Minimum wage increase will raise wages of 313,000 Ohioans
Posted December 26, 2014 in Selected Press
Press Room
Welcome to the Policy Matters Ohio press room. If you have a media inquiry please contact our communications director, Ben Stein.
Newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations, online news sources, and blogs mention our work or quote our staff more than 500 times a year. Selected media stories that cite our research, op-eds we’ve written, press releases about our research and eNewsletters are available through the Press Room menu.
In addition, community groups, advocacy organizations, funders, and others invite members of our staff to present findings from our research at more than 100 events each year. Download our two-page backgrounder on Policy Matters here.
Ohio still owes $1.4B in unemployment debt
Posted December 07, 2014 in Selected Press
Lawmakers, Clark County businesses looking for a long-term solution. Ohio still owes almost $1.4 billion in debt to the federal government for its unemployment fund, costing Ohio businesses millions because they have to pay higher federal... read more
Official ODJFS Stats: 24 Bad Months For Gov. John Kasich On Job Creation
Posted November 21, 2014 in Selected Press
News sources reported today that Ohio’s unemployment rate, which was 5.7 percent in July and August, dropped to 5.6 percent for September, “slightly better than the national rate” of 5.9 percent for September. One... read more
Ohioans working harder, earning less
Posted September 03, 2014 in Selected Press
Ohio’s workers are more productive and better educated than in past decades, but that isn’t necessarily reflected in their paychecks, according to a new report. Ohio productivity grew by nearly 67 percent between 1979 and 2013,... read more
A Think Tank With a Shaker Edge
Posted August 01, 2014 in Selected Press
Download article (3pp) Shaker Life Magazine interviews director Amy Hanauer Read full article. read more
Richland County
Posted November 08, 2012 in Selected Press
State OverviewDownload PDF Impact of the 2012-13 state budget (HB 153) Ohio’s budget for 2012 and 2013 cut local government aid by a billion dollars. This means cuts in services we depend on, from road repair and... read more
Noble County
Posted November 08, 2012 in Selected Press
State OverviewDownload PDF Impact of the state budget for 2012-13 (HB 153) Ohio’s budget for 2012 and 2013 cut local government aid by a billion dollars. This means cuts in services we depend on, from road repair... read more