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News
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Policy Matters welcomes Bree Easterling as Public Safety Fellow
Posted August 08, 2022
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Posted July 30, 2022
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Ohio bill would expand access to unemployment benefits
Posted July 25, 2022
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LLC loophole takes $1 billion per year from Ohio communities, rewards mostly wealthy residents
Posted July 21, 2022
Blog
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Apprenticeships have massive potential to transform Appalachia’s workforce
Posted 08/09/22 by Teagan Hughes in Education & Training
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Dangerous power outages show that it’s past time to upgrade the grid
Posted 06/16/22 by Amanda Woodrum in Local Sustainability
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Posted 05/04/22 by Tanisha Pruitt in Education & Training
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Environmental Health Watch: Partners for systemic change
Posted 04/22/22 by Caitlin Johnson in Health & Health Equity
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.
Shared Prosperity,
Thriving Ohioans
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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