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Posted August 11, 2017 in Press Releases
Ohio students, children, seniors face big losses From food aid to Medicaid to Pell Grants, the Republican budget plan making its way through the U.S. House of Representatives takes aim at critical public services that help... read more
Posted August 09, 2017 in Press Releases
Although high school graduation rates are going up, for young people living in Greater Cleveland, living wage jobs are hard to come by – especially for young Clevelanders of color. Between 2013 and 2015, Clevelanders between... read more
Posted August 05, 2017 in eNews
[image:1] Policy Matters Executive Director Amy Hanauer discusses smart trade policy at a hearing on NAFTA Drowning in debt: More than 687,000 Ohioans owe a combined $19 billion in federal student loan debt. Many struggle to make... read more
Posted August 03, 2017 in Press Releases
Smart trade policy can protect manufacturing, workers and the environment Policy Matters Ohio executive director Amy Hanauer testified today on ways to encourage American manufacturing and improve the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) at a... read more
Posted August 02, 2017 in Press Releases
This month, the Ohio Senate may finally settle the 2018-2019 budget. Their decisions on whether to override some or all of the governor’s vetoes will have a profound impact ranging from Medicaid health care coverage... read more
Posted July 28, 2017 in Press Releases
Policy Matters Ohio Senior Project Director Wendy Patton on the U.S. Senate’s failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act: Last night’s narrow defeat of the Senate “skinny repeal” bill is a huge victory, one that helps... read more
Posted July 27, 2017 in Press Releases
New campaign seeks better protections for student borrowers More than 687,000 Ohioans owe $19 billion in federal student loan debt. In order to pay their loans back, they must traverse a dangerous climate of repayment scams... read more
Posted July 25, 2017 in Op-Eds
In the increasingly murky national debate on health care, it can be hard to see exactly what effect the Senate health care bill would have in Ohio. Both the Senate’s health care bill and the... read more
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