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Posted April 27, 2018 in eNews
[image:1] Democratic gubernatorial candidates signal their unanimous support for clean energy and green jobs. Framing the debate: Democratic gubernatorial candidates had one last chance to make their case to Northeast Ohio last week. Joe Schiavoni, Richard Cordray,... read more
Posted April 24, 2018 in Press Releases
Contact: Amy Hanauer, 216.361.9801Keary McCarthy, 614-425-9163 COLUMBUS – To address job security, economic anxiety, and stagnant wages, Ohio’s two premier progressive think tanks teamed up to offer a winning agenda for Ohio’s working families during this... read more
Posted April 22, 2018 in Op-Eds
Now that they have passed funding to get through the rest of 2018, President Trump and his allies in Congress will begin sharpening their knives to slash federal programs that keep our kids healthy and... read more
Posted April 19, 2018 in Press Releases
In an effort to pay for lavish tax cuts for the wealthy under the Trump Tax law, the House Agriculture Committee passed Chairman Rep. Mike Conaway’s (R-Texas) Farm Bill, which threatens over 1.4 million Ohioans... read more
Posted April 13, 2018 in eNews
In the past two weeks, our crew has testified, held press conferences, spoken with young people, presented on academic panels, sponsored a documentary, and broadcast our policy recommendations on the radio. [image:2] Hannah Halbert (center) speaking at... read more
Posted April 11, 2018 in Press Releases
Policy Matters Ohio said in testimony today before the Tax Expenditure Review Committee that a more in-depth analysis is needed of the tax breaks that cost the state more than $9 billion a year in... read more
Posted April 11, 2018 in Press Releases
The Kasich Administration plans to ask the federal government to waive Medicaid rules and allow the state to end health coverage for Medicaid beneficiaries who fail to meet monthly work requirements, a plan that will... read more
Posted April 05, 2018 in Press Releases
Over the next five weeks, Ohio’s new legislative committee to review state tax breaks will meet three times to examine 15 tax breaks worth a total of $4.6 billion, nearly half the cost of all... read more
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