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Posted August 05, 2023 in eNews
Numeric news from Policy Matters 4: Number of days (as of this writing) remaining for Ohioans to defeat Issue 1 by voting NO on (or before) the Aug. 8th election. Some voters' polling places have changed,... read more
Posted July 22, 2023 in eNews
$700M: Late last month, Ohio and Intel reached an agreement on how the tech giant would be held accountable for the promises it made to secure state funding related its two semiconductor fabrication plants in... read more
Posted July 18, 2023 in Press Releases
Three of Ohio’s 10 most common occupations pay so little that the median worker would qualify for food aid for a family of three. In some areas, up to half of the 10 most common... read more
Posted July 12, 2023 in Press Releases
Cleveland City Council votes to pass paid parental leave for municipal employees Today, the Cleveland City Council has demonstrated its commitment to improving job quality in Cleveland by passing paid parental leave for the over 7,000... read more
Posted July 08, 2023 in eNews
Well friends, we’ve made it through another budget season. It wasn’t easy, but it could have been worse. The General Assembly sacrificed crucial public services to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the... read more
Posted July 05, 2023 in Press Releases
*This release has been corrected to reflect the fact that eligibility for subsidized child care was expanded by even less than initially reported, from 142% of FPL to 145%. Instead of a transformative budget, Ohioans get... read more
Posted June 30, 2023 in Press Releases
Extremist budget passed by legislators takes from Ohio families to enrich the well-connected and well-off Today lawmakers on the Conference Committee released their final 2024-2025 budget, House Bill 33. It was passed by the House and... read more
Posted June 27, 2023 in Press Releases
Policy Matters Ohio yesterday delivered the following letter to Conference Committee members, House and Senate leadership and members of the DeWine administration. The letter, signed by 98 state and local organizations and more than 900... read more
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