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Posted September 13, 2022 in Press Releases
Today, the Census Bureau released data from the Current Population Survey, which provides data on income, poverty, health insurance coverage, and the well-being of people nationwide. Today’s data release covers 2021, the second year of... read more
Posted August 24, 2022 in Press Releases
President Biden has announced executive action to cancel some education debt and make other changes to federal loan programs. Policy Matters Ohio Executive Director Hannah Halbert released the following statement: Ohioans know that higher education can... read more
Posted August 12, 2022 in Press Releases
Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act, a bill that makes important reforms to the federal tax code, addresses rising costs and makes the largest-ever federal allocation to fight climate change.... read more
Posted August 08, 2022 in Press Releases
Bree Easterling has joined Policy Matters Ohio as the organization’s new public safety fellow. [image:1] In their role, Easterling will be working with community members, advocates, elected officials and other key stakeholders to establish a “care response”... read more
Posted July 25, 2022 in Press Releases
Senate Bill 355 would remedy UC system’s bias against low-paid workers A bill introduced last Thursday in the Ohio Senate would significantly reduce the amount an Ohioan must be paid in order to qualify for unemployment... read more
Posted July 21, 2022 in Press Releases
New analysis from Policy Matters Ohio shows that each year, the Business Income Deduction — known as the “LLC loophole” — costs Ohio communities an estimated $1 billion, without spurring job growth or improving Ohioans’... read more
Posted July 12, 2022 in Press Releases
Tax Credit Authority should find out before approving more aid When the General Assembly approved the capital budget bill last month, it OK’d multiple new tax breaks for Intel Corp. and its planned semiconductor plants outside... read more
Posted July 05, 2022 in Press Releases
President Joe Biden will be in Cleveland tomorrow to deliver "remarks on his economic agenda and building the economy from the bottom up and the middle out." Policy Matters Ohio Executive Director Hannah Halbert released... read more
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