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Posted April 24, 2024 in Press Releases
Policy Matters Ohio testifies in support of HB 197 before the House Public Utilities Committee Policy Matters Climate & Sustainability Researcher Molly Bryden today delivered proponent testimony on House Bill 197, which would establish a pilot... read more
Posted April 23, 2024 in Press Releases
Ballot measure would eliminate carveouts that hold pay down for tipped workers, disabled workers, youth Nearly 1 million working Ohioans would benefit from a ballot measure that could appear before Ohio voters this November, according to... read more
Posted April 22, 2024 in Op-Eds
This piece was previously published on Cleveland.com and is reprinted here with permission. It’s Reentry Week in Cuyahoga County, dedicated to raising awareness about how we support (and too often fail to support) Ohioans who return... read more
Posted April 20, 2024 in eNews
Numeric news from Policy Matters 45.6%: Share of revenue collected into Ohio’s General Revenue Fund that came from the sales tax last year. That share has increased dramatically in the last 20 years, as Ohio leaders repeatedly... read more
Posted April 15, 2024 in Press Releases
Advocates propose four policies to fix the tax code State legislators have tax policy options that would help Ohio families, workers, property owners, renters, and others with low or moderate incomes, according to a new brief... read more
Posted April 10, 2024 in Press Releases
Intel Corp. recently filed its 2023 annual report with the state of Ohio on its performance under a $600 million grant that the state made last year for it to build two semiconductor fabrication plants.... read more
Posted April 10, 2024 in Press Releases
Gov. DeWine raises more questions than he answers Gov. DeWine delivered his annual State of the State address in Columbus today, outlining policy priorities and ambitions for the coming year. Policy Matters Ohio Executive Director Hannah... read more
Posted April 09, 2024 in Press Releases
Policy Matters, Children’s Defense Fund, NOBLE highlight tax policies that work for everyone Ohio's tax system is upside-down and backward, catering to the wealthiest at the expense of the lowest-paid, and leaving our state with too... read more
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