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Posted April 13, 2020 in Press Releases
People with loved ones who are incarcerated in Ohio prisons joined with six advocacy organizations and urged Governor DeWine to quickly release from Ohio’s corrections facilities people who are at low risk for recidivism or high risk for contracting COVID-19. See... read more
Posted April 08, 2020 in Press Releases
As Ohioans face down the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from Policy Matters points the way for policymakers to marshal the state’s collective resources to keep everyone safe today and rebuild for the future. To keep... read more
Posted April 07, 2020 in Press Releases
To keep people safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, Governor Mike DeWine has shut down huge portions of the state economy. These necessary measures have caused uncertainty and instability in the lives of Ohioans. During the... read more
Posted April 07, 2020 in Press Releases
Last week, Governor DeWine announced that he requested judges release 38 people from Ohio prisons in response to the growing COVID-19 crisis in the state’s corrections facilities. DeWine announced more releases today (167), with recommendations... read more
Posted April 02, 2020 in Press Releases
But JobsOhio should put off any awards, too The DeWine Administration has decided to delay action on $70 million in state loans to support the construction of a new headquarters for Sherwin-Williams Co. in downtown... read more
Posted March 31, 2020 in Press Releases
Scrutiny of $9 billion in tax breaks should not be postponed State and local governments face soaring needs but dwindling tax collections as the COVID-19 epidemic grinds the economy to a near halt. State lawmakers moved... read more
Posted March 31, 2020 in Press Releases
Policy Matters Ohio researcher Piet van Lier recently received a letter written by a man who expressed fear that conditions at North Central Correctional Institute in Marion, where he is incarcerated, make people in detention... read more
Posted March 27, 2020 in Press Releases
In one of its more positive moves, the U.S. Senate included cash payments that will send most Americans $1,200 per person from the $2 trillion stimulus package it recently passed. However, people who are paid... read more
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