Ohio ends overdraft fees on ReliaCard
“This is the right move for unemployed Ohioans. Unemployed workers cannot afford to have any part of their compensation siphoned off. It’s critical that public dollars go directly to the families.” David Rothstein, Policy Matters Ohio
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, with opposition from all angles, renews call for drilling tax hike to back income tax cut
Reginald Fields Against a stiff wind of opposition from several fronts, Gov. John Kasich on Friday renewed his call for steeper oil and gas drilling taxes to pay for an income tax cut for Ohioans. “The point is for out-of-state oil companies to pay more and all Ohioans pay less,” Kasich said at a Statehouse […]
Kasich works on plans to lower income tax rates
Jackie Borchardt Proposal to raise oil, gas taxes and cut income tax stalled. Governor says farmers would benefit. Gov. John Kasich isn’t backing away from his frack-tax proposal, but said Friday he’s exploring ways to further lower the state’s income tax rates. Kasich introduced his plan to raise taxes on oil and gas taken from […]
Taxing fracking is a good idea; swapping it for income tax is not
Gov. Kasich proposes to give the money raised from a higher severance tax mostly to upper-income Ohioans. Instead, we all must benefit from better education and public services that otherwise are being cut in the current state budget. For immediate release Contact Wendy Patton, 614.221.4505 Download statement Governor proposes doing the right thing, wrong use […]
Congresswoman Jean Schmidt wields influential vote on Lucas-Peterson Farm Bill
Congresswoman Schmidt will be protecting her constituents from hunger if she opposes amendments that cut or weaken SNAP, and votes against the Lucas-Peterson bill. We urge her to do the right thing.
Ohio ranks near top for underwater mortgages
Olivera Perkins CLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohio’s shaky housing market will grow more unstable and possibly drag down the local economy if banks don’t reduce the principals on more mortgages, foreclosure prevention advocates say. Some are urging lenders to grant more principal reductions as a way to deal with an increasing number of “underwater” mortgages […]
Ohio’s immigrant workforce lags U.S.
Foreign-born account for 5 percent of labor force in Ohio. Biggest influx comes from Mexico, India. Cornelius Frolik In the last 20 years in Ohio, the number of immigrant workers has more than doubled and the number of immigrant small business owners increased by more than 60 percent, according to a new report. But an […]
Nuns vs. Romney: The Sisters Hit the Battleground State of Ohio
Christine Howey “Nuns on the Bus” may sound like a wacky new Betty White sitcom featuring a feisty group of sisters who won’t be put in the corner by their church. And except for the comedy film part, that’s a pretty good description. This rolling event features a group of Roman Catholic nuns on a […]
Slow growth leaves many competing for few jobs
Catherine Candisky It took 513 “nos” before Monica Hooper got a “yes.” Finally, this week, the 39-year-old single mother of two was offered a temporary job with an import-export company. If all goes well, it could lead to permanent employment. “I can’t believe it,” said Hooper, of Columbus. “It’s such a relief.” Hooper lost her […]
$25 million will go to pay interest on Ohio unemployment debt
Employer taxes have not kept pace with needs, leaving Ohio’s unemployment compensation trust fund chronically underfunded. Because the state has been unwilling to fix the problem, Ohio is now diverting money to pay interest on money owed the federal government.
SharedWork program could help prevent layoffs in Ohio
Tiffany L. Parks A House bill designed to allow employers and employees to work together by reducing work hours in exchange for eliminating potential layoffs has made its way to the Senate. House Bill 484, sponsored by Rep. Mike Duffey, R-Worthington, would create the SharedWork Ohio program. The initiative would carve out a program for […]
New analysis finds GOP approach to Bush tax cuts would give richest 1 percent of Ohioans $29,680 per year more and give poorest 20 percent $140 less on average than Obama
Bush tax cuts: How GOP, Obama plans affect Ohioans — “Low- and middle-income Ohioans can ill-afford to see the federal tax system weighted in favor of the most affluent. As our own state income-tax cuts implemented over the past seven years have demonstrated, this is not a solution to our economic problems,” Zach Schiller, Policy Matters […]