Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Matters Ohio's annual report on how working people are faring in this economy said wages grew and outpaced inflation, but that pay is still too low.

The 3% across the board income tax cut in the state budget, along with other tax changes, won’t do much for people making less than $110,000 a year,…

The proposed budget from Republican leaders in the Ohio Senate includes a 5% income tax cut estimated to cost the state $874 million over two years. But a…

As Ohio lawmakers debate Ohio’s new two-year budget, groups representing low-income and working Ohioans are calling for what they call the “People’s…

Advocates for public transportation are lambasting the transportation budget that passed the House last week. They say too little is being spent on rail…

As lawmakers are working out differences in their transportation budgets, there’s one thing in the Senate’s version that doesn’t seem to have anything to…

This story was updated with new information at 11:30 p.m., Monday, November 26, 2018Tax reforms in the state in recent years have resulted in some big tax…

A panel of six lawmakers charged with looking at some of the $9 billion in state tax breaks has recommended none of them be eliminated or cut back for…

The state’s jobless rate last month was unchanged from July. But that’s mixed news to some who watch the economy. The state’s unemployment rate has been…

Ohio’s unemployment rate was up last month. It was 4.5% in June, compared with 4.3% in May – the lowest level since July 2001. But the number of employed…