Posted on 07/27/16 in Basic Needs + Unemployment Insurance
Ohio is a state where too many people are hungry. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ohio has the seventh-highest rate of food insecurity in the country, with almost 17 percent of Ohioans classified as “food insecure,” or having trouble putting food on the table. When it comes to the designation of “very low food security,” which represents having to skip meals because of inability to pay for them, Ohio does even worse, with only Arkansas and Missouri topping Ohio’s 7.5 percent rate.
One of the main tools available to combat food insecurity in Ohio is the federal Supplemental Nutrition... read more
Posted on 07/26/16
When employees face assaults on their rights at work, they can count on Policy Matters Ohio. When young parents need help affording childcare so they can keep a job, they rely on Policy Matters. When... read more
Posted on 07/21/16 by Wendy Patton in Revenue & Budget
The Ohio Department of Medicaid is asking the federal government for permission to change Ohio’s Medicaid program in ways that will make it far less effective. Medicaid provides health care to those who can’t afford... read more
Posted on 07/06/16
Cleveland office
Haruna Sulemana: Haruna joined Policy Matters Ohio in Spring 2017 for a semester practicum. He is currently pursuing a Master’s program in Nonprofit Management at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social... read more
Posted on 07/06/16 by Zach Schiller (he/him) in Revenue & Budget
Ohio is giving Amazon.com a tax incentive worth $270,000 over six years for locating a new sorting center in Twinsburg. The retailer is expanding its distribution facilities all over the country – including two much... read more
Posted on 06/18/16
As a father, I work hard to take care of my child. Even though I am not married to his mother, I’m still an important part of his life. I respect and love his mother,... read more
Posted on 05/31/16 by Zach Schiller (he/him) in Revenue & Budget
They’re called unicorns, though they’re a little less rare than that.
That’s what Wall Street calls private start-up companies whose investors value them at $1 billion or more. Best-known examples include such companies as Uber, Airbnb,... read more
Posted on 04/27/16 in Education & Training
In this year’s State of the State, Ohio Governor John Kasich honored Margo Hudson, an adult literacy tutor from Cleveland who earned her GED on her sixth try in 2012. Margo is a lifelong learner... read more