Buckeye President and CEO Robert Alt Talks to Brandon Vogt
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December 18, 2017
Private sector best to close gap
In The Columbus Dispatch, Buckeye’s Greg R. Lawson writes, “Ohio should look to models that utilize the innovations of the private sector to expand broadband internet service and not rely on taxpayer dollars to build, fund and own inefficient networks.”
New Buckeye Institute Report Finds Occupational Licensing Hits Older and Lower-Income Workers Hardest
The Buckeye Institute’s Economic Research Center released its latest policy report, Still Forbidden to Succeed: The Negative Effects of Occupational Licensing on Ohio’s Workforce. The report found that the burden of Ohio’s occupational licensing requirements has a greater impact on middle-aged and low-income workers, and those without a college degree. In essence, occupational licensing erects barriers to employment to those most in need of good-paying jobs. “This research offers more evidence of the negative impact of occupational licensing.”