Policy Matters Ohio
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A nonpartisan research institute working to create a more vibrant, equitable, sustainable, and inclusive Ohio.
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Open enrollment for ACA Health Insurance Marketplace plans begins today. Enrollees can expect to see increases in premiums if US Congress doesn’t extend the enhanced premium tax credits.
To estimate your premiums based on your household circumstances: www.kff.org/interactive/...
To estimate your premiums based on your household circumstances: www.kff.org/interactive/...
November 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Open enrollment for ACA Health Insurance Marketplace plans begins today. Enrollees can expect to see increases in premiums if US Congress doesn’t extend the enhanced premium tax credits.
To estimate your premiums based on your household circumstances: www.kff.org/interactive/...
To estimate your premiums based on your household circumstances: www.kff.org/interactive/...
NEXT WEEK: Trans+ people are being targeted at both the state and federal level. Trans+ veterans, in particular, are experiencing government-sanctioned discrimination on multiple fronts.
Join support-providers to learn more and connect with resources. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join support-providers to learn more and connect with resources. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
NEXT WEEK: Trans+ people are being targeted at both the state and federal level. Trans+ veterans, in particular, are experiencing government-sanctioned discrimination on multiple fronts.
Join support-providers to learn more and connect with resources. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join support-providers to learn more and connect with resources. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Two weeks from today! Join us in Youngstown to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Ohio workers right now and in the year to come. RSVP: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/...
October 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Two weeks from today! Join us in Youngstown to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Ohio workers right now and in the year to come. RSVP: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/...
TONIGHT: What can Ohio veterans expect after recent budget cuts to programs like Medicaid and SNAP and reductions to the VA workforce?
We want to hear your concerns, answer your questions, and share resources from veterans support providers.
Register: bit.ly/47yvOW8
We want to hear your concerns, answer your questions, and share resources from veterans support providers.
Register: bit.ly/47yvOW8
August 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
TONIGHT: What can Ohio veterans expect after recent budget cuts to programs like Medicaid and SNAP and reductions to the VA workforce?
We want to hear your concerns, answer your questions, and share resources from veterans support providers.
Register: bit.ly/47yvOW8
We want to hear your concerns, answer your questions, and share resources from veterans support providers.
Register: bit.ly/47yvOW8
Policy Matters turns 25 this year! Next month, join our staff and board for a casual open house in Cleveland to celebrate our accomplishments, stand in solidarity, and connect with each other.
RSVP here: bit.ly/45k355V
RSVP here: bit.ly/45k355V
August 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Policy Matters turns 25 this year! Next month, join our staff and board for a casual open house in Cleveland to celebrate our accomplishments, stand in solidarity, and connect with each other.
RSVP here: bit.ly/45k355V
RSVP here: bit.ly/45k355V
NEXT WEEK: Can America keep its promises to Ohio veterans? We want to hear your concerns, answer your questions, and share resources from veterans support providers from across the state.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
NEXT WEEK: Can America keep its promises to Ohio veterans? We want to hear your concerns, answer your questions, and share resources from veterans support providers from across the state.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Tomorrow night! RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/intel...
August 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Tomorrow night! RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/intel...
Join veterans support providers from across the state to learn more, ask questions about what cuts could mean to you, and connect with local resources.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Join veterans support providers from across the state to learn more, ask questions about what cuts could mean to you, and connect with local resources.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Intel coming to Central Ohio will impact our communities and statewide economy for generations. Join us on August 13 to learn more about what’s going on with the project and how you can get involved.
RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/intel...
RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/intel...
July 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Intel coming to Central Ohio will impact our communities and statewide economy for generations. Join us on August 13 to learn more about what’s going on with the project and how you can get involved.
RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/intel...
RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/intel...
Now’s the time to call your representatives to demand they vote NO on this budget bill, because Ohioans cannot afford it!
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July 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Now’s the time to call your representatives to demand they vote NO on this budget bill, because Ohioans cannot afford it!
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TUESDAY NIGHT: Learn how federal budget cuts will harm Ohio's working families — and how to take action. Health care access, food assistance and jobs are on the line. Tell your legislators to reject cuts that hurt families.
