Green Electricity and Transportation (GET) Smart: Policy solutions to increase energy independence
Added May 8th, 2013
Ohio is well positioned to be a key player in the supply chain for electric vehicles. Other states, however, are working harder to develop the next generation of automobiles by promoting early adoption of the technology. read more
Survey shows: Ohio shrinks its schools
Added April 29th, 2013
Long-term investment in education is the best way to build opportunity for Ohioans. Instead, Ohio’s cuts to school funding have forced schools to get rid of staff, reduce pay, cut materials and increase class sizes. read more
Mothers and Medicaid: Expanded health coverage would help Ohio families
Added May 13th, 2013
Legislators should accept federal dollars to pay for comprehensive health care coverage for Ohio’s low-income workers. Approving a budget that expands Medicaid to 153,000 low-income working women, and others, will help mothers and babies get healthier... (read more)
Recent Releases
May 23rd, 2013Ohio foreclosures are at crisis levels, with more than 70,000 new foreclosures filed in 2012. This map gives county-by-county foreclosure data, including... (read more)
May 21st, 2013The new rule means that if Ohio doesn’t expand Medicaid, in 2014 Ohio’s safety net hospitals could lose more than $23 million in federal aid for... (read more)
May 21st, 2013Neither a personal income tax cut nor a business income tax exemption, both under consideration in the budget debate, will help Ohio’s economy.... (read more)
May 17th, 2013Ohio added just 7,600 jobs in April, nowhere near the growth needed to fix Ohio’s slow-growth economy. The state needs 235,000 jobs just to make... (read more)
Spotlight
Check this page for ongoing analysis of proposals and changes as the Ohio General Assembly debates a biennial budget for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. (read more)
In this week’s eNews — If the figures in our latest JobWatch report are Ohio’s new normal, the state’s in deep trouble; a few short pieces on the reasons Ohio should expand Medicaid; tax testimony by Zach Schiller, and; a forum related to work and jobs that’s worth a look. (read more)
