A Fair
Economy
Good jobs, worker rights, smart training, and opportunity for all.
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.
Budget Bites
The 2020-2021 Executive BudgetWage theft ignored in proposed budget State appropriation limitation SNAP, employment and training Medicaid in the executive budget Local government funding in... read more
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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Raise the Wage Act would help 1.8 million Ohioans
Posted July 18, 2019
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Budget: Tax cuts undermine important investments
Posted July 17, 2019
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Procter & Gamble: Get on the right side of history
Posted July 16, 2019
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Saturday stats: Which side are you on?
Posted July 13, 2019
Blog
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Flooding in Barberton; chronic and getting worse
Posted 07/18/19 by Intern Writer in Local Sustainability
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Real sentencing reform matters
Posted 07/09/19 by Piet van Lier in Corrections
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Celebrate Juneteenth by continuing to fight for racial justice
Posted 06/19/19 by Guest Writer in Corrections
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Being there: How progressive policy lets fathers be dads
Posted 06/13/19 by Daniel Ortiz in Work & Wages
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Our work falls into four major and related buckets:
A Fair
A Quality
Ohio
Adequate and fair taxes to support the schools, neighborhoods, communities, and infrastructure we all need.
Sustainable
Communities
Investments in transit, renewable energy, conservation and other smart solutions that create jobs and support communities.
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.
Your support makes a difference.
We're ready for the fight of our lives, and we couldn't do it without you. Together let's build an Ohio that works for everyone, not just the 1%.
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