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Posted August 10, 2011 in eNews
Final Budget Breakdown – Policy Matters’ final assessment of Ohio’s new two-year budget shows a stark contrast between deep cuts to services (like education, day care, health and human services and funds to local governments)... read more
Posted August 01, 2011 in eNews
This spring, Policy Matters proudly partnered with community leaders in Oberlin, Ohio on their cutting-edge strategy to revitalize Oberlin’s economic and environmental health at the same time, making itself into the greenest little city in... read more
Posted July 19, 2011 in eNews
Modernize or Lose – Ohio stands to lose up to $176.3 million in federal funds if it does not modernize its unemployment compensation within the next 2 months. Read more on how the state could... read more
Posted May 19, 2011 in eNews
Talk of the Town – Join One Ohio Now tomorrow (Wednesday, May 25) at 7 p.m. on a Tele-Townhall for the latest on the state budget and how you can influence the outcome as the... read more
Posted April 19, 2011 in eNews
Ohio’s new budget preserves $7 billion in tax breaks and keeps in place tax cuts exceeding $10,000 a year for the wealthiest 1% of Ohioans. It also cuts over $2 billion from schools and over... read more
Posted February 19, 2011 in eNews
One Ohio… Now – More than 35 organizations and hundreds of individuals gathered in Columbus on January 14 to launch a new coalition that argues for a balanced approach to the Ohio budget that relies... read more
Posted January 19, 2011 in eNews
Recovering Ohio – Thousands of low- and middle-income working Ohioans received larger tax credits in 2009 due to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax... read more
Posted December 01, 2010 in eNews
Presented by Leadership Lorain County on Dec. 1st, 2010, Straight Talk featured Policy Matters Ohio Executive Director Amy Hanauer speaking about "Modernizing the Social Contract: Security and Opportunity in the Twenty-first Century". Click here to view... read more
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