Welcome to the Policy Matters Ohio press room. If you have a media inquiry please contact our communications director, Ben Stein.
Newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations, online news sources, and blogs mention our work or quote our staff more than 500 times a year. Selected media stories that cite our research, op-eds we’ve written, press releases about our research and eNewsletters are available through the Press Room menu.
In addition, community groups, advocacy organizations, funders, and others invite members of our staff to present findings from our research at more than 100 events each year. Download our two-page backgrounder on Policy Matters here.
Posted April 05, 2005 in Press Releases
SB81 Unemployment Compensation Gongwer News Service SB81 - To conform state law to federal requirements in the establishment of civil and criminal penalties for manipulating payroll and business transfer information to obtain lower contribution rates in the... read more
Posted April 04, 2005 in Press Releases
Athens News by David Laber A statewide campaign opposed to Ohio Gov. Robert Taft's taxreform proposal brought its message to Athens Thursday, but the area's state senator is not thrilled about the campaign's actions. Full Article read more
Posted April 03, 2005 in Press Releases
The News-Herald If the recently concluded presidential contest was the "mother of all elections," then the 2006 election in which all statewide offices will be up for grabs must be its only child. ... Full Article read more
Posted March 24, 2005 in Press Releases
Business First of Columbus A large percentage of Ohio seniors need Social Security to remain as it is because they depend heavily on it as retirement income, says Policy Matters Ohio, a liberal think tank based in... read more
Posted March 24, 2005 in Press Releases
Gongwer News Service Social Security Changes: Separately, Rep. Tim Cassell (D-Madison) said he would introduce a resolution urging federal officials to reject any Social Security reform package that establishes "carve-out" of contributions for private management. While acknowledging... read more
Posted March 24, 2005 in Press Releases
The Hannah Report Rep. Tim Cassell (D-Madison) announced a proposed resolution Thursday that would put the General Assembly on record as opposed to President Bush's social security privatization plan. read more
Posted March 24, 2005 in Press Releases
Ohio Social Security recipients, age 65 and over, rely on Social Security for more than two thirds (68%) of their income at the median, according to a study released today by Policy Matters Ohio and... read more
Posted March 23, 2005 in Press Releases
Cool Cleveland Cool Cleveland: What does the word Regionalism mean to you?Jim Rokakis: Regionalism to me is a belief that we have to take the region s dwindling resources andput them to work collectively for the... read more
1 of 22
