Policy Matters Ohio

Here are your morning headlines for Monday, May 7:Polls to open at 6:30 a.m. on Primary Election Day;Trump visits Ohio to talk tax cuts, boost Renacci for…

Democratic Ohio lawmakers are making another effort to raise the state’s minimum wage. A new report by the progressive leaning think tank Policy Matters…

The number of manufacturing jobs in Ohio has slowly ticked up in recent months, but a new report finds several trends that could undermine the future of…

The state’s jobless rate has fallen to 4.7 percent, its lowest level since last March. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports.January’s…

Ohio's GOP Legislature passed a budget last year that requires the state to apply for permission to impose work requirements on able-bodied Medicaid…

For the fifth year in a row, the number of unionized workers in Ohio remained relatively stable. That's according to a report Friday by the Bureau of…

The GOP tax plan isn't done yet, but tax-policy experts are already predicting benefits for Ohio manufacturers.Economists always hedge a little when it…

An annual review of conditions for Ohio’s workers shows signs of improvement in some areas. But as Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports, the word…

Policy Matters Ohio says President Trump has a long way to go before delivering on his promise to restore blue-collar jobs in the state.The left-leaning…

Facebook plans to build its 10th data center in New Albany in central Ohio, to open in 2019. The $750 million project comes with a mixture of local and…