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Cleveland, Ohio ·Policy Matters Ohio is a non-profit policy research institute, that creates a more vibrant, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio through research, strategic communications, coalition building and policy advocacy.
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CEO Pay Report 2021
- December 21, 2021
- Policy Matters Ohio
- Jenny Driscoll, Michael Shields
A thriving community depends on the work of everyone, from the retail clerk who greets customers to the janitor who cleans the countertop. But for decades, corporate executives held down […]
Bail reform will make Ohioans healthier
- November 4, 2021
- Samuel Johnson, Tanisha Pruitt, PhD, Piet van Lier
Most Ohioans believe that we all deserve a justice system that treats everyone fairly, no matter how much money we have or the color of our skin. But on any […]
Four ways the American Rescue Plan can support working people
- July 1, 2021
- Policy Matters Ohio
- Michael Shields
Government works best when it works for all people, not just the wealthy few and corporations. The American Rescue Plan (ARP) approaches economic recovery from the ground up by helping people […]
What if we honored all families?
- June 7, 2021
- Policy Matters Ohio
- Will Petrik
Amelia Robinson of the Columbus Dispatch points out that important facts are being left out of the public discussion about Ma’Khia Bryant’s death. Policy Matters Ohio agrees.
Making the most of the American Rescue Plan
- April 8, 2021
- Wendy Patton, Will Petrik, Michael Shields, Piet van Lier
Government works best when it works for all of us. After years of policies slanted in favor of the wealthy few and big corporations, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) […]
Black policy matters: Toward an antiracist policy agenda
- February 3, 2020
- Policy Matters Ohio
- Policy Matters Ohio staff
“There is no such thing as a nonracist or race-neutral policy. Every policy in every institution in every community in every nation is producing or sustaining either racial inequity or […]
Race in the Heartland: Equity, Opportunity, and Public Policy in the Midwest
- October 10, 2019
- Common Good Iowa
- Colin Gordon
A half-century removed from the high-tide of the civil rights movement, progress on racial equity has slowed or stalled on many fronts. Nowhere is this more starkly evident than in the […]
Race in the Heartland: Equity, Opportunity, and Public Policy in the Midwest
- October 10, 2019
- Colin Gordon
A number of factors—historical, economic, demographic, and political—have shaped patterns of racial disparity and race relations in the Midwest. Of the eight most segregated cities in 2010’s Census data, six […]
State of Working Ohio 2019: Realities and Remedies
- September 30, 2019
- Policy Matters Ohio
- Amy Hanauer
In many ways, Americans have been given a gift for the last decade – an economic expansion unprecedented in its length. And many of the indicators of the expansion are […]
Climate Change is Hazardous to Ohio Children’s Health
- August 22, 2019
- Policy Matters Ohio
- Amanda Woodrum, Ben Stein
Climate change is hazardous to children’s health. Heatwaves degrade air quality, exacerbating symptoms of asthma, one of the most common chronic childhood illnesses. Heavy rains and flooding can contaminate public […]