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Policy Matters Ohio, a non-profit policy research institute, creates a more vibrant, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio through research, strategic communications, coalition building and policy advocacy.
$13 minimum wage would help 1.4 million working Ohioans
Introduction Thousands of Ohioans of all walks of life work hard but don’t take home enough to cover the basics. They need a raise. Ohio’s minimum wage is too low. An Ohioan with a family of three who works full-time and... read more
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Research & Policy
Our analysis is evidence-based. Our research is data-driven. Our values inform policies that work for everyone.
News
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Kudos to Yost for report on incentives
Posted February 26, 2020
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Posted February 22, 2020
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Punitive student-debt collection undercuts Ohio’s education goals
Posted February 20, 2020
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Hannah Halbert named new Policy Matters director
Posted February 18, 2020
Blog
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Note to legislators: Pay attention to the voucher research
Posted 02/25/20 by Piet van Lier in Education & Training
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Posted 02/18/20 by Hannah Halbert in Work & Wages
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Penny-Wise and Pound-Foolish: Problems of Privatization
Posted 02/05/20 by Wendy Patton in Privatization
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You can’t have high-quality child care when caregivers live in poverty
Posted 01/29/20 by Will Petrik in Education & Training
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Ohio
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Communities
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Pathways
Out of Poverty
Reasonable regulations to help families earn and save, build assets, and create a better future for themselves and their children.
Our Impact
Since 2000, Policy Matters has helped make Ohio a better place to live, work and raise a family. We’ve accomplished a lot, and we’ve got plenty more to do.
714K
Ohioans with ongoing access to healthcare due to retention of Medicaid expansion.
277K
of Ohio’s lowest-wage workers get a raise each year because the minimum wage increases with inflation.
+$1.5B
spending on Ohio public schools.
1,000+
working families will continue receiving Federal Earned Income Tax Credits.
714K
Ohioans with ongoing access to healthcare due to retention of Medicaid expansion.
+$1.5B
spending on Ohio public schools.
1,000+
working families will continue receiving Federal Earned Income Tax Credits.
277K
of Ohio’s lowest-wage workers get a raise each year because the minimum wage increases with inflation.
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