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Policy Matters Ohio yesterday delivered the following letter to Conference Committee members, House and Senate leadership and members of the DeWine administration. The letter, signed by 98 state and local organizations and more than 900 individuals, urges Ohio leaders to prioritize the health and well-being of Ohioans in the state...
The Ohio Senate today passed a budget that will cost the state nearly a billion dollars each year for tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy. To pay for another tax cut to the wealthiest Ohioans and a handout to millionaires who are already sending their kids to private schools,...
Advocates for poor Ohioans say the Ohio Senate's plan to roll back safety net programs for food, health care and housing are particularly damaging in the face of economic headwinds for many Ohio families.
Today, Ohio’s Senate leadership released its state budget proposal. Policy Matters Ohio Executive Director Hannah Halbert issued the following statement: The Substitute Bill produced by the Senate majority continues to rely on failed tax strategies at the expense of education and family economic security. Legislators have been cutting taxes for...
Cuyahoga County Council passed an ordinance Tuesday to strengthen wage theft protections, a move that will prevent employers who steal from their workers from doing business with the county and help county residents make ends meet. Over the past several months, the Guardians for Fair Work coalition, which includes Policy...