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Posted November 19, 2021 in eNews
$1.2 billion: That’s how much money we’d have in state coffers if lawmakers passed a fair severance tax on fracking instead of toeing the oil and gas lobby line. When our new State Policy Fellow... read more
Posted November 16, 2021 in Press Releases
New tool helps advocates, reporters and everyday Ohioans track budget items they care about The 2022-23 state budget signed by Gov. Mike DeWine in July contains thousands of pages that will direct how Ohio lawmakers will... read more
Posted November 09, 2021 in Press Releases
Ohio Lawmakers ponder sweetening the pot for wealthy investors, yet refuse to commit to long-term, fair funding of public schools Ohio Senators are hearing testimony on Senate Bill 225, which would boost tax breaks for... read more
Posted November 06, 2021 in eNews
12,600: On any given day, as many as 12,600 Ohioans are held in jail as they await trial, compared to 3,000 in 1978 — driven mostly by bail set by local courts, even though overall... read more
Posted November 04, 2021 in Press Releases
On any given day, as many as 12,600 Ohioans are held in jail as they await trial,compared to 3,000 in 1978 — driven mostly by bail set by local courts, even though overall crime rates... read more
Posted November 03, 2021 in Press Releases
Yesterday, Clevelanders elected Justin Bibb, a nonprofit executive, to serve as the city’s next mayor. They also elected several new people to serve on city council and passed a transformative ballot initiative that will increase... read more
Posted October 22, 2021 in eNews
9,900: The number of jobs Ohio employers added last month. In our monthly JobWatch report, Researcher Michael Shields wrote that Ohio is recovering jobs about a third as quickly as the nation. Our state’s unemployment... read more
Posted October 18, 2021 in Press Releases
U.S. Senate measure would replace the state’s stringent earnings test A bill now pending in the U.S. Senate could allow nearly 600,000 Ohioans who are not currently eligible to qualify for unemployment compensation (UC) benefits if... read more
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