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
TUESDAY NIGHT: Learn how federal budget cuts will harm Ohio's working families — and how to take action. Health care access, food assistance and jobs are on the line. Tell your legislators to reject cuts that hurt families.
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Proposed federal cuts to Medicaid could jeopardize 11 rural hospitals in Ohio. Is your local hospital on the line?
Contact Senators Moreno and Husted to demand they protect access to health care for all Ohioans, no matter where they live in the state: linktr.ee/admin
Contact Senators Moreno and Husted to demand they protect access to health care for all Ohioans, no matter where they live in the state: linktr.ee/admin
June 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Proposed federal cuts to Medicaid could jeopardize 11 rural hospitals in Ohio. Is your local hospital on the line?
Contact Senators Moreno and Husted to demand they protect access to health care for all Ohioans, no matter where they live in the state: linktr.ee/admin
Contact Senators Moreno and Husted to demand they protect access to health care for all Ohioans, no matter where they live in the state: linktr.ee/admin
The Ohio Senate’s budget includes a $1.1 BILLION tax cut to the wealthy.
Flattening our personal income tax does nothing for the overwhelming majority making less than $100K, while starving the services people depend on.
Join us tomorrow for more: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Flattening our personal income tax does nothing for the overwhelming majority making less than $100K, while starving the services people depend on.
Join us tomorrow for more: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Ohio Senate’s budget includes a $1.1 BILLION tax cut to the wealthy.
Flattening our personal income tax does nothing for the overwhelming majority making less than $100K, while starving the services people depend on.
Join us tomorrow for more: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Flattening our personal income tax does nothing for the overwhelming majority making less than $100K, while starving the services people depend on.
Join us tomorrow for more: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
TOMORROW NIGHT: The U.S. House recently passed a budget that would take health insurance away from an estimated 400,000 Ohioans. Join us for a virtual town hall to protect Ohioans' access to healthcare through Medicaid.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
TOMORROW NIGHT: The U.S. House recently passed a budget that would take health insurance away from an estimated 400,000 Ohioans. Join us for a virtual town hall to protect Ohioans' access to healthcare through Medicaid.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Tonight! 7pm! Register now: bit.ly/4jGKbeb
May 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Tonight! 7pm! Register now: bit.ly/4jGKbeb
The House budget proposal funds schools based on what politicians want to pay instead of what children need, abandoning the Fair School Funding Plan.
Find out how much schools in your area would be shortchanged with our new legislative district fact sheets: policymattersohio.org/research/the...
Find out how much schools in your area would be shortchanged with our new legislative district fact sheets: policymattersohio.org/research/the...
May 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The House budget proposal funds schools based on what politicians want to pay instead of what children need, abandoning the Fair School Funding Plan.
Find out how much schools in your area would be shortchanged with our new legislative district fact sheets: policymattersohio.org/research/the...
Find out how much schools in your area would be shortchanged with our new legislative district fact sheets: policymattersohio.org/research/the...
Special education programs are on the federal chopping block and the Ohio House plans to shortchange special education in the state budget. Join next week's virtual town hall to learn what you can do to stand up for Ohio kids.
Register: bit.ly/4jGKbeb
Register: bit.ly/4jGKbeb
May 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Special education programs are on the federal chopping block and the Ohio House plans to shortchange special education in the state budget. Join next week's virtual town hall to learn what you can do to stand up for Ohio kids.
Register: bit.ly/4jGKbeb
Register: bit.ly/4jGKbeb
49th Cleveland International Film Festival program has been announced: www.clevelandfilm.org
We'll be community partners for screenings of Driver, a doc about female truckers navigating a male-dominated world of predatory and assaultive behavior.
Tickets on sale 3.14—stay tuned for discount code!
We'll be community partners for screenings of Driver, a doc about female truckers navigating a male-dominated world of predatory and assaultive behavior.
Tickets on sale 3.14—stay tuned for discount code!
February 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
49th Cleveland International Film Festival program has been announced: www.clevelandfilm.org
We'll be community partners for screenings of Driver, a doc about female truckers navigating a male-dominated world of predatory and assaultive behavior.
Tickets on sale 3.14—stay tuned for discount code!
