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Numeric news from Policy Matters Ohio 4: This month we released our four-pronged proactive tax agenda, co-authored by Guillermo Bervejillo, PhD., and Zach Schiller. Our plan will help reduce racial and income inequality while providing our communities with the funding we need to educate our kids, care for our seniors and much more. We propose: […]
Saturday Stats: December 31, 2022
voted to raise the minimum wage and tie it to inflation, so it won’t lose value over time. Michael says the wage adjustment underscores the importance of protecting Ohioans’ right to speak up together at the ballot and on the job.
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0.6 points: That is how much the inflation rate dipped last month, signaling that price increases are starting to slow. In his monthly JobWatch report, researcher Michael Shields says that, coupled with the fact that Ohio has about 100,000 fewer jobs than before COVID, shows that the Federal Reserve should slow interest rate hikes that […]
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1,387: That is how many Ohio voters were polled by Data for Progress. They answered questions about an array of public policies and it turns out the cabal of politicians who are seizing power to pass extreme policies are even more out of touch with the general public than we thought. Here are a few […]
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41: That’s about how many days are left in this year’s lame duck legislative session — fewer if legislators go home before the year is out. Some lawmakers are attempting to push through a lot of bad bills, but Ohioans are coming together across race and place to stand up for our communities. Innovation Ohio […]
Saturday Stats: November 5, 2022
482,000: That’s how many more Ohioans will be eligible for unemployment compensation if the General Assembly passes Senate Bill 355. Introduced by Sen. Teresa Fedor over the summer, SB 355 would remove some of the barriers that keep the lowest-paid Ohioans from qualifying for unemployment compensation if they’re laid off. Michael Shields outlined the bill’s […]
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$500 million: House Bill 377 created the Appalachian Community Grant Program that will send $500 million in federal resources Ohio’s Appalachian region. Amanda Woodrum writes that the law tasks the Ohio Department of Development with using those federal resources to support development of “sustainable, transformational” infrastructure projects across Ohio’s 32 Appalachian counties. It’s one of […]
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7: During the current legislative term, a group of extreme Ohio lawmakers have introduced seven gag order bills that would discourage or outright prevent teachers from talking about race, sexual orientation, or gender identity. They’ll have to go through Cynthia Peeples and Honesty for Ohio Education first. In a new spotlight blog, Tanisha Pruitt, Ph.D. […]
Saturday Stats: September 24, 2022
1: We’re looking for one awesome person to join our team as Policy Director! The Policy Director will oversee our research and direct our strategic policy campaigns. We’re a think tank with a heart! Come join our fun bunch of nerds! 37 & 38: Ohio ranked 37th for childhood poverty last year, with 18.2% of […]
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Each Labor Day, we release the State of Working Ohio report, which is chock full of data on how working Ohioans are faring. We also provide policy solutions that will help bring down rising prices; ensure people of all backgrounds have the tools and opportunities to provide for themselves and their families; mandate employers pay […]
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Numeric news from Policy Matters Ohio Up to $20,000: This week, President Biden announced executive action to cancel some education debt and make other changes to federal loan programs. Hannah Halbert said the package could eliminate education debt for hundreds of thousands of Ohioans and reduce it by a large percentage for many more. Biden’s […]
Saturday Stats: August 13, 2022
+1: We’ve added a new staff member! Bree Easterling has joined Policy Matters Ohio as our Public Safety Fellow, working with community members, advocates, elected officials, and other key stakeholders to establish a “care response” model in Cleveland. (Learn more about care response in Bree’s recent appearance on News 5 Cleveland!) Easterling grew up in […]