Local government
Next section Previous section The state cut funds formerly provided to schools, libraries and local governments in the last budget. Table 2 shows that the net loss in fiscal years 2012-13 compared to the previous biennium was nearly $800 million. In the proposed budget the losses continue, deepened with the final elimination of the estate […]
K-12 education
Next section Previous section House Bill 59 would boost state funding for Ohio’s primary and secondary schools in fiscal years 2014 and 2015, but would not bring it up to the level provided for K-12 education in the fiscal year 2010-11 budget, either in current or inflation-adjusted dollars. The last five years have challenged schools […]
Higher education
Next section Previous section Higher education funding is set to receive a badly needed, but markedly insufficient, increase in the proposed budget. The increase does little to offset the rising costs of higher education and does nothing to extend state need-based financial aid to community college students or those enrolled at two-year branch campuses. It […]
$10.10 minimum wage would help Ohio
Increasing the federal minimum wage would reduce inequality, keep workers out of poverty, reward work, create jobs and help our economy.
Social workers honor Policy Matters
Local chapter of National Association of Social Workers names think tank “Public Citizen of the Year”
People move across state lines for jobs, housing, family, not taxes, new report finds
For immediate release Contact Amy Hanauer, 216.361.9801 Download press release Back to full report Very few Americans move across state lines each year, but those who do make those moves based on employment, unemployment, income, housing affordability and higher education opportunity, not taxes, according to a new analysis by Policy Matters Ohio. “Even large […]
Ohio Earned Income Tax Credit would help working families keep more of what they earn, new study shows
Download release Full report A refundable state Earned Income Tax Credit would help 822,000 working families across Ohio, according to a report released today by Policy Matters Ohio. “A state EITC would be a low-cost supplement to the federal credit, which is largest anti-poverty program in the country,” said David Rothstein, project director for Policy […]
Liberal groups debate GOP on tax cut
Here is Jim Siegel’s account in the Columbus Dispatch of a hearing during which Zach Schiller continued to poke holes in Gov. John Kasich’s proposal to cut taxes on personal and business income. Two progressive policy groups clashed with Republican legislators yesterday over the economic benefit of Gov. John Kasich’s proposed income-tax cut. A House […]
Breaking Down the Tax Shift in the Budget
Wendy Patton, state fiscal project director for Policy Matters Ohio, talks about how the tax changes in the Kasich administration’s budget proposal would affect Ohioans. The budget segment of this podcast of The State of Ohio begins at about the 2:25 mark, with Wendy appearing at about 4:40.
Tax strategy and Ohio’s budget
On WOSU’s All Sides with Ann Fisher, Research Director Zach Schiller breaks down the impact of Gov. John Kasich’s proposed changes to Ohio tax policy. Zach joins the program about 16 minutes in. http://wosu.org/2012/allsides/tax-strategy-and-ohios-budget/
Proposed law would help Ohio companies avoid layoffs, supporters say
This piece by Andrew J. Tobias in the Dayton Daily News gives a good overview of SharedWork Ohio, a bill working its way through the legislature that “would allow Ohio employers looking to cut costs through layoffs to instead temporarily reduce all employees’ hours by 10 to 50 percent. Meanwhile, employees could collect up to […]
Federal payments go electronic
Families receiving federal benefits can take several steps to transition to electronic payments. Direct deposit into a checking or savings account at a bank or credit union is the safest option.