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Buckeye Institute-Championed Universal Occupational License Recognition Can Help Fix Ohio’s Worker Shortage Problem

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The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House State and Local Government Committee on the policies in Senate Bill 131, which would ease worker shortages and encourage skilled workers to pursue their careers and professions in the Buckeye State—an integral component to modernizing Ohio’s outdated economic system. Senate Bill 131 builds on The Buckeye Institute-inspired policies enacted in Senate Bill 7 during the last General Assembly, which grants the spouses of active-duty military men and women who relocate to Ohio recognition for their valid out-of-state occupational licenses.

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The Buckeye Institute Offers Recommendations on Spending Remaining ARPA Dollars…Wisely

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In a new policy memo, Money Well Spent: How to Invest Remaining Federal Money, The Buckeye Institute recommends that Ohio lawmakers use the remaining American Rescue Plan Act tax dollars to rebuild Ohio’s unemployment trust fund, make broadband more accessible, and expand and advertise the Ohio Afterschool Enrichment education savings account program. “By adhering to Buckeye-championed principles on pandemic spending, Ohio lawmakers can ensure remaining federal funding is not only spent, but also spent well.” 

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The Buckeye Institute Files Brief in National Prescription Opiate Litigation

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The Buckeye Institute filed its amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in National Prescription Opiate Litigation, calling on the court to stop the government from using litigation as a means to fund public programs for which the government itself is responsible. “While the lower court’s ruling certainly made for good headlines, awarding half a billion dollars in damages violates the law and creates an unhealthy incentive for governments to address public policy problems by using litigation to tap into the deep pockets of politically unpopular industries.”

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The Buckeye Institute and National Right to Work File Suit Demanding Union Return Wages Taken from Workers

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The Buckeye Institute, in partnership with National Right to Work Foundation, filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on behalf of Penny Wilson, Theresa Fannin, and Kozait Elkhatib, who have had money illegally taken out of their paychecks and given to the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Ohio (AFSCME) Council 8.

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The Buckeye Institute: Ohio Senate Bill 288 Would Strengthen Ohio’s Criminal Justice System

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The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Criminal Justice Committee on the criminal justice reform policies in Senate Bill 288, which would be a “significant step toward meaningful criminal justice reform” and “should be enacted without delay.” “Although more criminal justice reform remains to be done,” Buckeye testified, Senate Bill 288 “will improve Ohio’s criminal justice system as policymakers look to balance public safety, due process, and constitutional freedoms.”

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The Buckeye Institute-Championed School Board Reform Passes Ohio Senate

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The Buckeye Institute issued a statement on the Ohio Senate passing Senate Bill 178, which now goes to the Ohio House for consideration. “The passage of Senate Bill 178 represents an opportunity for Ohio to take a bold step to improve K-12 education. … By reforming the State Board of Education and the Ohio Department of Education, Senate Bill 178 will better align education with the needs of employers and help overcome historic learning loss in the wake of the pandemic.”

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Renowned D.C. Lawyer Andrew M. Grossman Named Senior Legal Fellow at The Buckeye Institute

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The Buckeye Institute announced that Andrew M. Grossman, a nationally-recognized attorney and constitutional scholar, has been named a senior legal fellow at The Buckeye Institute. Grossman is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of BakerHostetler LLP, where he serves as the appellate and major motions team co-leader. “Andrew Grossman adds an extraordinarily strategic perspective and tremendous capacity to our growing Legal Center. Few lawyers are more respected and trusted, and his experience and expertise will be invaluable assets to Buckeye’s work and the clients we serve.”

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“Public education ‘underperforming, underdelivering.’ State board reform overdue”

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In The Columbus Dispatch, The Buckeye Institute urges reform of the State School Board and the Ohio Department of Education, writing, “Ohio education reform, if it has any chance of success, must start at the top. That means overhauling the ineffective State Board of Education that haplessly oversees the bureaucratic State Department of Education. Legislation pending in the General Assembly seems poised to take several commonsense steps in the right direction. And it’s about time.”

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Buckeye Institute-Championed Reforms Would Fix Ohio’s Broken Education Bureaucracy

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The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee on the policies in Ohio Senate Bill 178, which reform the State Board of Education and Ohio Department of Education to better prepare high school graduates to “earn a living, afford a house, [and] support a family.” Ohio’s employers have “long complained that Ohio’s education system does not sufficiently prepare high school graduates for the workforce,” and Senate Bill 178 pursues needed reforms.

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The Buckeye Institute Leads Coalition Urging Ohio Lawmakers to Adopt Universal Occupational License Recognition

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The Buckeye Institute, Americans for Prosperity-Ohio, Americans for Tax Reform, Goldwater Institute, and National Taxpayers Union sent an open letter to members of the Ohio General Assembly urging the quick adoption of universal occupational licensing recognition. These leading voices on universal occupational licensing recognition together urged lawmakers to “pursue and enact licensing rules like universal licensing recognition that make it easier—not harder—for employers and license holders to call Ohio home.”

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