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Policy Matters Ohio
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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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 […]
A Green New Deal: 10 ways to promote a sutainable Ohio
- March 15, 2019
- Policy Matters Ohio
- Amy Hanauer, Amanda Woodrum
The Green New Deal has excited a new generation of activists and beautifully framed how this kind of societal transformation is in keeping with our history. Previous plans, like the […]
Refundable tax credits for working families put kids first
- November 9, 2018
- Policy Matters Ohio
- Hannah Halbert
Poverty rates in Ohio remain high despite improvements in the job market. There were still 115,000 more Ohioans living in poverty in 2017 than in the year prior to the […]
Breaking barriers: Issue 1 could put Ohioans back to work
- November 9, 2018
- Policy Matters Ohio
- Michael Shields
The consequences of a criminal conviction extend far beyond the sentence imposed in court. Ohio’s legislature and its administrative bodies have constructed an array of legal restrictions, called collateral sanctions, […]
Loopholes in a loophole
- October 31, 2018
- Policy Matters Ohio
- Zach Schiller
Tens of thousands of upper-income Ohioans are qualifying for tax credits that seemingly are limited to those who have much lower incomes. It’s all legal – and it’s probably costing […]