Kasich budget hits some local governments again
Changes to Local Government Fund and state sales tax base hurt In a new Budget Bite released today, Policy Matters calls for state legislators to pass a 2018-2019 budget that restores the Local Government Fund and makes local governments and transit agencies whole after the loss of millions in sales tax revenue. Federal rules mandate […]
ACA replacement would do short and long term harm
Increased costs and changes to Medicaid put many Ohioans at risk The House Republican proposal to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will, over time, force Ohio to eliminate the Medicaid expansion, causing hundreds of thousands of low-income Ohioans to become uninsured. It will also reduce the value of federal aid many people […]
Ohio needs more funding for higher education
New Policy Matters Budget Bite calls for $180 million more a year With the rising cost of college, Governor Kasich’s 2018-2019 budget calls for a tuition freeze on Ohio’s public universities. But according to a new “Budget Bite” from Policy Matters Ohio, a tuition freeze won’t address the root problem of long-term underfunding of public […]
Kasich plan to take over business-profits tax collection raises concerns
Proposal strips local control and may reduce revenue for some
Executive budget underfunds food aid by $10 million
One in six Ohioans live with food insecurity
Ohio needs $150 million more for student aid
Higher education unaffordable for many Ohio students
Dangerous bill puts borrowers at risk
Senate Bill 24 loosens regulations on installments loans and increases fees
Ohio should scrap a big, unproductive tax break
Kansas legislators have a lesson: Deduction for business income is a loser The Ohio General Assembly should take a lesson from Kansas legislators: It’s time to scrap a big tax break for business income that is draining hundreds of millions of dollars a year that’s badly needed for education and other important services. The Kansas […]
Public transit needs major boost
Ohio underfunds public transit and now faces a looming revenue cliff Governor John Kasich fails to address two major problems for Ohio’s public transit agencies in his 2018-2019 budget: he doesn’t correct Ohio’s long-term underfunding of transit and doesn’t find a long-term solution to the loss of millions of dollars in sales tax revenue. Today […]
Nomination of Acosta for Secretary of Labor an improvement
Vetting needed, but new nominee appears friendlier to workers After the failed nomination of Andrew Puzder for Secretary of Labor, the Trump administration put forward Alexander Acosta, dean of the Florida International University College of Law and former assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division under President George W. Bush. Policy Matters Ohio sees […]
Central Ohio needs a Department of Labor that protects workers
Today, a group of local worker and community advocates held a press conference voicing opposition to President Trump’s nominee for labor secretary, Andrew Puzder. Policy Matters Ohio researcher Hannah Halbert delivered a statement at the press conference, which can be found below. A weakened Department of Labor led by a hostile secretary could have devastating […]
Kasich budget doesn’t address Ohio’s transit needs
Policy Matters calls for state to increase investment