Numeric News from Policy Matters Ohio
150: If you’re a regular Saturday Stats reader, you know we’re never short on data-driven analysis and just plain good ideas. But smart, compassionate policy goes nowhere without champions. This past Wednesday, 150 leaders from all over the state came together in Columbus for OOC’s.
$150M: The Ohio House released its version of the state budget this week. The bill includes some positive elements, but those are outweighed by a variety of bad moves, such as removing $150 million proposed by Gov. DeWine that would have helped child care professionals and professionals in other critical.
$2.6 billion: In the previous edition of Saturday Stats, we noted three major flaws in House Bill 1, any one of which should be enough to make Ohioans tell our reps to vote against it. This week, State Policy Fellow Guille Bervejillo, PhD, identified more reasons to toss HB 1,.