Policy Matters Ohio

For the 26th Labor Day in a row, Policy Matters is releasing our State of Working Ohio report (fondly known as SOWO around the office). This year’s theme is The Costs of Inaction — as in, the consequences of legislators’ ongoing failure to act in the best in...

Ohio workers produce the wealth that powers the state’s economy, but legislators make policy primarily to benefit corporations and the well-connected wealthy. As a result, too many Ohioans cannot afford the basics, recover from economic shocks, secure childcare, or take time away from work to care f...

Today, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), in partnership with the Department of Labor, released job and unemployment indicators for July, showing Ohio employers added 5,100 jobs. The number of Ohioans in the labor force fell by 15,000 in July, on trend with the last year, driving Ohio’s unemployment rate down from 3.6% in June to 3.4% in July (-0.2 percen...

This piece was originally published by Cleveland.com

For too many Ohioans, sticker shock at the grocery store has become an overwhelming part of daily life.

It’s not anyone’s imag...

Ohio’s only need-based financial aid program falls short of its potential because state policymakers created rules that reduce aid for many low-income students and fail to account for the true cost of attending college. A new