Posted on 07/30/14
Director Amy Hanauer roused the City Club on Friday with a vision for building a stonger Ohio economy by tapping sustainable resources and investing in all Ohioans. Check out the video here.
Ohio families still haven't recovered from the Great Recession, and misdirected policies have only made things worse. Ohio leads the nation in all the wrong things: suspending Clean Energy standards, and ballooning debt loads for new college grads. Meanwhile, we trail on infrastructure like public transit, and investment in quality pre-K for all Ohio kids. Amy Hanauer lays out the problem, along with the path to a more prosperous... read more
Posted on 05/29/14
Policy Matters staff - October 2016
Front row, from left: Amanda Woodrum, Wendy Patton, Amy Hanauer, Kalitha Williams, Michael Shields, Cynthia Connolly; Back row: Caitlin Johnson, Hannah Halbert, Zach Schiller, Daniel Ortiz, Victoria Jackson, Sybille Schomerus
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Posted on 05/29/14
What people are saying about Policy Matters Ohio
“Ohio’s workers and middle class have a champion in Policy Matters. Its research shows a clear path to building an Ohio economy that works for everyone.”
- Sherrod Brown,... read more
Posted on 05/29/14
Press Room
Welcome to the Policy Matters Ohio press room. If you have a media inquiry please contact us by email or call 216.361.9801. If you would like to have one of our staffers speak at... read more
Posted on 05/28/14
Credit checks can cost good workers job opportunities. Join OhioCASH Tuesday June 10th for a free webinar on how credit checks lock qualified workers out of the job market. Register now.
Discrediting Employment Credit Checks Webinar
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Posted on 05/28/14
Join sustainable development researcher Amanda Woodrum Sunday June 1st for a Q and A on how climate change will impact Ohioans. Free brews!
Climate change impacts all Ohioans. Learn more at this free event.
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Posted on 05/05/14
Community connection
Policy Matters works with community groups by starting organizations, serving on board or leadership teams, being the Ohio partner to national efforts, or simply working closely at a staff level.
We started and continue to... read more
Posted on 05/05/14
Who We Are
Policy Matters, a non-profit policy research institute, creates a more vibrant, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio through research, strategic communications, coalition building and policy advocacy.
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Our work falls into four major and related buckets:
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