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Posted March 17, 2021 in Press Releases
Attorney General Yost is off-base in suing to block the law Attorney General Dave Yost today asked the U.S. District Court of Southern Ohio to block the portion of the American Rescue Plan that prohibits states... read more
Posted March 12, 2021 in Press Releases
Today, President Joseph Biden signed a historic $1.9 trillion aid package. The American Rescue Plan provides resources we all need to rebuild from the pandemic recession and targets relief to those who have been hit... read more
Posted March 10, 2021 in Press Releases
Policy Matters releases three “Budget Bites” with targeted recommendations While the state budget touches all aspects of Ohioans’ lives, for many of us, the process is complicated, confusing and inaccessible. Each year, Policy Matters Ohio releases a... read more
Posted February 25, 2021 in Press Releases
Claimants need to be involved in improvements, Policy Matters Ohio testifies Ohio policymakers should make the unemployment compensation system more accessible to claimants so that Ohioans who have been laid off can obtain benefits on a... read more
Posted February 24, 2021 in Press Releases
SB 17 would cut food aid, Medicaid and unemployment compensation; SB 9 would arbitrarily scrap regulations Policy Matters Ohio provided written testimony against two pieces of legislation moving in the Ohio Senate today. Both would... read more
Posted February 11, 2021 in Press Releases
Black Ohioans are more likely to pay a higher share of their incomes in state and local taxes than white Ohioans, according to new analysis from Policy Matters Ohio and the Institute on Taxation and... read more
Posted February 09, 2021 in Press Releases
Yet the recently unemployed pay state income tax on their benefits A bill pending in the Ohio Senate Ways & Means Committee would create a major new tax break for some Ohioans who make... read more
Posted February 01, 2021 in Press Releases
Today Gov. Mike DeWine unveiled his state budget plan for fiscal years 2022-23. Policy Matters Ohio Executive Director Hannah Halbert releases the following statement based on an initial scan of the proposal: “Now is the time... read more
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