Policy Matters Ohio charges White Hat Management avoids state law on closing charter schools
Articles in the Plain Dealer about the legal battles engulfing White Hat Management, the for-profit charter school operator, included a sidebar about a Policy Matters report on Ohio’s charter school closure law. Edith Starzyk’s article summarized our findings as they relate to White Hat — that the company managed to avoid closing schools by changing […]
Greater Cleveland lost more jobs than any metro area in the country (poll)
Olivera Perkins of the Plain Dealer wrote a solid piece on the job situation in the Cleveland area, citing our workforce researcher, Hannah Halbert, and former board member George Zeller. The Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor area lost 5,600 jobs between May 2012 and May 2013, placing total employment in the region at about 1.02 million. “This new finding […]
What’s Next for Old King Coal?
From Ideastream’s Sound of Ideas
Working family tax credits help Ohio’s military families
The Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit help working families make ends meet. Congress must protect our military families by protecting these tax credits in the months ahead.
Ohio’s new budget
From Ideastream’s Sound of Ideas — Ohio has a new two-year budget in place. The $62 billion spending plan does a lot more than just lay out the state’s fiscal expenditures. It reduces the income tax while raising the sales tax. It changes the way schools are funded, and it blocks the expansion of Medicaid. What’s in? […]
Poor Ohioans will pay more in taxes under governor’s new plan
Channel 5’s Kristin Volk, interviewed Zach Schiller for this piece on the state budget. While Gov. John Kasich has touted the new state budget as a major tax cut for Ohio residents, NewsChannel5 learned that it’s actually a tax hike for some people. “Some of the poorest Ohioans will pay more,” said Zach Schiller, research […]
General Assembly passes SharedWork: Program offers employers alternative to layoffs
Shared work enables employers to reduce the number of hours worked across a workforce rather than laying off a set number of employees. It’s a proven layoff-aversion tool, a smart step that’s a win-win for Ohio workers and employers alike.
Fee disclosure would make tax preparation industry more transparent
For immediate release Contact David Rothstein, 216.361.9801 Full report New report recommends model disclosure box Disclosure of fees charged by the tax preparation industry would be a good step toward making sure that Americans receive quality tax services, according to a new report by Policy Matters Ohio. The report, “Improving tax preparation with a model […]
Top 1% of earners fare best in proposed Ohio tax plan, study says
Jim Siegel’s story from the Columbus Dispatch was picked up by the Norwalk Reflector. The piece used our research as the foundation for a critical look at the latest iteration of the tax plan in the state budget. A new analysis yesterday added fuel to criticism of a new tax plan that would decrease Ohioans’ […]
Tax plan still rewards affluent, leaves some of poorest Ohioans paying more
Last-minute tweaks in the tax plan put forward by Ohio House and Senate Republicans do not significantly change its impact for different income groups. The plan still will reward Ohio’s most affluent with average annual tax cuts of more than $6,000 a year, while low-income Ohioans will pay slightly more.
Questions about the Columbus Plan (HB 167)
Mayoral sponsorship will add bureaucracy even as the Commission seeks to streamline administration and increase accountability within the school district. These proposals are built on quick fixes and trendy ideas, not on the solid, sustainable kinds of solutions students, parents, and educators need in Columbus.
New plan would cut taxes $6,000 a year on average for Ohio’s most affluent
The new tax plan proposed by House and Senate Republicans will reward Ohio’s most affluent with average annual tax cuts of more than $6,000 a year, while low- and moderate-income Ohioans will pay slightly more.