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Today’s Top Budget-Related Headlines…

 

 

 

Company leaving Columbus but staying in Ohio with State aid, Columbus Dispatch
Note: Are the wealthiest corporations paying their fair share?  Corporations continue to play community and states against each to get tax cuts for market driven decisions. Do tax cuts for corporations create jobs or just shift jobs from city to city and state to state? 

Road, Bridge Repair the purpose of third levy Fairfield County Commissioners place on Nov. Ballot, Columbus Dispatch
Note: Fairfield County voters will have the opportunity to vote on property tax levies to support Meals on Wheels, their libraries and road maintenance.  Do you think the state should provide more support for these three public services that enhance the local community?

Student Loan Compromise heads towards final vote, Dayton Daily News
Note: Higher education remains expensive in Ohio.  When will we begin to identify realistic ways for Ohio to invest in Ohio’s colleges & universities so that we can bring down the cost of tuition?

 

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Area Could get 624 Jobs from Tax Credits, Columbus Dispatch

Tiffin Firm’s Tax Credit to Allow for 21 New Jobs, Toledo Blade

Note: More corporations will not be paying their fair share. Any lost revenue means fewer investments into education, public safety, and stronger communities. Many businesses would create jobs and expand operations without any tax incentive to do.  We reward corporate behavior that would likely occur anyway, and cut jobs and services in education, social services, and public safety.

Bold Concepts Presented for Northern Olentangy Greenway, Columbus Underground

Note: Innovation, Inspiration, and Vision are what help lead Columbus to the strong community. What could Ohio invest in to enhance your community? 

 

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Kasich makes wise investment in Cleveland’s Opportunity Corridor, Cleveland Plain Dealer

Note: State investment in infrastructure will create jobs and lead to stronger communities. However, the infrastructure in Ohio needs a 21st century plan for revenue and development. While this investment is good for Cleveland, we want to ask what is the vision for infrastructure development over the long-term in Ohio….

Program that tackles teen pregnancy set to close: Deep Budget Cuts force switch in East Toledo, The Toledo Blade

Note: Local programs that are administered through non-profit organizations like the YWCA or YMCA often receive a mix of local, state and federal revenue. Budgets impact real people. 

Tecumseh seeks new Operating money for the 10th time, Dayton Daily News

Note: Tecumseh has not passed a levy since 1995. It is already hard enough to pass local levies, and the Ohio budget is making it harder.

Ohio Cancels Property Tax Rollback, Toledo Blade

Note: The property tax rollback further shifts the responsibility of paying for great public services onto regressive tax structures at the local level. 

Penn National saves $3 million in local and state taxes, Youngstown Vindicator

Note: Are the wealthiest corporations paying their fair share to support great public services that lead to stronger communities? 

 

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A route to Improvement, Columbus Dispatch

Tentative Road Spending Approved, Toledo Blade

Note: Public investments in infrastructure are needed to move business throughout Ohio. This investment will improve the flow of traffic and create jobs. However, the question remains what will be our long-term infrastructure strategy in Ohio so that we can invest in a 21st century transportation system. 

State Budget could Raise the Cost of Deer Park Levy, Cincinnati Enquirer

Note: The property tax rollback was first introduced into the budget about one week before the budget was passed. This elimination further shifts the responsibility for paying for public services onto the local level.  We will likely see further inequality arise in social services, libraries, education, and access to public safety as a result. 

Have a Great Weekend Everyone! 

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A few headlines from around Ohio….

About those jobs numbers

——Akron Beacon Journal, July 23, 2013

The Akron Beacon Journal editorial board identifies the difficult issue with Ohio jobs data. One month we are up, and the next month we are down. The monthly data is not a reasonable or responsible way to discuss the Ohio economic recovery. The bigger jobs trend shows slow job growth in Ohio, and the Akron Beacon Journal encourages us to ask whether or not the state is investing properly in the “Foundation of the state economy, its people and public works.”

We couldn’t agree more!

Hard work might not be enough for economic success

—–Cincinnati Enquirer, July 23, 2013

Recent research shows that very few people born into poverty are able to move into the ranks of the wealthy.

Majority of ‘Ohio Miracle’ jobs pay less than $15-hour, Big Data shows

—–The Examiner, July 23, 2013

We need to invest in middle class jobs in Ohio. Most job growth in Ohio has been in low wage jobs that keep people in poverty.

Ohio speeding up road projects with turnpike bonds

—-The Akron Beacon Journal, July 23, 2013

Through the sale of bonds on the turnpike, Ohio will begin to invest in infrastructure projects across Ohio. However, as people are driving fewer miles, in more fuel efficient vehicles, and utilize alternative forms of transportation, Ohio needs to have a long term policy conversation on how to finance our transportation infrastructure.

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READ: An unjustified tax break for home-schoolers: editorial

“What passes in Ohio for a tax code has enough carve-outs and loopholes already. It doesn’t need more. And if home-schooling homeowners got a tax break, a Statehouse line would immediately form for more school tax breaks — just behind the line of school superintendents and school board members already holding out their begging bowls, thanks to tight state budgets.” READ THE FULL ARTICLE

All Ohioans benefit when our children are well educated. Through the public common school, our children can receive the training and experiences to succeed in life and be active contributors to society. We must invest in great public schools that will lead to stronger communities.

 

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Ohio reverses positive jobs trend, records second worst in U.S.

The Unemployment rate in Ohio increased from 7.0% to 7.2% in June, and Ohio continues to struggle to improve our economy. Tax cuts in 2005 have not been helpful to Ohio’s recovery, and the recently passed tax cuts are more of the same failed policies. Hannah Halbert from Policy Matters Ohio says, “The bigger concern from today’s data is that Ohio has added only 16,000 jobs over the last twelve months (June 2012- June 2013), a very slow 0.3 percent growth rate.”

“After leading the nation in job creation in May, Ohio in June lost more jobs than every state except Tennessee, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics….READ MORE HERE