Policy Matters Ohio is a nonprofit,
progressive think tank based in
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
. The organization focuses on a variety of issues in Ohio on
labor economics,
taxation
A tax is a compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures (regional, local, o ...
,
public schools, and
policing.
The organization has proposed funding health and human service investments by increasing state
income tax
An income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) in respect of the income or profits earned by them (commonly called taxable income). Income tax generally is computed as the product of a tax rate times the taxable income. Tax ...
es on Ohio's upper tax brackets. It has documented the cost to communities of tax incentives given to businesses.
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Organizations based in Cleveland
Organizations established in 2000
Think tanks based in the United States
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