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Posted March 26, 2021 in Press Releases
Yesterday, United States Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and U.S. Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-IL) announced their intention to introduce a Congressional Review Act to repeal the so-called True Lender Rule. The Office... read more
Posted March 20, 2021 in eNews
We apologize for putting out an email version of the enews that incorrectly stated that the American Rescue Plan was $1.9 billion instead of $1.9 trillion. Policy by the numbers, from Policy Matters $1.9 trillion: Total amount... read more
Posted March 17, 2021 in Press Releases
Attorney General Yost is off-base in suing to block the law Attorney General Dave Yost today asked the U.S. District Court of Southern Ohio to block the portion of the American Rescue Plan that prohibits states... read more
Posted March 12, 2021 in Press Releases
Today, President Joseph Biden signed a historic $1.9 trillion aid package. The American Rescue Plan provides resources we all need to rebuild from the pandemic recession and targets relief to those who have been hit... read more
Posted March 10, 2021 in Press Releases
Policy Matters releases three “Budget Bites” with targeted recommendations While the state budget touches all aspects of Ohioans’ lives, for many of us, the process is complicated, confusing and inaccessible. Each year, Policy Matters Ohio releases a... read more
Posted March 06, 2021 in eNews
Due to an editing error, the item at the bottom of the enews incorrectly states that between 2008 and 2009, employers cut 8% of all the jobs in seven Appalachian Ohio counties according to a... read more
Posted February 25, 2021 in Press Releases
Claimants need to be involved in improvements, Policy Matters Ohio testifies Ohio policymakers should make the unemployment compensation system more accessible to claimants so that Ohioans who have been laid off can obtain benefits on a... read more
Posted February 24, 2021 in Press Releases
SB 17 would cut food aid, Medicaid and unemployment compensation; SB 9 would arbitrarily scrap regulations Policy Matters Ohio provided written testimony against two pieces of legislation moving in the Ohio Senate today. Both would... read more
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