Posted on 09/22/10
On September 22, 2010, Amy Hanauer and Joyce Goldstein accepted the CWRU Mandel Center's Organization Innovation Award on behalf of Policy Matters Ohio. The event also honored Mario Tonti and featured Keynote Speaker Robert Egger. For more information about the awards, click here. To view a video of the awards ceremony, click here. read more
Posted on 09/22/10
September 22 - In response to a request from Senator Sherrod Brown's office, Policy Matters Ohio kicked off and coordinated initial planning for an event for investors on venture capital and new energy. Eventually Governor... read more
Posted on 07/11/10
Policy Matters convened the Green Pathways out of Poverty workgroup in July 2010. The group, comprised of advocates, unions, researchers, environmentalists, and workforce practitioners, focuses on supporting regional campaigns that link public investment in the... read more
Posted on 06/29/10
Policy Matters Ohio and partner organizations presented a screening of the film, Beyond the Motor City on June 29th, 2010. After the film, a discussion was held about the future of Ohio transportation. Click here for... read more
Posted on 06/17/10
On June 17th Shanelle Smith presented on a Green Jobs panel in Cleveland, panel headed by National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, and Cleveland’s Federation of Labor, Harriet Applegate. read more
Posted on 06/15/10
Policy Matters Ohio participated in a Cuyahoga County Transit Coalition meeting on June 15th, 2010 at the United Labor Agency. The meeting was an update on Ohio's transportation budget and featured Ohio Senator Nina Turner... read more
Posted on 04/26/10
On April 26th, 2010 Amy Hanauer, along with Nancy Cauthen (Demos), Lindsay McCluskey (United States Student Association), Monique Menefee (Tri-C) and Ohio State Senator Nina Turner, held a panel discussion on the economic challenges facing... read more
Posted on 04/21/10
In an April 21, 2010, event co-sponsored by the Ohio Workforce Coalition, Policy Matters Ohio held a legislative briefing on unemployment compensation. Zach Schiller described how the state should modernize its UC system to take... read more