June 2009 News from Policy Matters Ohio: Saving Students, Capping Carbon, Bolstering Budgets
Welcome Aboard – We’re thrilled to welcome Julian Rogers, Executive Director of Education Voters of Ohio, to our board of directors. Julian’s progressive leadership, keen insights, and warm personality make him a perfect addition to our board. Honored – Policy Matters has been selected as the Member of the Year for Greater Cleveland Community Shares, […]
Amy Hanauer moderates a forum on Green Jobs
Amy Hanauer moderated a forum on Green Jobs at the City Club of Cleveland on April 29, 2009. Panelists included Courtney DeOreo, David Rinebolt and Carl Scheutzow. They discussed the potential for green jobs in our region and the infrastructure that already exists to train workers for green-colar jobs.
March 2009 News from Policy Matters Ohio: Employees, Events & Editorials
¡Bienvenida! – We’re thrilled to welcome (back) Wendy Patton as a new Senior Associate out of Columbus, focused on federal policy, particularly as it relates to making Ohio’s economy greener while building and retaining employment here. Wendy studied and worked at Kent State in the 1970s and received her masters degree in regional planning and […]
January 2009 from Policy Matters Ohio: Hires, Fires and other January news
Debate of the State – Governor Strickland’s State of the State address yesterday offered a glimpse of the good (full day kindergarten, early childhood investment, more green job, trains from Cleveland to Columbus to Cincinnati, smarter teacher training, broader health care coverage); the bad ($3.2 billion in budget cuts) and the ugly (more tax breaks). […]
October 2008: Boo! Halloween news from Policy Matters Ohio
Tricky economy – Since our founding eight years ago, Policy Matters has warned about an economy that doled out treats to the wealthiest while leaving low- and middle-income workers out in the cold. We noted the frightening spike in foreclosures and demanded better regulation. We warned about underinvestment in people, infrastructure and alternative energy, and […]
September 2008 News from Policy Matters Ohio: Ballots, Basics and Burritos
Video, audio, and just plain print – See, hear and read about what we’ve been up to, from our director on TV discussing the economy, to our researchers in papers from Akron to Cleveland to Dayton to Ironton to the Washington Post and USA Today. Left behind – Ohio was, in most ways that matter, […]
June 2008 News from Policy Matters Ohio: A Midsummer Night’s E-mail
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes – This month, Governor Strickland signed legislation, passed with broad bipartisan support, to limit interest rates that can be charged for short-term loans to 28% APR, down from the 390% that the industry had typically charged. To read some of the research we conducted that helped spark the reform, click here. You may also […]
May 2008 News from Policy Matters Ohio: Payday!
Payday! – Wednesday, April 30th, the Ohio House of Representatives surprised everyone by passing comprehensive reform to exploitative payday lending. Instead of the 391% annual interest that the industry had been charging, they’ll be limited to a more reasonable 28% rate if the bill gets through the Senate and is signed. The Governor has voiced […]
March 2008 News from Policy Matters Ohio: Lightbulbs and Lending
Good Bulbs, Bad Jobs – A supplier of compact fluorescent light bulbs to General Electric requires many to work a 64-hour week that exhausts workers and violates Chinese labor law. Many workers at the southern Chinese plant partly owned by GE don’t know the bulbs have mercury or how to deal with the toxic substance. […]
October 2007 News from Policy Matters Ohio: Policy Events, Paid Sick Days, and Piet
Energizing Event – Don’t miss the Midwest Conference on Labor in the New Energy Economy, which will provide union members and leaders with tools to help create a clean, job-producing economy. The North Shore Federation of Labor, the Ohio Apollo Alliance, the Center on Wisconsin Strategy, and Policy Matters sponsor this first-of-its-kind event, at the […]
September 2007 News from Policy Matters Ohio: Ohio’s Economic Checkup
Easy being green – Find out how workers and unions can train for and support jobs in the green energy economy, how to ensure that the jobs are high skill and high wage, and how to help your workplace be more environmentally efficient. Policy Matters Ohio, the North Shore Federation of Labor, the Center on […]
July 2007 News from Policy Matters Ohio: Awards and Reports
Recognition – Congratulations to Researcher David Rothstein on receiving the Community Shares Distinguished Activist Award. Community Shares held its annual meeting and awards ceremony on June 19th, recognizing David for his work on clean energy, consumer protection, job creation, tax credits and free tax preparation. Community Shares, a workplace giving campaign that supports social justice […]