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State of Working Ohio 2019: Realities and remedies
By Amy Hanauer
Introduction In many ways, Americans have been given a gift for the last decade – an economic expansion unprecedented in its length. And many of the indicators of the expansion are quite strong: Unemployment levels are very low, particularly for... read more
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News
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Ohio budget expands need-based aid, but underfunds higher ed overall
Posted September 16, 2019
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Saturday Stats: Billions in ballooning tax breaks
Posted September 07, 2019
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Ohio tax breaks: $9.8 billion and growing
Posted September 05, 2019
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At height of expansion, Ohio workers not thriving
Posted September 01, 2019
Blog
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Ohio’s success rests on choices, not chance
Posted 09/13/19 by Ben Stein in Revenue & Budget
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Census update: Poverty improves, income remains unchanged, health coverage falls
Posted 09/11/19 by Hannah Halbert in Work & Wages
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The Fresh Start Act: A Second Chance for Ohioans with a record
Posted 09/06/19 by Intern Writer in Corrections
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ICYMI: Cleveland wage conference recap
Posted 08/26/19 by Ben Stein in Work & Wages
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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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