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Posted March 11, 2020 in Press Releases
Pass paid sick days, hike funding for public health Governor Mike DeWine and state lawmakers can take immediate action to protect Ohioans from the coronavirus, starting with a temporary paid sick time program, shoring up the... read more
Posted February 26, 2020 in Press Releases
But stronger action on economic development programs needed Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recommended this week that the state tighten up on its enforcement of economic development incentives when he delivered his mandated annual report on... read more
Posted February 20, 2020 in Press Releases
Black, first-generation and low-income students hit hardest State law requiring Ohio’s public colleges and universities to send student debt to the Ohio Attorney General’s office for collection hits students with onerous fees and exorbitant interest rates... read more
Posted February 18, 2020 in Press Releases
Policy Matters Ohio has named Hannah Halbert its new executive director. [image:1] Halbert joined Policy Matters in 2010 as a policy liaison. She had previously spent nearly four years with the Equal Justice Foundation and the Legal... read more
Posted February 13, 2020 in Press Releases
The simplest way workers can ensure their employers have paid them all they’re owed is to check their paystubs. But Ohio is among just nine states with no requirement that employers provide a pay statement... read more
Posted February 11, 2020 in Press Releases
Senate Joint Resolution 3 could weaken state’s bond rating Policy Matters Ohio today called on members of the Senate Ways & Means Committee to reject Senate Joint Resolution 3, a proposed amendment to the state constitution.... read more
Posted February 10, 2020 in Press Releases
The Trump Administration released its proposed budget for 2021. The plan would increase poverty and inequality, take away health coverage and essential antipoverty services and cut funding for other core public programs and investments. Policy... read more
Posted February 04, 2020 in Press Releases
A resolution in the Ohio Senate proposes a constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote of the General Assembly to approve an income-tax increase. Policy Matters Ohio Research Director Zach Schiller today made the following... read more
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