Ohio women lag: Gender gap in wages is bigger than in all but 5 other states
Akron Beacon Journal by Candace Goforth Women in Ohio have less earning power and attain fewer four-year college degrees than their sisters across the nation, recent studies show. According to supplemental data from the 2000 census, Ohio women earned 57 cents for every dollar made by their male counterparts — about 6 cents less than […]
Easy-to-manage Inmates Targeted to Private Prisons
Youngstown Business Journal COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new study by Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit research organization, presents surprising new data demonstrating that private prisons in Ohio have been sent inmates with substantially fewer medical and behavioral problems than comparable public prisons. Such “creaming” practices indicate that stated cost savings may be manufactured, the report […]