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Posted October 31, 2020 in eNews
3: That’s how many days until Election Day – so if you haven’t yet, be sure to be a voter!! [image:1] 17,531: That’s now many Ohioans applied for unemployment compensation last week, according to data from the... read more
Posted October 17, 2020 in eNews
$1.94 billion: That’s how much in public resources could go to public schools, public health and more if Ohio policymakers adopted our proposals to rebalance the state tax code. Senior Project Director Wendy Patton outlined... read more
Posted October 03, 2020 in eNews
1 million: That’s how many fewer manufacturing jobs there are in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin since 2000. Researcher Michael Shields and partners at the Century Foundation and Groundwork Collaborative released a new report that... read more
Posted September 19, 2020 in eNews
49.5%, 55%, 62.4%: Respectively, the 2020 Census self-response rates for Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus. With a statewide rate of just 69.6%, we can—and must—do better, says Outreach Director Daniel Ortiz in his latest blog post. 100%:... read more
Posted September 06, 2020 in eNews
We’re sending our enews out on Sunday this week. We wanted to be sure to include our annual Labor Day report that we released today, “State of Working Ohio: Reset and Unrig.” We will be... read more
Posted August 21, 2020 in eNews
495,100: Ohio had nearly half a million fewer jobs in July than we did a year ago, despite adding 62,700 jobs last month. In the latest JobWatch, researcher Michael Shields digs into the numbers and... read more
Posted August 08, 2020 in eNews
$600: Millions of Americans are in limbo waiting to find out if Congress will extend the $600 a week that’s helping them make ends meet and keeping the economy running. The Senate Republican proposal cuts... read more
Posted July 25, 2020 in eNews
100*: Number of organizations that have signed on to the Reimagine Appalachia blueprint, the massive, four-state project helmed by Senior Researcher Amanda Woodrum. The policy platform outlines a "New Deal that Works for Us,” prioritizing... read more
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