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Posted May 20, 2020 in Press Releases
Community based measures can help explain why Tomorrow, the Minority Health Strike Force assembled by Gov. DeWine will release recommendations for addressing the outsized share of COVID-19 cases in Ohio’s Black and Brown communities. Ahead of... read more
Posted May 19, 2020 in Press Releases
Will lawmakers walk the talk? The Ohio Department of Education’s draft plan to reopen the state’s schools strives to keep students safe from the coronavirus, but doing so is likely to be more expensive in low-income... read more
Posted May 18, 2020 in Press Releases
ACLU of Ohio and Policy Matters Ohio unveil new analysis of COVID-19 data showing Ohio represents an outsized share of nation’s prison deaths Today the ACLU of Ohio and Policy Matters Ohio released disturbing new data... read more
Posted May 15, 2020 in Press Releases
Little-used state law is seeing a mini-explosion in the pandemic A growing number of Ohio employers have discovered a tool to scale back operations while avoiding layoffs: Worksharing. Ohio’s shared work program allows employers to reduce... read more
Posted May 14, 2020 in Press Releases
More than a decade later, 114,000 more Ohioans live in poverty compared to before the Great Recession of 2008. Now Ohioans, like the rest of the country, are not only living through a public health... read more
Posted May 07, 2020 in Press Releases
For the most part, Ohio’s privatized economic development agency uses funds from the state’s liquor operations to give businesses tax breaks and subsidies. A new report by Policy Matters Ohio outlines how JobsOhio can help... read more
Posted May 06, 2020 in Press Releases
It’s pouring. Instead of big budget cuts, use the rainy day fund April’s state tax shortfall of $867 million shows how the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating the state budget. The governor announced the shortfall will be... read more
Posted May 05, 2020 in Press Releases
Ohio employers received notice last Friday that guidance on the state’s COVID-19 policy on refusal to return to work will be released this week. Policy Matters Ohio and the Ohio Poverty Law Center are concerned that a... read more
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