Posted on 05/16/12
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Report finds that Ohioans struggle through slumps and recoveries with less relief than in the past
Ohioans are finding it harder to thrive economically and are slipping into poverty amid the destruction of vital services that were once a pathway to the middle class, according to a new study by Policy Matters Ohio. Poverty is high through slumps and recoveries, the study shows, and both work and the safety net do less to meet basic needs than they once did in Ohio. Wages have stagnated and benefits once common, like health insurance and pensions, are increasingly... read more
Posted on 04/06/12
Staff Photo, January 17, 2008
Front row, left to right: Amanda Woodrum, Amy Hanauer, David Rothstein. Second row: Jon Honeck, Kahlil Huff, Pam Rosado. Third row: Zach Schiller, Piet van Lier. read more
Posted on 04/06/12
Policy Matters staff - December 2011
Front row, left to right: Hannah Halbert, Pam Rosado, Amy Hanauer, Amanda Woodrum, Kalitha Williams, Tracy Moavero. Back row: Piet van Lier, David Rothstein,Tim Krueger, Wendy Patton. Not pictured: Zach... read more
Posted on 04/06/12
Policy Matters staff and interns - March 2012
Front row, left to right: Olesya Derbedeneva, Tracy Moavero, Amanda Woodrum, Amy Hanauer, Shanelle Smith. Second row: Sana Haider, Wendy Patton, Kalitha Williams, Pam Rosado, Hannah Halbert Back... read more
Posted on 03/19/12
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Study: Middle-class Ohioans wouldn’t get enough for a tank of gas
Poor and middle-income Ohioans would get little out of Gov. John Kasich’s proposed income-tax cut, while the highest-income Ohioans would see reductions... read more
Posted on 01/25/12
Following a national engagement strategy that included similar gatherings in California and Rhode Island, Emerald Cities Cleveland organized a high-level stakeholder meeting focused on advocating for an equitable allocation of resources to the multifamily housing... read more
Posted on 11/22/11
You are invited to a town hall on consumer finance at the Cleveland Public Library Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium.
525 Superior Avenue N.E.
Cleveland, Ohio
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 5:30 P.M._________________________Remarks by Raj Date, Special Advisor to... read more
Posted on 10/27/11
David Rothstein will present at two upcoming conferences. He'll speak on the impact of foreclosures on families at 'Foreclosures and the Family', sponsored by Community Housing Solutions on Thursday, October 27, from 8:30 am to... read more