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Posted July 19, 2005 in Press Releases
Daily Reporter by Melanie McIntyre Home foreclosures have a significant financial impact on local government, area residentsand retailers, but the problems could be minimized by reducing the incidence of poorlywritten and/or fraudulent loans made in distressed neighborhoods,... read more
Posted July 10, 2005 in Press Releases
Tax change expected to aid manufacturersby Jeffrey Sheban Columbus Dispatch Who benefits from the most sweeping business-tax changes in Ohio in 40 years? One likely winner is the state’s beleaguered manufacturing sector, which has shed 200,000 jobs in... read more
Posted July 08, 2005 in Press Releases
Guest Columnist Zach Shiller of Policy Matters Ohio addresses the state's housing boom-- in foreclosures.Demos As national print headlines celebrate a record housing boom, a disturbing trend is receiving far less attention than it should. Here in... read more
Posted July 08, 2005 in Press Releases
Rates Three To Five Times Greater Than Decade Ago NewsNet5.com SUMMIT COUNTY -- A new study shows foreclosure rates in Summit County remain at record-high levels, NewsChannel5 reported. The Policy Matters Ohio study showed the county's per capita... read more
Posted July 08, 2005 in Press Releases
Rates in region are 3 to 5 times higher than '94By Gloria Irwin The Akron Beacon Journal Even with the economy improving, foreclosure filings against property owners in Stark and Summit counties remained at record levels last... read more
Posted July 08, 2005 in Press Releases
Study says NAFTA cost Ohio 50K jobsby Yvonne Teems Dayton Business Journal While some say a free trade agreement to be voted on by the U.S. House of Representatives later this month may contribute to more lost... read more
Posted July 01, 2005 in Press Releases
League of Women Voters - LWV Cincinnati Area VOTER The federal minimum wage of $5.15 an hour has less purchasing power than in all but one of the past fifty years. Since its high point in... read more
Posted June 26, 2005 in Press Releases
The worry behind the governor's featBy Michael Douglas The Akron Beacon Journal State Sen. Marc Dann neatly framed the mystery surrounding Bob Taft and his failure to report golf rounds as gifts on his financial-disclosure statements. The... read more
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