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Posted November 06, 2019 in Press Releases
Medicaid expansion could save as many lives as seatbelts, groundbreaking new research shows The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) expansion of Medicaid has prevented over 19,000 premature deaths, according to landmark new research. Conversely, 15,600 older... read more
Posted November 05, 2019 in Press Releases
Policy Matters will launch national search for new director After 20 years, Policy Matters Ohio founding executive director Amy Hanauer is taking a new position running the Washington D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and... read more
Posted October 25, 2019 in Press Releases
The agreement reached today between General Motors and 48,000 United Autoworkers who have been on strike since September 15th will make some workers’ jobs more secure. It is now time for the state to invest... read more
Posted October 23, 2019 in Press Releases
Policy Matters calls for lawmakers to strengthen HB 263 More than 850 laws and administrative rules limit access to work for Ohioans with a criminal record. The Fresh Start Act, House Bill 263, takes aim at... read more
Posted October 22, 2019 in Press Releases
Jasmine Ayres has joined Policy Matters Ohio as the organization’s new policy liaison. In her role, Ayres will work to connect the group’s research and analysis with state policymakers, allies and the general public. She... read more
Posted October 17, 2019 in Press Releases
Facebook and Google take in the majority of digital ad revenues, at the expense of newspapers. At the same time, studies show they are filling the void they helped create with disinformation. Appearing before a Senate... read more
Posted October 16, 2019 in Press Releases
No committee members appointed to oversee $9 billion in tax breaks The clock is ticking for Senate President Larry Obhof and House Speaker Larry Householder to name members to the committee which monitors Ohio’s $9 billion... read more
Posted October 10, 2019 in Press Releases
Policy can reduce inequity in Ohio and its region In the 20th Century, people from around the world came to Ohio and the Midwest, seeking opportunity in the industrial boom. Among them were black Americans from... read more
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