Cassell Resolution Opposes Social Security Private Accounts
The Hannah Report Rep. Tim Cassell (D-Madison) announced a proposed resolution Thursday that would put the General Assembly on record as opposed to President Bush’s social security privatization plan.
Cool Cleveland Interview, Part 2: Jim Rokakis
Cool Cleveland Cool Cleveland: What does the word Regionalism mean to you?Jim Rokakis: Regionalism to me is a belief that we have to take the region s dwindling resources andput them to work collectively for the betterment of all Northeast Ohio. In 1970, 40% of the county totalcame from the City of Cleveland; in the […]
Ohio Must Choose How to Spend Shrinking State Budget
The Akron Beacon Journal The tightest state budget in decades has unleashed more than the usual flood of testimony at the Statehouse. A few, among them advocates for mental health programs, have been pleased by Bob Taft’s proposal. Overwhelmingly, the thrust has been negative. Mayors and other local government officials have organized furious opposition to […]
Tax Reform Needs to Help Firms, Families
Dayton Daily News Ohio should change how it taxes businesses. The rules unquestionably have discouraged companies from making certain investments, and they’re a relic from a bygone time. … Full Article
Residents Urged to Speak Out Against Taft’s Budget
Advertiser-Tribune.com By Kendall S. Cable Tax cuts proposed by Gov. Bob Taft are harmful to Ohio citizens, an activist told a group of local officials Thursday. Full Article
Bill Would Refund State Revenue to Taxpayers
Columbus This Week State Rep. Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) has introduced a bill that would earmark sales tax revenues for eventual refund to those who pay income taxes, if the state economy ever again booms the way it did in the 1990s.
Husted Critical of Tax Plan Analysis
Dayton Daily News By William Hershey A new analysis that concludes Gov. Bob Taft’s proposed overhaul of the tax code would benefit the wealthy and provide little or no savings to low-income Ohioans drew strong criticism Tuesday from House Speaker Jon Husted, R-Kettering. According to the analysis, when major parts of the Taft plan are […]
Taft’s Tax Plan Aids Wealthy, Uncle Sam, Study Concludes
Columbus Dispatch Nearly $1 in every $7 in state income-tax cuts Gov. Bob Taft is proposing would wind up with the federal government, not Ohio taxpayers, a study released yesterday concludes. The study by Policy Matters Ohio and the Center for Community Solutions also concludes that Taft’s overall plan to update the state tax code […]
Ohio’s Bankruptcy Rate Rises Fastest
The Akron Beacon Journal Ohio’s rate of personal bankruptcies rose faster than that of any other state at the beginning of this decade, and the Buckeye State has the eighth-highest rate in the nation, according to a report released by Cleveland-based Policy Matters Ohio. Bankruptcy rates in the state and the nation rose to records […]
Ohio Leads U.S. in Bankruptcy Climb
Hypothetically Speaking From Policy Matters Ohio comes one more piece of evidence that central Ohio Congresswoman Deborah Pryce is spewing crap about how well workers and the economy are doing in Ohio… Full Article
Going Broke in Ohio
Ohio News Network A new study has found that Ohio bankruptcies increased at more than twice the national average from 2000 to 2003. The 67% rate was higher than every state but Michigan, which saw bankruptcies rise 72%. The report, co-written by nonprofit groups Policy Matters Ohio and the Center for American Progress, says the […]
Ohio Tops Nation in Bankruptcy Pace
Dayton Daily News Personal bankruptcies rose faster in Ohio from 2000 to 2003 than in any other state as Ohio’s economy continued to resist the national recovery, according to a report released Tuesday. The study also showed that in 2003, the last year covered in the report, Ohio had the eighth highest personal bankruptcy rate […]