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Posted May 01, 2019 in Press Releases
Policy Matters urges support for 10-point plan for working people New data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that in 2018, six of Ohio’s 10 most common jobs paid wages so low that a... read more
Posted April 29, 2019 in Press Releases
Programs that help build strong communities haven’t been getting the investment they need to benefit all Ohioans. Between 2006 and 2018, local governments lost $1.4 billion a year, adjusted for inflation. Ohio provides so little... read more
Posted April 24, 2019 in Press Releases
Education and training for SNAP recipients and Medicaid help Ohioans earning low wages stay in the workforce Policy Matters Ohio released two Budget Bites today that call on Ohio lawmakers to support working people by protecting... read more
Posted April 20, 2019 in eNews
$12.7 billion: An arbitrary (and probably unenforceable) spending limit could keep Ohio lawmakers from investing what we need to build a stronger state. Passed in 2006, the State Appropriation Limit (SAL) allows investment to increase... read more
Posted April 18, 2019 in Press Releases
An arbitrary spending cap the General Assembly imposed on itself over a dozen years ago shouldn’t stand in the way of needed state investment in public services today, Policy Matters Ohio said in a new... read more
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
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