Report Warns of Impact of Federal Budget Cuts
Columbus Dispatch A report from an Ohio think tank warns that federal funding cuts could have “harsh” consequences for the state of Ohio, which relies on federal dollars for nearly a third of its budget. The report by Policy Matters Ohio finds that many of the programs the state has relied on during tough economic […]
Cordray Looks Beyond Lawsuits to End Abuses as Consumer Enforcer
Bloomberg News Richard Cordray, President Barack Obama’s nominee to run the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, gained national attention by suing major financial firms including Bank of America Corp. (BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Citigroup Inc. (C) and Ally Financial Inc. over botched mortgage servicing. Yet Cordray, who filed those suits as Ohio’s attorney […]
Thinktank: Ohio Economy Pretty Much Stinks
Cincinnati.com That’s a paraphrase, but the report from Policy Matters Ohio, a Cleveland-based liberalleaning think tank provides a whole host of grim statistics in its “State of Working Ohio 2011.″ Some lowlights from the report: “- Ohio has lost 594,000 jobs since peak employment just over a decade ago. – Unemployment is at crisis levels in […]
Ohio Unemployment is Nearing Historical Highs
The state’s decline in wages is even more dramatic WKSU A new report on the workforce in Ohio shows the state is hitting some historicalhighs. But while everyone can agree this is bad news, Ohio Public Radio’s KarenKasler has two different views on those figures. This Labor Day is nothing to celebrate if you’re looking […]
Report Paints Dismal Employment Picture for Ohio
Associated Press One of every 10 Ohioans lost a job over the past decade and workers saw a higher drop in wages than any other state, according to a report being released Sunday by liberal think tank Policy Matters Ohio. The State of Working Ohio 2011 report says about 42 percent of those unemployed last year had […]
Unions Battle for Their Future
Their relevance is questioned because of wage and hour laws Dayton Daily News Public employee unions have become the labor movement’s Alamo, a last bastion of strength. That’s why the fight over Senate Bill 5 is seen by some as a fight for the very survival of unions in Ohio. Nationally in 2010, just 6.9 […]
Ohio Labor Report Shows Weak Wages, Job Instability
Fox 8 News If you had to work this Labor Day, be grateful you get the opportunity to labor – even if it’s for less money than you made three decades ago. The 2011 State of Working Ohio Report by Policy Matters Ohio reports the Buckeye State has lost 594,000 jobs since peak employment just over […]
A Sobering Labor Day Snapshot: Editorial
The Cleveland Plain Dealer Belatedly — at least to the millions of Americans without work — leaders of both parties are focusing on jobs. President Barack Obama plans to unveil his agenda to spur hiring Thursday night, and several potential Republican challengers have begun to roll out ideas. Speaker John Boehner will make a major […]
Ohio Workers’ Hourly Pay Shrinking Faster Than in Any Other U.S. State
WEWS Channel 5 News Connie Taylor sells hot dogs. And she’s happy about it. “At least I’m not walking the street,” she said. But Taylor used to earn $100,000 a year. She left her job as a dental hygienist to raise her children. When she tried to return to the workforce a few years ago, […]
Jobs Shift Slams Ohio Workers
Oxford Press The shift from manufacturing and construction to more knowledge-based industries has been one of the key stumbling blocks to income growth in Ohio, where median wages have declined faster than any other state over the past 10 years, according to a recent report from Policy Matters Ohio. Many Ohio workers have been consigned to low-paying jobs […]
Median Income Falling for Ohioans
Dayton Daily News Ohio workers’ median hourly wages fell by nearly a dollar an hour over the past decade, the sharpest decline among the 10 states that saw median hourly wages shrink from 2000 to 2010, according to a report released this Labor Day weekend. At the same time, U.S. nonfarm business productivity grew at an annual […]
Charter Members
The Toledo Blade Ohio’s new two-year budget slashes state aid to traditional public schools, while it authorizes more charter schools. Yet recent research and litigation make clear that state government continues to do a lousy job of regulating the charter schools that already operate in the Toledo area and across Ohio. That doesn’t add up. […]