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Posted July 19, 2024 in Op-Eds
This piece was previously published on Cleveland.com and is reprinted here with permission. At the end of July, Ohioans will be bombarded with ads promoting a newly-expanded tax gimmick that has been panned by experts across... read more
Posted July 11, 2024 in Press Releases
With minimum wage off the November ballot, Policy Matters economist discusses pathways to $15 Last Wednesday was the deadline for turning in petition signatures to put a $15 minimum wage on the Ohio ballot this November.... read more
Posted July 06, 2024 in eNews
Numeric news from Policy Matters 28.7%: Share of Black women in Ohio who experienced poverty in the last 12 months, as of 2022 (the most recent data available). Because economic disparities are often greatest where policy... read more
Posted June 17, 2024 in Press Releases
Policies to support Black women — and everyone By crafting public policy to specifically benefit Black women, Ohio’s leaders can improve economic conditions, health outcomes, and overall well-being for Ohioans of all races and genders. Policy... read more
Posted June 15, 2024 in eNews
Numeric news from Policy Matters 8.07%: Sales tax rate Ohio would have to implement just to make up half the revenue lost under a plan by anti-government legislators to eliminate the state income tax. That would... read more
Posted June 07, 2024 in Press Releases
Even the nation’s highest sales tax would only recoup half the revenue lost to income tax repeal New data confirm that a proposal to eliminate Ohio’s personal income tax would be yet another handout to the... read more
Posted June 01, 2024 in eNews
66%: Reduction in the number of involuntary commitments to Ohio’s psychiatric hospitals, from 2019 through 2023. At first glance, that remarkable drop in the number of Ohioans being forced into treatment may seem like... read more
Posted May 30, 2024 in Press Releases
Policymakers can reduce involuntary commitments by filling the crisis care gap Forced treatment for mental illness — known as “involuntary commitment,” “civil commitment,” and “pink-slipping” — highlights the overlap between Ohio’s health care and criminal legal... read more
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