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100%: All of the adult restrictions were removed from Governor DeWine’s proposed rules on gender affirming care. This is thanks to the tireless work of organizations like TransOhio, Kaleidoscope Youth Center and EqualityOhio, as well as many trans Ohioans and their families. Our Budget & Health Researcher, Kathryn Poe, told Ohio Capital Journal that they […]
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$13B: Deficit that would be created in Ohio’s budget by twin proposals from anti-government extremist legislators who want to eliminate the state income tax and Commercial Activity Tax. Tax Policy Researcher Bailey Williams pointed out to News 5 Cleveland that the proposal would shift even more of the state’s already inequitable tax system onto middle- […]
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Numeric news from Policy Matters 6: Number of weeks since the last “biweekly” issue of Saturday Stats. We have some catching up to do! 273: On average, that’s the number by which you have to multiply the 2022 median worker pay at Ohio’s major corporations to find the median CEO pay at the same companies. […]
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Numeric news from Policy Matters This week Policy Matters took our show on the road. We headed to Youngstown’s Westside Bowl to talk worker power and the State of Working Ohio. Development Director Michelle Unangst and economist Michael Shields were joined by Dr. AJ Sumell, professor of economics at Youngstown State and lead negotiator for […]
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Numeric news from Policy Matters 1.4M: Number of Ohio children who live in households that would be eligible for at least a portion of the Thriving Families Tax Credit proposed in HB 290. That’s according to our new report from Tax Policy Researcher Bailey Williams. Bailey dug into data from the Institute on Taxation and […]
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Numeric news from Policy Matters 41, 43, 45: Number of days it took for UAW’s Stand Up Strike to force concessions from Ford, Stellantis and GM, respectively. The tentative agreements with each of the Big 3 aren’t yet ratified and the details are still emerging, but our Work & Wages team has already started their […]
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Numeric news from Policy Matters 88.6%: Share of Ohio K-12 students who are enrolled in public schools. $1.96 billion: Amount of public funding Ohio policymakers budgeted for private school tuition vouchers in the next two years, much of which will pay tuition for students whose families could already afford to send them to private schools. […]
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366: Days remaining for Ohio schools to spend more than $358M on efforts to address learning loss, improve safety and update technology. That’s about 8% of the federal funding designated for those purposes as part of the American Rescue Plan signed by Pres. Biden in 2021. Youth, Opportunity & Education Researcher Tanisha Pruitt, PhD., explores […]
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Numeric news from Policy Matters $1,500: Amount by which Ohio’s typical (median) household income in 2022 was less than in 2021. $9,035: Amount by which Ohio’s typical household income falls short of the national median. 215,000+: Number of Ohioans aged 65 and over who were in poverty last year. 446,159: Number of Ohio children who […]
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SPECIAL SOWO EDITION! Policy Matters is celebrating Labor Day with the release of the State of Working Ohio, our annual report on work, wages and the labor force. (Around the office we call it “SOWO.”) On Monday morning, SOWO goes live on policymattersohio.org — but we’re giving Saturday Stats subscribers early access with this private […]
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Numeric news from Policy Matters 14%: Margin by which Ohioans defeated Issue 1 in the August 8th special election, reaffirming the people’s right to check legislative power and advance policies that make Ohio better for all of us. In the past, Ohio voters have used this power to defeat extremist anti-worker legislation, protect worker compensation […]
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Numeric news from Policy Matters 4: Number of days (as of this writing) remaining for Ohioans to defeat Issue 1 by voting NO on (or before) the Aug. 8th election. Some voters’ polling places have changed, so double-check where you will go to vote. Finally, check out the Ohio Voter Guide for more details about […]