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Posted June 25, 2019 in Press Releases
Budget bill cracks down on words like “shall” and “must” but orders rules anyway Policy Matters Ohio Research Director Zach Schiller issues the following statement about contradictory provisions in the Senate budget. “In a victory for... read more
Posted June 25, 2019 in Press Releases
Policy Matters Ohio Senior Project Director Wendy Patton issued a statement calling for the Conference Committee to keep the so-called “Healthy Ohio Plan” out the state budget. “The latest iteration of the so-called “Healthy Ohio... read more
Posted June 24, 2019 in Press Releases
Today Policy Matters Ohio called on members of the Ohio Budget Conference Committee to consider several policy changes in the final state budget they will submit for Governor Mike DeWine's signature. The letter is below:... read more
Posted June 22, 2019 in eNews
154: It’s been 154 years since the first Juneteenth celebration, when former slaves learned they were free and took to the streets to rejoice. Sadly, the story doesn’t end there. In a guest blog, Ohio... read more
Posted June 20, 2019 in Press Releases
Policy Matters Ohio: Ditch tax rate cuts, follow House on LLC loophole After the Senate version of the Ohio budget for 2020-2021 was passed unanimously today, Policy Matters Ohio Research Director Zach Schiller released the following... read more
Posted June 17, 2019 in Press Releases
Instead, legislators should cut back on a big loophole, adopt refundable EITC Policy Matters Ohio today released an analysis of the biggest provisions of the tax plan in the Ohio Senate budget bill, which calls for... read more
Posted June 11, 2019 in Press Releases
More across-the-board tax cuts aren’t what Ohio needs Ohio doesn’t need more across-the-board tax cuts. The Senate budget plan to reduce the state income tax by another 8% continues income tax cuts that flow mostly to... read more
Posted June 10, 2019 in Press Releases
House took steps to do so, Senate should go further The budget bill approved by the Ohio House would slash a number of tax breaks while creating or expanding new ones. In an analysis released today... read more
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