About Policy Matters Ohio
Policy Matters Ohio is a non-profit, nonpartisan policy research organization founded in January 2000 to broaden the debate about economic policy in Ohio. Our mission is to create a more prosperous, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio, through research, media work and policy advocacy. Ohio faces enormous challenges from the global recession, three decades of deindustrialization, rising inequality, and global warming. We also see tremendous opportunity to reinvest in Ohio’s workers, children, cities and infrastructure, to forge an economy that works better for all.
In 2008, the Nation magazine named Policy Matters the most valuable state or regional organization in the country. Director Amy Hanauer was named a policy driver by Inside Business Magazine, and a 2011 PolitiFact in The Cleveland Plain Dealer rated her statements at a speech to be “true,” the highest rating. The organization was honored for innovation and excellence by the Mandel C