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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
Posted April 03, 2018 in Press Releases
Columbus — Today, Policy Matters Researcher Hannah Halbert joined State Representatives Brigid Kelly and Kent Smith to call for revamped overtime pay rules. The Center for American Progress Action Fund, the Economic Policy Institute, For... read more
Posted April 02, 2018 in Press Releases
Ohio’s rural landscape is dotted with big, silvery grain storage facilities. In some places, concrete silos tower over railroad tracks. These are where some of the nation’s largest grain handling companies store grain produced by... read more
Posted March 31, 2018 in eNews
Don’t let corporate franchisors off the hook: Under current law, franchisors and franchisees are jointly responsible for compliance with regulations that protect Ohio’s workers. We think it should stay that way. Corporate franchisors across the... read more
Posted March 29, 2018 in Press Releases
This month, Policy Matters Ohio welcomed Dr. Roland Anglin, Ph.D. and Dr. Ashwini Sehgal, M.D. to its board of directors. Anglin is the recently-appointed dean of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland... read more
Posted March 28, 2018 in Press Releases
Despite draconian cuts in his 2019 budget proposal, last week President Trump signed a 2018 spending bill that maintains funding for crucial programs that protect children and the elderly from abuse and make sure struggling... read more
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