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News Release | Ohio PIRG Education Fund | Transportation

New Report: Reduction in Driving Likely to Continue

COLUMBUS —As the average number of miles driven by Americans heads into its eighth year of decline, a new report from the Ohio PIRG Education Fund finds that the slowdown in driving is likely to continue. Baby Boomers are moving out of the phase in their life when they do the most commuting, while driving-averse Millennials move into that phase. These demographic changes will likely keep driving down for decades, according to the report, “A New Direction: Our Changing Relationship with Driving and the Implications for America’s Future.”

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News Release | Ohio PIRG | Financial Reform

OHIOANS TELL SENATOR PORTMAN TO STOP CODDLING PREDATORY LENDERS AND BLOCKING CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

That was the message of petitions delivered to Senator Portman today by the Ohio Public Interest Research Group (Ohio PIRG) and Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People (ESOP), both members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR). The petitions, which call on the Senate to confirm Richard Cordray to a full term as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, bore the signatures of more than 160,000 people, including over 5,000 citizens of Ohio.

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News Release | Ohio PIRG | Transportation

Ohio PIRG Supports Overturning Cincy Parking Plan

With this many red flags, the parking proposal poses too many threats to the public interest and provides too little transparency. Cincinnatians should reverse the parking proposal on the ballot this November.

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News Release | Ohio PIRG | Tax

Offshore Tax Havens Cost Average Ohio Taxpayer $700 a Year, Ohio Small Business $2,361

April 4, COLUMBUS – With Tax Day approaching, it’s a good time to be reminded of where our tax dollars are going. Ohio PIRG was joined today by Brian Rothenberg of ProgressOhio to release a new study which revealed that the average Ohio taxpayer in 2012 would have to shoulder an extra $700 in taxes to make up for the revenue lost due to the use of offshore tax havens by corporations and wealthy individuals.

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News Release | Ohio PIRG Education Fund | Budget

Michigan Beats Ohio in a Landslide in Government Spending Transparency

Ohio received a “D+” when it comes to government spending transparency, according to “Following the Money 2013: How the States Rank on Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data,” the fourth annual report of its kind by the Ohio PIRG Education Fund.