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Commentary & In the News

Ohio Must Prepare for New Job Opportunities

On RealClearPolicy, The Buckeye Institute celebrates the hardworking men and women who get the job done and urges Ohio’s policymakers to “continue preparing today’s labor force for tomorrow’s economic opportunities.” “More than half of Ohio manufacturers already lament the skilled-worker shortage that has hindered growth, disrupted supply chains, and exacerbated order backlogs. Policymakers can help—and they must help if Ohio is going to revive manufacturing, shift into the new economy, and take full advantage of Intel’s promise and opportunity.”;  

Commentary & In the News

STRS ill-considered bonuses highlight need for pension reform

In The Lima News, The Buckeye Institute criticizes a recent decision by the Ohio State Teachers’ Retirement System to award millions of dollars in bonuses to investment managers following a year when the retirement fund lost $3 billion. The ill-advised decision highlights the need for pension reform. “Taxpayers should not shoulder the rising, long-term costs of underfunded pensions, and public retirees should not be made to choose between their retirement funds and pursuing career opportunities in the private sector.”

Press Releases

The Buckeye Institute: Student Loans Forgiven but Negative Consequences Not Forgotten

The Buckeye Institute commented on the Biden Administration’s “poorly conceived” decision to forgive student loan debt, which will help “those who need it least—college graduates who can expect to make more money in the future as a reward for their investment.” The decision will negatively impact nearly everyone who “will pay the price through higher inflation and higher taxes.” “Student loans can be forgiven, but the negative consequences certainly will not be forgotten.”

Press Releases

The Buckeye Institute: Ohio’s Job Market Sees Tepid Growth

The Buckeye Institute commented on Ohio’s newly released jobs report, saying, “July’s report is positive, if not overwhelming. Ohio added jobs for the first time since the spring, but job growth continues to disappoint, with the state lagging behind the nation. Like many other states, Ohio has not seen workers re-enter the labor force since the start of the pandemic, and some policies…discouraged workers from returning to their jobs. To reverse this trend, state lawmakers need to adopt policies that encourage Ohioans to return to the workforce…”

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Ohio’s Computer Science Plan Can Be Improved

In a new blog, The Buckeye Institute outlines how Ohio’s draft Computer Science Plan can be improved. Logan Kolas, an economic policy analyst with Buckeye’s Economic Research Center, writes, “If Ohio adopts these changes and further pursues reforms in worker retraining and education, occupational regulation, and globalization, it will put Ohio on a path to correct policy mistakes and meet the economic challenges of an increasingly digitalized world.”

Legal, Press Releases

The Buckeye Institute: Fifth Amendment Means What It Says

The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Ariyan, Inc. v.  Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, urging the high court to protect private-property rights as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. “The Framers of the U.S. Constitution were clear when they drafted the Fifth Amendment, private property shall not be taken ‘without just compensation.’ And ‘just compensation’ means payment when the taking occurs, not when the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board feels like paying.”

Commentary & In the News

Ohio must stop funding school bureaucracy and put kids first

In The Columbus Dispatch, The Buckeye Institute urges Ohio policymakers put students before education bureaucracies and fund students first. “As Ohio students head back to school, Ohio lawmakers should be getting back to work on meaningful education reforms for families. Students need more than a back-to-school backpack. They need more academic options and financial support to make up the learning lost to the pandemic. This is one test Ohio policymakers cannot afford to fail.”

Legal, Press Releases

Premier Business and CPA Groups File Briefs Supporting The Buckeye Institute’s Municipal Income Tax Case

The Ohio Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent Business, Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants, and several other groups filed amicus briefs supporting The Buckeye Institute’s municipal income tax case calling on the Ohio Supreme Court to affirm that local taxation of nonresidents’ compensation “must be based on the location of the taxpayer when the services were performed” as the Ohio Supreme Court previously ruled in Hillenmeyer v. Cleveland.

Commentary & In the News

Required computer science

In The Columbus Dispatch, The Buckeye Institute urges Ohio lawmakers to adopt policies that will put the Buckeye State on the path to realizing its ambitious goal of becoming the Silicon Heartland. “The first step is to equip Ohio high school students with the computer science skills they need to succeed in an increasingly digitalized world. Unfortunately, computer science is a skill where Ohio lags its peers in nearly every relevant metric.”

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Robert Alt and Eric Flannery Join O’Connor and Company as D.C. Continues its Aggressive Stance Toward Eric

Eric Flannery, owner of The Big Board D.C. restaurant, and Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute and Mr.  Flannery’s attorney, joined WMAL’s O’Connor and Company to discuss D.C.’s additional fines, nitpicky warnings, and temporary suspension of Mr. Flannery’s outdoor streatery permit, which, taken together, make it look like Mr. Flannery is being singled out because of his speech regarding D.C.’s COVID-19 mandates.

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