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Posted December 21, 2019 in eNews
20: That’s how many years Amy Hanauer has spent running Policy Matters Ohio after she helped found the organization in 2000. You can hear her reflect on her tenure on WCPN’s “The Sound of Ideas.”... read more
Posted December 19, 2019 in Press Releases
Policy Matters Ohio condemns today’s 5th U.S. Circuit Court ruling declaring the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate unconstitutional and remanding the law back to the judge who first struck it down. The Affordable Care Act... read more
Posted December 18, 2019 in Press Releases
Cost of living increases keep workers from getting pay cut Next month, Ohio’s minimum wage gets a 15-cent bump to $8.70 to keep pace with rising prices. The change will benefit 84,000 of Ohio’s lowest paid... read more
Posted December 11, 2019 in Press Releases
Better targeting would help families, protect revenues Ohio legislators are considering adding a slew of costly new tax breaks, which would not only siphon resources from crucial public services that benefit all Ohioans, but also further... read more
Posted November 16, 2019 in eNews
1: We are losing one great executive director. Amy Hanauer will leave Policy Matters in January to take the helm of Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. If you’re interested helping us make Ohio work... read more
Posted November 12, 2019 in Press Releases
In Ohio, high-quality child care is too expensive for many working families. Six of Ohio’s 10 most common jobs pay so little that a single parent would have to spend over one-third of their income... read more
Posted November 07, 2019 in Press Releases
Policy Matters releases new analysis of 2020-21 state budget Ohio lawmakers appropriated $48.8 billion in state dollars in the 2020-21 General Revenue Fund, an increase of $3.7 billion over the previous two-year budget. New analysis from... read more
Posted November 06, 2019 in Press Releases
Medicaid expansion could save as many lives as seatbelts, groundbreaking new research shows The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) expansion of Medicaid has prevented over 19,000 premature deaths, according to landmark new research. Conversely, 15,600 older... read more
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