Ohio taxes

“Send this back and do better.’ Advocates criticize Ohio Senate’s version of state budget

BY: - June 13, 2023

Angry. Frustrated. Disappointed. Disturbed.  Those were the words various advocates used to describe the Ohio Senate’s version of the budget, which was released last week.  “When I first saw a draft of this, it was so bad I thought it was a mistake,” Michael Corey, executive director of the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County […]

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DeWine child tax deduction leaves poor families out

BY: - February 6, 2023

At his “state of the state” address on Tuesday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine put forth a unique proposal to the Ohio legislature — to enact a $2,500 per child state tax deduction. When I first saw this, I was excited! The 2021 federal child tax credit expansion lifted over 2 million children out of poverty. […]

Despite promises, one Ohio tax break is costing $1B and creating few jobs, study says

BY: - July 29, 2022

When it was created in 2013, a tax break in Ohio was billed as a way to help small businesses create jobs. But as the tax break approaches its 10th anniversary, it is disproportionately benefiting the wealthy while doing little to deliver on its promise, a new study says.