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“The Buckeye Institute: Employment Falls in April, No Reason to be Alarmed Just Yet”

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The Buckeye Institute commented on newly released unemployment data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “According to the Current Employment Statistics Survey, April marks two consecutive months of employment losses. Although the private sector lost 3,800 jobs in April, private sector employment for the first four months of 2017 performed above expectations, creating only 500 fewer jobs than it did in the first four months of 2016.”

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“The Impact of Renewables Portfolio Standards on the Economy”: A Response to Critics

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The Economic Research Center recently released a policy report which revealed that Ohio’s RPS will slow economic growth and job creation. Not surprisingly, RPS advocates and special interests lobbyists challenged the Center's findings—albeit by ignoring the evidence and misrepresenting the report. We address several of those challenges and misrepresentations here.

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Ohio bill would curb assault on property rights

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In The Cincinnati Enquirer, Buckeye’s Daniel J. Dew and Michael Hough, with the Faith and Freedom Coalition, look at the injustice of civil asset forfeiture, writing, “Another year should not go by while Ohioans are deprived of their due process rights. Civil asset forfeiture reform is necessary to restore constitutional private property rights for Ohioans, and to make a statement that the people, and not government, are in charge once again.”

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Thumbs down: Read our bad review of Ohio’s plan to give tax breaks to Hollywood movie producers

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Have you ever heard of View from the Top? It was a 2003 movie featuring actress Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark Ruffalo, and Rob Lowe. What about Rebound (2005) or Summer Catch (2001)? These films have a few things in common: They were filmed in Ohio, busts at the box office, and losers both for investors and Ohio taxpayers.

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“The Buckeye Institute creates “Ohio Jobs Tracker,” a new look at employment”

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The Buckeye Institute is pleased to roll out our newly redesigned Ohio Jobs Tracker (formerly known as our Ohio by the Numbers report) along with today’s release of January state jobs numbers from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. This monthly labor market report charts 5 core economic indicators and also highlights a different aspect of the Ohio economy each month.

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