the unemployment compensation system, resulting in a debt of more than $1 billion to the federal government. Our November report […]
Weatherize, Educate, Nominate, Vote: News from Policy Matters Ohio
In this e-news: Home weatherization funding urgently needed; new research shows Medicaid expansion is working; job growth in Ohio continues to trail the nation; and a new report shows income taxes don’t drive income out of state. Weatherize that home! – Ohio’s Home Weatherization Assistance Program is among the best in the nation, but a […]
Up and Down
n this eNews: New Census data show median earnings up, uninsured numbers down for the state; already slow job growth hit a standstill in September; new deal grants big subsidy to Amazon offshoot, but doesn’t make the online retailer collect sales tax like small businesses do; EITC Coalition injects $14.8 million into Cuyahoga economy; and […]
More productive, paid less
In this eNews: Ohio workers more productive, earning less; design flaws mean that boost in in Ohio EITC credit won’t reach those that need it most; unemployment compensation debt predates the recession; Policy Matters in the news. [image:1] More productive, paid less – Our State of Working Ohio report finds that Ohio workers are 66.9% […]
Free Fall
In this eNews: Tax shift a windfall for the rich, others pay more; changes to safety net could push more families into poverty; July job losses wiped out months of gains; Ohio refused work requirement waiver for food aid; and more. [image:1] Tax Shift – Nine years of regressive tax reforms have been a $20,000 […]
Happy Anniversary?
In this eNews: Friday Forum at the City Club is this week; stable unemployment, but Ohio still far short of lost jobs; LeBron James back in town and in the news with Policy Matters; and our staffers weigh in on jobs and Ohio’s future in the press.
Amy Hanauer at to speak at City Club July 25th. Register Now.
Let’s create an Ohio economy that works…for all of us. Policy Matters Ohio director Amy Hanauer to deliver the Friday Forum this July 25th at the City Club of Cleveland. Join us. Register now.
Big cuts for the wealthy, few new jobs
Big tax breaks to the wealthy in MBR, with little job growth; unemployment rate falls as workers leave the labor force; the Supreme Court gives predatory payday lenders a pass on triple digit interest rates; but severance taxes to cover public costs of fracking are “puny;” and Director Amy Hanauer to rally the City Club […]
Big tax cuts for the wealthy, but few new jobs
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Flawed Cuts
In this eNews: Some good in HB 483, but flawed cuts divert millions from crucial services to Ohio’s hightest earners and the expanded EITC won’t reach those who need it most; Policy Matters explores the potential EITC impact on Cleveland’s Promise Neighborhood; we make the news; like us on facebook and follow us on twitter; […]
May 2014 Ohio CASH E-News
Ohio CASH webinar “Discrediting Employment Credit Checks,” Tuesday, June 10, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 pm, will describe how credit checks discriminate against qualified workers and exclude them from the job market. Presenters will be Amy Traub, senior policy analyst at Demos, and Melissa Broome, senior policy advocate at the Job Opportunities Task Force. Amy […]