Posted on 06/11/15 by Amelia Hayes
Ohio’s 12 food banks serve more than 2 million of our neighbors every year, addressing a critical need. But food aid has been cut in Ohio. Also, Ohio’s bad economy should qualify us for a statewide food stamp waiver that allows people to keep getting food stamps even if there are no work slots available for them. The Kasich administration chose not to get that statewide waiver, instead requesting the waiver only in rural counties and not in urban areas. Both policy decisions increase hunger, especially in our cities. [image:1] But one place we don’t expect to find hunger is on college... read more
Posted on 06/10/15 by Wendy Patton in Revenue & Budget
As the Ohio Senate rolls out its version of the budget for 2016 and 2017, Senate President Keith Faber tells us that the severance tax on oil and gas production they hoped to include is... read more
Posted on 06/05/15 by Zach Schiller (he/him) in Revenue & Budget
Legislators in Columbus are heading into the stretch run of approving a two-year budget, and much of the attention has focused, as it should, on how much the Senate will add to the $1.2 billion... read more
Posted on 05/20/15 by Amy Hanauer
I’m committed to Ohio, but I still talk with my hands like the Jersey girl I grew up as. Especially when talking about things I really care about, as in this TEDx talk I gave... read more
Posted on 05/12/15 by Michael Shields (he/him) in Energy
A legislative committee this week is meeting to study whether consumers benefit from Ohio clean-energy standards, which lawmakers put on hold last summer. Spoiler alert: Consumers do benefit. Self-reported studies from Ohio’s four major utilities show... read more
Posted on 04/22/15 by Amelia Hayes in Work & Wages
The TPP stands for the Trans Pacific Partnership, a deal that is being negotiated between 12 countries, including the United States. If you’re worried about what NAFTA has done to the United States, you should... read more
Posted on 04/17/15 in Work & Wages
The Center for Community Solutions has released a new series of county profiles that show an increase in poverty, food pantry use and Medicaid enrollment despite a strengthening economy. Ohio has been steadily increasing the number... read more
Posted on 04/13/15 by Zach Schiller (he/him) in Revenue & Budget
MillerCoors has a gripe about its taxes. Every year, the company saves $350,000 because, like other brewers, beer importers and wholesale dealers, it gets a 3 percent credit for paying its Ohio alcoholic beverage taxes... read more
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