We'll be community partners for screenings of Driver, a doc about female truckers navigating a male-dominated world of predatory and assaultive behavior.
Tickets on sale 3.14—stay tuned for discount code!
This Friday, 2/28, at 12PM- Join Debt Free Justice and Black activists and organizers across the country in celebrating Black History Month with this panel discussion on the past, present, and future of Black life in America.
Register here: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This Friday, 2/28, at 12PM- Join Debt Free Justice and Black activists and organizers across the country in celebrating Black History Month with this panel discussion on the past, present, and future of Black life in America.
Register here: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join Policy Matters and partners tomorrow, Thurs 2/6 at 4pm for 30 min, to make calls to Congress together.
We want to make sure our voices are loud and clear in telling lawmakers that Medicaid saves lives and cuts will hurt Ohioans.
Register here: bit.ly/4aRmOLA
We want to make sure our voices are loud and clear in telling lawmakers that Medicaid saves lives and cuts will hurt Ohioans.
Register here: bit.ly/4aRmOLA
February 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Join Policy Matters and partners tomorrow, Thurs 2/6 at 4pm for 30 min, to make calls to Congress together.
We want to make sure our voices are loud and clear in telling lawmakers that Medicaid saves lives and cuts will hurt Ohioans.
Register here: bit.ly/4aRmOLA
We want to make sure our voices are loud and clear in telling lawmakers that Medicaid saves lives and cuts will hurt Ohioans.
Register here: bit.ly/4aRmOLA
Ohio receives more from federal dollars than we pay in federal taxes.
For an overview of how Ohio relies on federal grant dollars for programs and services that impact millions of Ohioans: policymattersohio.org/news/2025/01...
For an overview of how Ohio relies on federal grant dollars for programs and services that impact millions of Ohioans: policymattersohio.org/news/2025/01...
January 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Ohio receives more from federal dollars than we pay in federal taxes.
For an overview of how Ohio relies on federal grant dollars for programs and services that impact millions of Ohioans: policymattersohio.org/news/2025/01...
For an overview of how Ohio relies on federal grant dollars for programs and services that impact millions of Ohioans: policymattersohio.org/news/2025/01...
In Ohio, families making less than $24K pay more annual taxes today than they did before 2005.
Households among the top 1%, with incomes above $647K, contribute an average of $52K less per year than they once did.
Households among the top 1%, with incomes above $647K, contribute an average of $52K less per year than they once did.
December 17, 2024 at 4:06 PM
In Ohio, families making less than $24K pay more annual taxes today than they did before 2005.
Households among the top 1%, with incomes above $647K, contribute an average of $52K less per year than they once did.
Households among the top 1%, with incomes above $647K, contribute an average of $52K less per year than they once did.
Ohio has the lowest eligibility for Publicly Funded Child Care in the country for kids 0 to 5.
For childcare to be considered affordable (per the HHS), a family with an infant and a toddler would have to make $250,385 — nearly four times Ohio's median household income of $65,720.
For childcare to be considered affordable (per the HHS), a family with an infant and a toddler would have to make $250,385 — nearly four times Ohio's median household income of $65,720.
December 16, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Ohio has the lowest eligibility for Publicly Funded Child Care in the country for kids 0 to 5.
For childcare to be considered affordable (per the HHS), a family with an infant and a toddler would have to make $250,385 — nearly four times Ohio's median household income of $65,720.
For childcare to be considered affordable (per the HHS), a family with an infant and a toddler would have to make $250,385 — nearly four times Ohio's median household income of $65,720.
Tomorrow!
Join Policy Matters Ohio, OFUPAC, Disability Rights Ohio, and Columbus Safety Collective in a discussion about community emergency response.
REGISTER NOW: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join Policy Matters Ohio, OFUPAC, Disability Rights Ohio, and Columbus Safety Collective in a discussion about community emergency response.
REGISTER NOW: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 18, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Tomorrow!
Join Policy Matters Ohio, OFUPAC, Disability Rights Ohio, and Columbus Safety Collective in a discussion about community emergency response.
REGISTER NOW: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join Policy Matters Ohio, OFUPAC, Disability Rights Ohio, and Columbus Safety Collective in a discussion about community emergency response.
REGISTER NOW: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...