Posted on 08/31/16 in Education & Training
Drug company ads are required to include a long list of possible side effects. Investment firm advertising includes disclaimers warning investors of risks. Many products and services are required to provide information to help consumers make informed decisions. Isn’t it time charter schools in Ohio were required to do something similar? Isn’t it time that publicly funded (yet for-profit companies), responsible for something as important as the education of our children, be required to demonstrate certain measures of effectiveness when they advertise? When considering the long-term implications related to the education of a child, don’t parents deserve to know some facts before... read more
Posted on 08/05/16 by Zach Schiller (he/him) in Revenue & Budget
Ohio’s budget office recently released new estimates of how much revenue the state will take in this fiscal year and they were down. One cause: A set of new tax breaks approved by the General... read more
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... 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
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