Policy Matters Ohio

06/05/2026

Have an opinion about data centers??? Now's the time to call your legislators:

Ohio’s legislature will likely advance a package of data center provisions next week, after a series of hearings in the Senate Energy Committee next week. The committee is accepting all testimony for two hearings on Tuesday. The details of the legislation are unclear, but Ohio lawmakers have a wid...

06/05/2026

COLUMBUS/CLEVELAND — Educators at two Ohio charter schools, Menlo Park Academy and KIPP Columbus, have just ratified their first union contracts after years of negotiations.“We are thrilled that we were finally able to reach a contract agreement that addresses many of the issues that caused us t...

06/04/2026

Seems like a good time to remind folks of the resources we shared last year in our virtual town hall, “Can America keep its promises to Ohio veterans?”

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His proposed new budget shrinks the VA’s ability to meet veterans’ needs.

06/02/2026

Here’s how to make taxes work.

05/31/2026

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05/30/2026

“Attacks on Medicaid and other public programs often follow a familiar script: amplify a handful of sensational stories, suggest the entire system is corrupt, use the outrage to justify cuts to public services. We’ve seen this playbook before. It’s been used for decades to divide working people from one another while shifting attention away from policies that concentrate wealth and power at the top.”

Worth the read from our friends Maine Center for Economic Policy!

For decades, politicians have used isolated stories about public assistance fraud to divide people and build support for cuts that ultimately hurt working families while benefiting the […]

05/30/2026

“These numbers confirm that lawmakers were working with wildly inaccurate information,” said Zach Schiller, research director at Policy Matters Ohio. “Forecasts weren’t just off — they missed the mark by more than a billion dollars, undermining responsible policymaking and public trust.”

05/23/2026

Get no-cost legal, communications, and organizing guidance during our next Data Center Clinic from Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services attorneys and our partners Buckeye Environmental Network and Ohio River Valley Institute!

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05/23/2026

Grateful to and all our panelists and participants for an event that should shape the discussion about data centers and chip manufacturing in Ohio. And grateful to and for this nuanced coverage. Check the link in bio for more data centers coverage and to sign up for updates.