Geauga County
State Overview Download PDF Impact of Ohio’s 2012-13 state budget (HB 153) Ohio’s budget for 2012 and 2013 cut local government aid by a billion dollars. This means cuts in services we depend on, from road repair and emergency services to crossing guards, senior transportation and child protective services. What are the implications for Geauga […]
Fayette County
State overview Download PDF Impact of Ohio’s 2012-13 state budget (HB 153) Ohio’s budget for 2012 and 2013 cut local government aid by a billion dollars. This means cuts in services we depend on, from road repair and emergency services to crossing guards, seniors’ transportation and child protective services. What are the implications for Fayette […]
Fairfield County
State overview Download PDF Impact of Ohio’s 2012-13 state budget (HB 153) Ohio’s budget for 2012 and 2013 cut local government aid by a billion dollars. This means cuts in services we depend on, from road repair and emergency services to crossing guards, senior transportation and child protective services. What are the implications for Fairfield […]
Erie County
State overview Download PDF Impact of Ohio’s 2012-13 state budget (HB 153) Ohio’s budget for 2012 and 2013 cut local government aid by a billion dollars. This means cuts in services we depend on, from road repair and emergency services to crossing guards, senior transportation and child protective services. What are the implications for Erie […]
Delaware County
State overview Download PDF Impact of Ohio’s 2012-13 state budget (HB 153) Ohio’s budget for 2012 and 2013 cut local government aid by a billion dollars. This means cuts in services we depend on, from road repair and emergency services to crossing guards, senior transportation and child protective services. What are the implications for Delaware […]
Defiance County
State overview Download PDF Impact of Ohio’s 2012-13 state budget (HB 153) Ohio’s budget for 2012 and 2013 cut local government aid by a billion dollars. This means cuts in services we depend on, from road repair and emergency services to crossing guards, senior transportation and child protective services. What are the implications for Defiance […]
Universities won’t see easing of state rules
Prompted by our release of a study that showed that deregulation of higher-ed systems in other states hasn’t made tuition more affordable, increased access for low-income students, or increased graduation rates,” the Columbus Dispatch contacted Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro, who said he wants to bring back his 2011 proposal to loosen regulations […]
Deregulated higher education shows troubling results
For immediate releaseContact: Wendy Patton, 614.221.4505Download press releaseGo to full report Higher tuition, less access for modest-income students at systems with less public control, study finds The most deregulated public college and university systems in the U.S. saw a staggering 89 percent tuition growth in flagship schools over the past decade (inflation adjusted), enrolled the lowest […]
Outsourcing-related jobless aid tumbles: Report on Ohio credits jobs in manufacturing
Mark Williams The number of Ohio workers awarded federal aid because their jobs were shipped overseas or lost to imports tumbled to a six-year low in 2011, according to a report released yesterday. A turnaround in manufacturing was given at least some of the credit for the improvement. The report found that aid for 3,103 […]
Number of workers certified for trade adjustment assistance drops sharply in 2011
For immediate release Contact: Hannah Halbert, 614.221.4505Full reportDownload press release Manufacturing growth and the shifting impact of trade are among the reasons that the number of Ohio workers and workplaces certified for the federal Trade Adjustment and Assistance program have fallen to their lowest levels in six years, according to a new report from Policy Matters […]
State handing millions to businesses who threaten to move
Tom Beyerlein As he travels around Ohio, Gov. John Kasich regularly points out that the state’s unemployment rate is a full percentage point lower than the national average, and more than 123,000 jobs have been created under his watch. But a Dayton Daily News investigation shows taxpayers are paying a high price for some of […]
Report: Ohio casino revenues won’t fill budget holes
Benjamin Lanka The opening of the new Hollywood Casino in Columbus on Monday not only will mean another regional entertainment option, but also much-needed tax revenues for cash-strapped governments. But when all four Ohio casinos are in operation, the taxes generated won’t come close to plugging the holes created through state financial cuts, according to […]