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Posted April 20, 2019 in eNews
$12.7 billion: An arbitrary (and probably unenforceable) spending limit could keep Ohio lawmakers from investing what we need to build a stronger state. Passed in 2006, the State Appropriation Limit (SAL) allows investment to increase... read more
Posted April 06, 2019 in eNews
$70 million: That’s how much money for public transit the General Assembly added to the proposed General Revenue Fund (GRF). It’s a huge increase over transit funding and a victory for transit advocates and riders.... read more
Posted March 23, 2019 in eNews
8,200: That’s how many jobs Ohio lost last month. This news comes on the heels of a major data revision that shows 2018 was one of the worst years since the Great Recession, according to... read more
Posted March 09, 2019 in eNews
1,600: Our board member Sue Helper explains how bad business practices and public policies lead to the closure of General Motors’ Lordstown plant this week, leaving 1,600 people without jobs. For more than 50 years,... read more
Posted February 23, 2019 in eNews
39,601: Using economic modeling software, Victoria Jackson found that if state policy makers reform our tax code to make it more effective and fair, Ohio could raise $2.6 billion in revenue. If lawmakers invest that... read more
Posted February 09, 2019 in eNews
$6 billion: Because they’ve been slashing taxes since 2005, Ohio lawmakers have about $6 billion a year less to work with. That is one of the big reasons our state budget is in a bind,... read more
Posted January 19, 2019 in eNews
2,000: More than 2,000 women state legislators were swept into power as a result of the 2018 midterm elections. And at every level of government there are now more black, Muslim, Latinx, Native American, LGBTQ... read more
Posted January 05, 2019 in eNews
$.25: The Ohio minimum wage went up by a quarter, from $8.30 to $8.55 on January 1. That’s thanks to a successful 2006 citizens’ ballot initiative that raised our minimum wage with annual increases pegged... read more
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