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2011 Ohio Benefit Bank Community Meeting and Training
On September 7 and 8, the 2011 Ohio Benefit Bank Community Meeting and Training will give providers, nonprofits and CDCs a clearinghouse of information on public assistance, free tax preparation, FAFSA enrollment and asset building. With Keynote speaker Richard Cordray, former Ohio Attorney General and recently nominee to head the United States Consumer Financial Protection […]
Three Events and a Job: More August News from Policy Matters
The Budget and You – What are the real costs of state budget cuts? Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality (NOBLE) sponsors a conversation Thursday night, August 11 at 6:30 pm at Trinity Cathedral (2230 Euclid Avenue), on how local services- child care, mental health, education, disability services and more will change under the new […]
August 2011 News from Policy Matters Ohio: Keeping an Eye on Jobs, Schools and Social Services
JobWatch Returns – Last week, Policy Matters re-launched our monthly JobWatch report series in partnership with the Economic Policy Institute, analyzing employment in Ohio. Our August report finds Ohio on a slow slog toward recovery. Since the Great Recession ended in June 2009, the state has added only 62,500 jobs. The report shows that to […]
Making Headlines: Early August 2011 News from Policy Matters
Final Budget Breakdown – Policy Matters’ final assessment of Ohio’s new two-year budget shows a stark contrast between deep cuts to services (like education, day care, health and human services and funds to local governments) needed by low-middle income Ohioans, and the General Assembly’s simultaneous decision to add to the $7 billion in tax breaks […]
Green Light in a Dark Tunnel: Policy Matters News
This spring, Policy Matters proudly partnered with community leaders in Oberlin, Ohio on their cutting-edge strategy to revitalize Oberlin’s economic and environmental health at the same time, making itself into the greenest little city in the United States. The Oberlin Project, under the leadership of nationally-renowned environmental educator David Orr, aims to grow the local […]
July 2011 News from Policy Matters Ohio: Budgets, BlueGreen & Buses
Modernize or Lose – Ohio stands to lose up to $176.3 million in federal funds if it does not modernize its unemployment compensation within the next 2 months. Read more on how the state could qualify for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds through reforms like offering compensation to people seeking part-time work or those […]
May 2011 News from Policy Matters Ohio: True! and other Mid-May News from Policy Matters
Talk of the Town – Join One Ohio Now tomorrow (Wednesday, May 25) at 7 p.m. on a Tele-Townhall for the latest on the state budget and how you can influence the outcome as the Senate puts its mark on the bill. Register now, then call in at 877-340-7912. Want our panelists to address your […]
April 2011 News from Policy Matters Ohio: Budget Bulletin from Policy Matters Ohio
Ohio’s new budget preserves $7 billion in tax breaks and keeps in place tax cuts exceeding $10,000 a year for the wealthiest 1% of Ohioans. It also cuts over $2 billion from schools and over $1 billion from local government, and slashes state spending for libraries, mental health and children’s services, while proposing selling the […]
February 2011 News from Policy Matters Ohio: Budget blues
One Ohio… Now – More than 35 organizations and hundreds of individuals gathered in Columbus on January 14 to launch a new coalition that argues for a balanced approach to the Ohio budget that relies in part on raising more revenue for needed services. Learn about One Ohio Now and the human service advocates, faith-based […]
January 2011 News from Policy Matters Ohio: Recovery, Privatization, Reinvestment
Recovering Ohio – Thousands of low- and middle-income working Ohioans received larger tax credits in 2009 due to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) brought an additional $376 million into Ohio. Our new report estimates that more than 640,000 children were directly […]
Amy Hanauer speaks at Straight Talk
Presented by Leadership Lorain County on Dec. 1st, 2010, Straight Talk featured Policy Matters Ohio Executive Director Amy Hanauer speaking about “Modernizing the Social Contract: Security and Opportunity in the Twenty-first Century”. Click here to view the event flyer.