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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
Posted March 25, 2020 in Press Releases
Today the Ohio General Assembly approved measures to combat the economic effects of COVID-19. Congress was also expected to approve an additional stimulus package, the CARES Act, but the legislation awaits final passage. Policy Matters... read more
Posted March 24, 2020 in Press Releases
The sweep of the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting Ohioans hard. Last week 139,000 filed for unemployment, up from 6,500 the week before. Hundreds of thousands more face the loss of income and health care. Just... read more
Posted March 23, 2020 in Press Releases
Cleveland City Council is scheduled to vote tonight on an incentive package for Sherwin-Williams Co. worth a reported $100 million. While some of the incentives are dependent on jobs being created and a rise in... read more
Posted March 19, 2020 in Press Releases
Governor Mike DeWine and his administration have acted quickly and decisively over the past week to protect the health of Ohioans by “flattening the curve” of coronavirus. Closing schools, restaurants and other gathering places, and... read more
Posted March 18, 2020 in Press Releases
Limited measure could provide immediate relief, but Senate may hollow it out House Resolution 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, will provide some relief to workers, families and states - if it makes it intact... read more
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