The Buckeye Institute

February 12, 2024

Commentary & In the News

New PILOT Assumptions Still Flawed

Knox County needs property tax revenues today to help close its $950,000 budget deficit. Granting the solar farm its PILOT tax breaks will maintain that deficit and ensure that the county’s property taxpayers ultimately pay more in the future. Knox County officials should at the very least critically consider the fatal flaws in this latest analysis and act based upon realistic projections and sound calculations that account for the realities of inflation.

Legal, Press Releases

The Buckeye Institute: City’s Third Appeal is Not the Charm in Columbus Gun Case

The Buckeye Institute filed its response to Columbus’s third attempt to reverse the preliminary injunction in Doe v. Columbus, which, according to Ohio law, is not appealable in this case. The injunction stops the city from enforcing its unconstitutional gun law while the case is being decided. “After being denied its requests to lift the preliminary injunction in Doe v. Columbus, Columbus is now pinning its hopes on the Ohio Supreme Court.” 

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