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Big Ohio CEOs 200, workers 1
Introduction Most of Ohio’s largest employers paid their chief executive officers more than 200 times what they paid typical employees last year. More than a quarter of the companies paid the CEO more than 500 times as much. Six... 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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SB 3 would remove hundreds of barriers for people convicted of minor drug possession
Posted January 15, 2020
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Posted January 11, 2020
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CEOs at major Ohio companies make 200 times typical employee
Posted December 23, 2019
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Saturday Stats: 20 years isn’t long enough
Posted December 21, 2019
Blog
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Bend The Arc: Policy Solutions for Black Men & Boys
Posted 01/20/20 by Jasmine Ayres in Health & Health Equity
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Posted 01/09/20 by Piet van Lier in Education & Training
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What Ohio can learn from Oklahoma about sentencing reform
Posted 12/04/19 by Intern Writer in Corrections
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Posted 11/27/19 by Caitlin Johnson in Basic Needs + Unemployment Insurance
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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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