Re-elect public sector unions based on merit
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Students and Parents Are Given Little Choice When it Comes to School Choice
More families in Ohio should be able have to avail themselves of school choice than are being allowed to. This is a tragedy for those seeking to escape schools that are not meeting their needs.
A Mixed National Jobs Picture
Key job metrics over the past decade paint a mixed national jobs picture. On one hand, the number of job openings over that time shows a positive path and indicates relative optimism in the economy. On the other hand, the actual hiring rate fell, which suggests that not all is well in the labor market. Taken together, this shows the need to continue improving the environment for economic opportunities that can help all Americans.
The Medicaid Pac-Man Keeps Eating-Up Your Tax Dollars
Medicaid spending continues to grow rapidly and consume all in its path. In fact, Medicaid spending growth was happening well before the misguided expansion in 2013, and the influx of three quarters of a million able-bodied adults into the program has added new stresses on the program.
Lawmakers Face a Full Pipeline of Energy Policies
On Monday, Governor Kasich was speaking at the opening of a new natural gas-fired power plant in Oregon, Ohio when he said:
“…I think it’s important that Ohio stay in a deregulated environment which brings in investors. If all of a sudden you don’t have a level playing field, then you don’t have significant investment. It will go in another place.”
The Buckeye Institute Experts Weigh-In on Senate Veto Overrides
The Buckeye Institute’s experts commented on actions taken by the Ohio Senate regarding Governor John Kasich’s vetoes in the state’s biennial budget, praising senators for letting the governor’s veto of the Medicaid managed care sales tax replacement plan stand and restoring legislative oversight to approving Medicaid spending increases, but expressing disappointment for not restoring the Healthy Ohio waiver request.
“Pipelines lead to jobs, security”
For decades, Ohioans have been struggling as the state economy fails to generate enough opportunity—in fact, Ohio has the fifth-worst level of private-sector job growth from 1990 to 2016. To reverse this trend, we need companies to invest in Ohio and create jobs.
The Buckeye Institute: Ohio July Jobs Report is a Sober One
The Buckeye Institute commented on newly released unemployment data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “Overall, the Ohio July jobs report is a sober one. While one month of data can be a statistical anomaly, policymakers should begin considering measures to increase economic opportunities in Ohio private sector.”
“As Senate Prepares to Take-Up Veto Overrides, Buckeye Institute Experts Weigh-In”
As the Ohio Senate prepares to return to Columbus to vote on overriding some of Governor John Kasich’s vetoes in the state’s biennial budget, The Buckeye Institute’s experts weighed-in on three critical areas—restoring the Healthy Ohio waiver request, restoring legislative oversight to approving Medicaid spending increases, and eliminating the Medicaid managed care sales tax replacement plan.