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Posted October 10, 2019 in Press Releases
Policy can reduce inequity in Ohio and its region In the 20th Century, people from around the world came to Ohio and the Midwest, seeking opportunity in the industrial boom. Among them were black Americans from... read more
Posted October 10, 2019 in Press Releases
Real needed action: Eliminate this $1.1 billion giveaway The Ohio House voted today to restore an income-tax break sometimes known as the LLC loophole to lawyers and lobbyists, who had seen it eliminated as part of... read more
Posted October 05, 2019 in eNews
42: Ohioans in 42 counties will have more access to affordable food thanks to action taken by Governor DeWine. The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services asked the federal government to waive time limits... read more
Posted October 02, 2019 in Press Releases
Feds grant SNAP time-limit waiver to 42 Ohio counties, leave some cities out More Ohio children, families and working people will be healthier and more economically stable due to action taken by the Ohio Department of... read more
Posted September 26, 2019 in Press Releases
Policy Matters analysis of new data from the American Community Survey (ACS) found that incomes grew in Ohio in 2018, but that growth was unequal across race and did not make a meaningful dent in... read more
Posted September 25, 2019 in Press Releases
Working people deserve to be paid for all the hours they work. Yet each year, employers steal wages from hundreds of thousands of Ohio workers. Around 217,000 Ohioans are illegally paid less than minimum wage.... read more
Posted September 24, 2019 in Press Releases
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final overtime rule. The rule weakens an Obama-era rule which would have restored overtime protections to many salaried workers and boosted the pay of about 370,000... read more
Posted September 20, 2019 in eNews
10,700: Ohio had 10,700 fewer jobs in August than it did in January, according to Hannah Halbert’s latest JobWatch. That’s despite the fact that, as Hannah puts it, “These should be the good years.” She... read more
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