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Posted November 18, 2020 in Press Releases
As the drug epidemic drives more children into Ohio’s child welfare system, state lawmakers must provide more resources to help relatives and family friends take care of children who have been separated from their biological... read more
Posted November 17, 2020 in Press Releases
Ohio should decouple from U.S. tax breaks for affluent business owners If Ohio legislators don’t act soon, federal tax breaks for wealthy investors will ripple through the state’s personal income tax and cause tens of millions... read more
Posted November 10, 2020 in Press Releases
Today, College Now Greater Cleveland, the Ohio Student Association and Policy Matters Ohio sent a letter to Ohio Speaker of the House Robert R. Cupp, urging him to support college students harmed by punitive debt-collection... read more
Posted November 09, 2020 in Press Releases
In the wake of the announcement of final results in the 2020 presidential race, Amanda Woodrum, senior researcher at Policy Matters Ohio and Stephen Herzenberg, executive director of Keystone Research Center, co-directors of the ReImagine... read more
Posted October 30, 2020 in Press Releases
New analysis shows that proposed legislation to change where workers pay municipal income tax could harm communities with significant employment bases like New Albany and Solon. A Policy Matters Ohio issue brief details new estimates from... read more
Posted October 29, 2020 in Press Releases
More than 700,000 workers applied for unemployment compensation last week, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Labor. In Ohio, some 17,531 applied for regular unemployment benefits last week, more than double... read more
Posted October 28, 2020 in Press Releases
White papers detail Appalachian climate investment strategy for lawmakers post-election In a virtual press conference today, the ReImagine Appalachia Coalition released a trio of white papers detailing a plan for infrastructure investments in broadband, modernizing the... read more
Posted October 26, 2020 in Press Releases
Today, the U.S. Senate is set to confirm President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Sen. Sherrod Brown opposed the confirmation, Sen. Rob Portman has said he will vote in favor... read more
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