Changes to healthcare tax must protect local government finances
Ohio must make changes to Medicaid MCO tax without hurting public services.
Advocates call on Ohio to seek federal food aid for all eligible communities
Kasich could help thousands more hungry Ohioans at no cost to the state.
Opportunity, poverty and national policy
Policy Matters co-sponsors forum on poverty during the Republican National Convention.
U.S. and Ohio incomes highly unequal
The top 1 percent of earners in Ohio took home 17.8 times more than the bottom 99 percent.
Tax break review moves closer
Permanent committee to review Ohio tax breaks is a good step.
Increased state support key to college education quality, affordability
Ohio and most other states spend less per student than they did before the recession.
Ohio should eliminate unneeded tax breaks, panel told
Policy Matters urges state to rein in tax giveaways and invest in public services. Ohio could invest in a brighter future by scrutinizing and eliminating unneeded tax breaks, and using that money to invest in our communities. That was the key message of testimony prepared for delivery today by Policy Matters Ohio Research Director Zach […]
Governor proposes smart reforms to high school equivalency exam
New testing options needed in face of GED collapse in Ohio.
New overtime rules will boost millions of U.S. workers
Labor Department raises salary threshold below which workers must be paid for extra hours worked.
Ohio movie tax credit bill gets a thumbs down
Bill to benefit film industry includes troublesome provisions, Policy Matters tells lawmakers.
Ohio should reinstate the estate tax
New national report outlines the tax as key tool for broad prosperity.
National report assesses home care policy
Report praises Ohio overtime improvements, suggests better funding and tracking.