Posted on 11/29/22 by Ben Stein (he/him) in Democracy & Government
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Simply by comparing our organizations’ names, a person could imagine major differences between the work of Policy Matters Ohio and that of the InterReligious Task Force on Central America and Colombia (IRTF). And yet, we regularly find ourselves working alongside the IRTF’s passionate, compassionate co-director, Chrissy Stonebraker-Martínez. I asked Chrissy how to account for all the overlap between two organizations focused on regions separated by the bulk of a continent. Their answer: Solidarity transcends geography. Working people in Ohio and Central America are much closer than a map can show.
There’s no story of the IRTF without the story of the... read more
Posted on 09/13/19 by Ben Stein (he/him) in Revenue & Budget
If you’re superstitious, today’s date—Friday the 13th—might have you worried. But at Policy Matters, we know tough times aren’t the result of bad luck, but bad policy. Families struggle to afford childcare, communities lack the... read more
Posted on 08/26/19 by Ben Stein (he/him) in Work & Wages
Ohio’s workers face big problems, from factory closures to wage theft. But those problems seem a little smaller when we face them together. That’s why Policy Matters joined with our friends at SEIU District 1199... read more
Posted on 04/22/19 by Ben Stein (he/him) in Local Sustainability
Global climate change creates serious, measurable risks to human health. According to the EPA’s Fourth National Climate Report, one of the most dangerous effects of global climate change in the Midwest is increasingly extreme heatwaves.... read more
Posted on 11/08/18 by Ben Stein (he/him) in Democracy & Government
Come January, Governor-elect Mike DeWine will begin to shape the future of Ohio’s public policy, workforce and economy. Policy Matters is here to help, with research-backed policy recommendations for an Ohio that works for everyone.... read more
Posted on 10/16/18 by Ben Stein (he/him) in Justice Reform
Virgil Pittman was going to be a teacher. He was 19, had graduated from Cleveland’s John F. Kennedy high school. He was taking classes at Cuyahoga Community College. It was 1995, the height of America’s... read more