Save. Shrink. Stop. Roll.
Save the PD – The Newspaper Guild Local 1 has launched an online campaign, Save The Plain Dealer. We agree that keeping a daily paper in print is crucial for the future of Northeast Ohio. Check out the campaign and sign on if you think so too. Shrink the wage gap – Ohio’s low- and […]
Intensifying Impact
Pain deepens – Cuts in state support to Ohio’s communities have deepened. The result has been slashed services, closed facilities and layoffs in counties, cities, villages, townships and special districts across the state. For our new report, Intensifying Impact, our researchers crunched the numbers to look at how state budget cuts have affected lives in […]
Day before, morning after
In this edition of our eNews — What higher-ed deregulation might mean for Ohio; Trade Adjustment Assistance in Ohio for workers and firms affected by international trade; what Ohio should do with a pre-paid debit card for state tax returns; JobWatch; Hanauer on morning-after-election panel; NOBLE budget platform meeting. Deregulation hikes tuition – Last year, […]
No windfall
Not rolling in the dough – In No Windfall, we calculated that the tax on Ohio’s new casinos will bring in about $227 million a year for local governments. Stack that up to the $1 billion a year from recent cuts in state aid for local governments, and it becomes crystal clear that casino taxes […]
Just Say Yes
Just say yes – Question: Should Ohio take action that will secure health care for up to 900,000 more working Ohioans, bring some $17.3 billion into Ohio, save up to $2.3 billion in state spending, create about 50,000 jobs in Ohio, and have the federal government foot the entire bill for three years and 90 […]
What’s up with Ohio workers
State of Working Ohio – Ohio unemployment is down but a lot of people have stopped looking for work. Manufacturing jobs have grown twice as much as other jobs in Ohio, particularly in the sub-sector that covers cars and appliances. But layoffs in local government are sucking jobs out of the economy even as manufacturers […]
Trifecta of Bad Policy
Makes no sense – Our latest report on special-interest tax breaks found that even as state policymakers talk about closing some of the tax loopholes that drain $7 billion a year from Ohio’s budget, the legislature is creating more, hurting the state’s ability to invest in the economy and maintain public services. The report identifies […]
Remembering Seth Rosen
An extensive community of social justice advocates, organizers, musicians and friends and family mourns the unexpected passing of Seth Rosen, who chaired our board of directors. He was an incredibly smart, passionate, and effective advocate for workers, and cared deeply about the issues that drive Policy Matters. Read our director Amy Hanauer’s tribute to Seth […]
Ohio CASH eNews
June 2012 Ohio CASH Newsletter August – Ohio CASH 3rd quarter meetingThe 3rd quarter Ohio CASH meeting will be held at 10 am on August 16, 2012. The meeting will include a policy update, a presentation on asset limits for public benefits, and an update on the progress of the Financial Stability Toolkit. This meeting […]
Illogical, Unaffordable
llogical – Ohio’s unemployment compensation trust fund is chronically underfunded because employer taxes have not kept pace with needs. This means that taxpayer funds are being used to pay interest on debt, according to our recent statement. The money Ohio is diverting in this way would be better used to meet critical needs of schools […]
New bank tax: weaker by design
Weaker by design – The Ohio House has undercut Gov. John Kasich’s proposed Financial Institutions Tax with new credits and exemptions, including millions in tax cuts for mortgage lenders, securities brokers, payday lenders, finance companies and other so-called “dealers in intangibles.” A chief aim of the new tax was to eliminate loopholes in the old […]
Not ready for prime time
Contact your state senator to let them know that HB 511 should not pass until it contains new, stronger accountability measures for the Ohio Capital Fund. The Ohio Senate will be considering this issue as early as June 12. Of the venture-capital funds that have received money from the Ohio Capital Fund, more than a […]