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Posted November 28, 2020 in eNews
11.7 million: That’s how many people live in the state of Ohio, and the number of people who will be affected by the state budget. The budget belongs to all of us. Every two years... read more
Posted November 25, 2020 in Press Releases
State policymakers make decisions that affect the quality of schools attended by our children, the safety of the water we drink and whether elderly people can safely age in place in their own homes. In... read more
Posted November 18, 2020 in Press Releases
As the drug epidemic drives more children into Ohio’s child welfare system, state lawmakers must provide more resources to help relatives and family friends take care of children who have been separated from their biological... read more
Posted November 17, 2020 in Press Releases
Ohio should decouple from U.S. tax breaks for affluent business owners If Ohio legislators don’t act soon, federal tax breaks for wealthy investors will ripple through the state’s personal income tax and cause tens of millions... read more
Posted November 14, 2020 in eNews
66: Days until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. That’s plenty of time for the transition team to review the large and growing set of resources created by the ReImagine Appalachia Coalition, in which key... read more
Posted November 10, 2020 in Press Releases
Today, College Now Greater Cleveland, the Ohio Student Association and Policy Matters Ohio sent a letter to Ohio Speaker of the House Robert R. Cupp, urging him to support college students harmed by punitive debt-collection... read more
Posted November 09, 2020 in Press Releases
In the wake of the announcement of final results in the 2020 presidential race, Amanda Woodrum, senior researcher at Policy Matters Ohio and Stephen Herzenberg, executive director of Keystone Research Center, co-directors of the ReImagine... read more
Posted October 31, 2020 in eNews
3: That’s how many days until Election Day – so if you haven’t yet, be sure to be a voter!! [image:1] 17,531: That’s now many Ohioans applied for unemployment compensation last week, according to data from the... read more
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