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Posted April 15, 2019 in Press Releases
Today on Tax Day, a coalition of organizations that advocate on behalf of Ohio’s working poor called on policymakers to improve Ohio’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) by making it refundable. The EITC boosts the income... read more
Posted April 11, 2019 in Press Releases
Monday April 15 is the deadline to file state and federal taxes. As Ohioans prepare to pay or to get their refund, Policy Matters Communications Director Caitlin Johnson releases the following statement: “April 15 should be... read more
Posted April 10, 2019 in Press Releases
The bureau tasked with protecting working Ohioans’ wages oversees the state’s 5.5 million jobs with only six people to do it. This woefully inadequate oversight has given rise to a serious wage theft problem that... read more
Posted April 04, 2019 in Press Releases
In 2017, Policy Matters launched its Budget Bite series to provide journalists, advocates, legislators and everyday Ohioans with easy to digest state budget analysis. Today, the group is releasing the first bite in this state... read more
Posted April 02, 2019 in Press Releases
Today, after the Conference Committee reached an agreement regarding the Transportation Budget, Policy Matters Ohio Senior Researcher Amanda Woodrum issued the following statement: “We needed to raise revenue to make sure Ohioans are safe... read more
Posted March 29, 2019 in Press Releases
Conference committee compromise puts funds at risk in GRF In the 2010-11 state budget, legislators and the governor began moving transit funding to the Transportation budget from the General Revenue Fund, where annual allocations had been... read more
Posted March 27, 2019 in Press Releases
In just a few weeks most Ohioans will have filed their taxes. Few of them, however, will be able to avoid paying sales tax for a timeshare on a private jet. That’s just one of... read more
Posted March 25, 2019 in Press Releases
Last week, the Ohio Senate took a leap backwards by removing $100 million for public transit from the Transportation Budget allocated by the Ohio House of Representatives. They also took small steps to otherwise improve... read more
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