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Posted December 18, 2024 in Press Releases
Low wages, insufficient public investment, and rising operational costs forced nearly 1,000 childcare programs in Ohio to close between 2019 and 2023. This has left families struggling to find and afford care. Policy Matters’ latest... read more
Posted December 02, 2024 in Press Releases
New data suggest mass deportations could harm working Ohioans of all backgrounds Immigrant workers and business owners in Ohio generate about $53 billion of Ohio’s economic output, according to the Immigration Research Initiative (IRI), Economic Policy... read more
Posted December 02, 2024 in Press Releases
On November 26, The U.S. Department of Commerce released highlights of the final contract between the federal government and Intel Corporation, outlining requirements for the $7.865 billion in funds the company will get under the... read more
Posted November 26, 2024 in Press Releases
Median pay ratio up again in 2023 Fifty of Ohio’s largest employers paid their CEOs a median of 308 times as much as their typical employees last year, according to Policy Matters Ohio’s analysis of filings... read more
Posted November 22, 2024 in eNews
$16.5B: Amount of funding announced for Ohio projects under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) since 2021. This includes funding for projects that would lower energy costs for farmers, clean up... read more
Posted November 21, 2024 in Press Releases
Federal funding remains available for a clean energy future Since 2021, the federal government has announced more than $16.5 billion in funding to Ohio through legislation whose future is now uncertain, according to a new report... read more
Posted November 18, 2024 in Op-Eds
This piece was previously published on Cleveland.com and is reprinted here with permission. The Ohio Supreme Court has a responsibility to check unconstitutional, extremist legislation and uphold the will of voters. Justices will have ample opportunity to... read more
Posted November 09, 2024 in eNews
A note from our Executive Director Dear Friends, This is a difficult time for anyone who believes that government can be a force for good. Many Ohioans — including some of our own family... read more
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