Health and human services
Table of contents Previous section Next section Unemployment remains high in Ohio and job quality has declined over the long-term. These two factors mean that many Ohioans cannot meet their basic needs through their work income. This makes a basic safety net essential to reduce poverty, assuage hunger, and ensure health coverage. The profile of […]
K-12 education lost funding, faced increased privatization
Table of contents Download K-12 report Previous section Next section In 2011, the Ohio General Assembly passed, and the governor signed, a budget for the current biennium (FY 2012-13) that included $1.8 billion less in overall funding for K-12 education than the previous two-year budget. Table 4 shows how and where the biggest changes occurred
Local government cuts affected all communities
Table of contents Previous section Next section The state took local government aid to balance its own budget, leaving local governments with budget problems that have intensified each year. No community went unscathed. The Kasich administration suggested local shortfalls would be averted by elimination of collective bargaining rights, privatization, merging of local governments and […]
A budget that works (press release)
For immediate release Contact Piet van Lier, 216.361.9801 Executive summary Full report Table of contents Policy Matters proposes a budget that works The budget for the next biennium presents an opportunity to take a balanced approach to the state’s future, according to a budget document released today by Policy Matters Ohio. “That state has […]
Principles for a budget deal
Wendy Patton, senior project director for Policy Matters Ohio, joined Progress Ohio and the Progressive Legislative Caucus at a Statehouse press conference on federal deficit reduction. Her remarks addressed the importance of revenues in the budget and deficit discussions pending in Congress.
Ohio’s state and local taxes hit poor and middle class much harder than wealthy
Ohio’s personal income tax plays a critical role in lessening the disparity between affluent taxpayers and everyone else. The state income tax, with graduated rates that increase as income does, is the state’s only major tax based on ability to pay.
Ohio ranks 36th overall for the financial stability of its residents
43 percent of Ohio residents have almost no savings to cover emergencies or save for the future.
The Truth About “School Choice”
A relative handful of higher-performing charter schools plays an important role in education for some Ohio children and families. But research and analysis on school privatization in Ohio calls into question the very solutions being advocated as part of School Choice Week.
Ohio could access more than $50 million in federal funds
For immediate releaseContact: Wendy Patton, 614.221-4505Full reportDownload press release Expanding options for seniors and those with disabilities to live at home could bring federal money, improve lives, create jobs Ohio could receive more than $58 million in federal funds, improve the lives of senior citizens and Ohioans with disabilities, and create community-based health care jobs […]
Ohioans face tough test to receive unemployment benefits
Contact Zach Schiller, 216.361.9801Download press releaseBack to full report Earnings requirements exceed almost all other states Unemployed workers in Ohio must have earned more than their counterparts in almost any other state to qualify for unemployment compensation, according to an analysis Policy Matters Ohio released today. Ohio is the only state besides Michigan where the following […]
Labor, Environmental Leaders Disappointed in Ohio PUCO’s Decision to Nix Solar Project that Would Create 650 Northwest Ohio Jobs
Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond comes to Cleveland
Policy Matters Ohio is proud to co-sponsor a visit by Dr. Darling-Hammond, who headed President Obama’s education transition team when he first took office. She is a voice for sensible approaches on a range of challenges facing K-12 schools in the US — everything from teacher training to issues of equity and access. Dr. Darling-Hammond, […]