Lawmaker to Propose Changes to State Unemployment Compensation System
Gongwer News Service Elderly, jobless Ohioans could see an increase in their unemployment compensation if the legislature approves a measure that may soon be introduced in the General Assembly. With the increasing trend of people continuing to work well beyond the traditional retirement age, more unemployed workers are eligible for both Social Security and unemployment […]
Restore Full Benefits to Laid-off Seniors
Dayton Daily News A cartoon in a recent edition of The New Yorker magazine has a middle-aged man meeting with a financial planner, being asked whether he’s given much thought to what kind of job he wants once he retires. If you didn’t laugh, you’d have to think about crying
Ohio lawmakers want to help the auto industry – That doesn’t necessarily mean they will help the state
Reflex in the Rust BeltThe Akron Beacon Journal Who doesn’t understand the impulse of Ohio lawmakers seeking to aid a troubled auto industry in the state? The industry employs roughly 150,000 Ohioans. General Motors faces a painful restructuring. So does Ford. Both have seen their share of the American market diminish. Delphi, the country’s largest […]
Damned If You Do And If You Don’t
Cleveland Free Times Any way you slice it, the Ohio workers who need unemployment compensation the most
Safeguards for Issue 1
League of Women Voters – LWV Cincinnati Voters Guide LWV Cincinnati Area Voter The General Assembly soon will take up legislation to implement Issue 1, the constitutional amendment passed by Ohio voters on Nov. 8. To ensure that government funds are spent in the most effective manner and provide the greatest benefit to Ohioans, the […]
Ohio Seeks to Help Auto Industry
Proposes break on electric rates for automakers, suppliers like GM, DelphiBy Laura A. Bischoff Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS | Automakers and parts suppliers such as General Motors and Delphi may get a break on their enormous electric bills next year in the hopes of lending a helping hand to the ailing industry in Ohio. Senate […]
The Battle for Minimum Wage
Dayton Daily News By Stephanie Irwin DAYTON | As energy costs rise, many say there’s a growing urgency in raising the minimum wage. Currently, the federal minimum is $5.15 per hour and Ohio’s minimum is set at $4.25. Employers’ lobbyists say raising the rate would be disastrous, but for the state’s working poor, the time […]
Report: State Maintains Lead in Foreclosure Rates
Hamilton Journal-News By Chris Dumond HAMILTON – Ohio has maintained its distinction as the leading state in the nation in foreclosure rates, according to a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association Wednesday. The report showed 3.17 percent of Ohio home loans in foreclosure in the third quarter this year, more than three times the national […]
Predatory Lending a Key Factor in Foreclosures
Hamilton Journal-News By Chris Dumond HAMILTON – Complicated terms and huge dollar amounts can make financing a home a frightening prospect. Marauding lenders are lurking to capitalize on those fears. Authorities say predatory lending, where lenders or brokers take advantage of buyers through high-cost, inappropriate loans, is a major reason why foreclosures have increased more […]
Legislators, Lending Industry Locking Horns on Foreclosure Solutions
Hamilton Journal-News By Lisa A. Bernard BUTLER COUNTY – With Ohio leading the nation in foreclosures, state legislators and the mortgage lending industry are locked in heated battle over how best to protect consumers. Since the late 1990s, Ohio’s foreclosure rate has soared to three times the national average, with more than 59,000 filings in […]
Vacant Houses a Spreading Blight
Hamilton Journal-News By Lisa A. Bernard BUTLER COUNTY- Neighborhood charm dies here one home at a time. Vacant houses. Overgrown yards. Unkempt properties. The problems are glaring, said longtime Hamilton resident Robert Prather. “It started about five years ago”, said Prather of the empty houses scattered across his Ludlow Avenue neighborhood. “Some of them sit […]
Foreclosures Triple in Butler County
Middletown Journal By Chris Dumond HAMILTON – The number of foreclosure filings in Butler County has more than tripled in the last decade as Ohio has become the nation’s leader in home loan defaults. According to Butler County Clerk of Courts records, one of every 187 county residents experienced foreclosure last year. Concentrated in the […]