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Posted April 18, 2023 in Press Releases
Policy Matters Ohio today released a report describing how the state funds public K-12 education, the state’s legacy of unconstitutional funding, the role private school vouchers play in harming public schools, and how good-faith adherence... read more
Posted April 18, 2023 in Press Releases
Yesterday, Ohio’s House of Representatives released its state budget proposal. Policy Matters Ohio Executive Director Hannah Halbert issued the following statement: The House Substitute Bill released yesterday suggests legislators may have abandoned the flat tax,... read more
Posted April 11, 2023 in Press Releases
This afternoon, a broad coalition of 40 organizations sent Mayor Bibb and members of Cleveland City Council a letter calling for the local elected leaders to take bold, swift action to enact a paid family and... read more
Posted April 08, 2023 in eNews
Numeric news from Policy Matters $1,000: Our proposed Thriving Families Tax Credit would send on average an additional $1,000 each year to households with incomes under $85,000. Contrast that with the absurdly disproportionate benefits of flat... read more
Posted April 07, 2023 in Press Releases
Report shows 15 new breaks, even as review committee was shut down Ohio tax breaks will soon add up to more than $11 billion a year, more than the state spends in general revenue on primary... read more
Posted March 25, 2023 in eNews
$2.6 billion: In the previous edition of Saturday Stats, we noted three major flaws in House Bill 1, any one of which should be enough to make Ohioans tell our reps to vote against it.... read more
Posted March 11, 2023 in eNews
$600M: House Bill 1 — a short-sighted flat tax proposal — would mean $600 million a year in property tax increases for residential and agricultural property owners. $500M+: House Bill 1 — an ill-conceived flat tax... read more
Posted March 10, 2023 in Press Releases
Higher property taxes, less local revenue, tax cuts that aren’t paid for *This release has been revised to include a correct description of the causes of the losses from HB 1 for schools and local governments... read more
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