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The Buckeye Institute: Continuing Ohio’s Unconstitutional Local Income Tax Structure is Shortsighted

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Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, issued a statement on the Greater Ohio Policy Center’s recent report supporting the continuation of Ohio’s unconstitutional tax structure, saying, “The unconstitutional system in question here is not only unfair to workers, it is unfair to the municipalities that are actually providing public services and are losing out on the tax revenues they are entitled to.”

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“Alternative school-assessment tools needed if Ohio continues freeze on school report cards, tests”

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On Cleveland.com, Buckeye’s Greg Lawson responds to proposals to continue a freeze on state report cards and performance assessments for Ohio schools, writing, “While the idea of a freeze is understandable, given the ongoing uncertainty associated with COVID-19, legislators should be certain that parents can still obtain information to accurately assess how well their school is educating students.”

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Robert Alt Joins the Cato Daily Podcast to Discuss State-Level Criminal Justice Reforms in 2019

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With some exceptions, state legislatures moved in the direction of easing criminal penalties in a variety of areas in 2019. Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, joins Caleb O. Brown on the Cato Daily Podcast to discuss his new research for The Federalist Society. Alt, a nationally-recognized scholar in criminal law, reviewed the legal landscape of criminal law changes across the country writing that states were most willing to adjust their laws related to criminal sentencing, record expungement and offender registries, marijuana legalization, and restoring voting rights for people convicted of felonies.

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Teacher Back-to-School To-Do List: Review Union Membership—Check

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As students and teachers return to school, educators are preparing for a new—and unique—school year, getting their classrooms ready—or their at home “office”, and reviewing their to-do lists. One item on the to-do list is the decision to join, remain in, or leave the union. Teachers across the country will make different decisions on this important question and their reasons will vary. Some teachers disagree with the union’s political positions, some believe the union is too expensive and offers little direct benefit to them, some would simply rather spend their money elsewhere, and some believe that union membership is the best decision for them. 

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Hot news: Amazon Prime film featuring cameo by Robert Alt debuts today!

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What if something you changed caused devastating unintended consequences? That question is the central theme posed by a new documentary, Safeguard: An Electoral College Story, which premiers today on Amazon Prime. Safeguard is an important film explaining exactly how the Electoral College works in our presidential elections, why our Founders believed it was so important, and what could happen if we got rid of it.

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Schools in Ohio need protection from expensive lawsuits

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In The Columbus Dispatch, Buckeye’s Andrew Geisler outlines why liability protection, which passed the General Assembly, is so important for Ohio’s schools, writing, “As Ohio schools begin the unenviable task of returning to class amid a pandemic, and educators agonize over whether, how and when to reopen classrooms, their lawyers continue to warn of potential lawsuits and liability risks even if every reasonable precaution against the virus is taken. The unnecessary threat of pandemic-related litigation just adds insult to injury.”;  

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The Buckeye Institute: Policies in School Choice Now Act Offer School Choice Options to Millions of Students Nationwide

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The Buckeye Institute released, School Choice Now Act: Meeting Students’ Needs In Uncertain Times, which outlines how the School Choice Now Act can provide financial resources to parents to help them afford the best educational setting that fits the specific needs of their children. In the brief, author Greg Lawson writes, “Although not a panacea for the disruptions of COVID-19, the act would create flexible scholarships and offer incentives for more state-led initiatives to help families tailor educational opportunities to fit the specific needs of their students.”

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The Buckeye Institute Applauds Ohio Lawmakers for Passing Critical COVID-19 Liability Protection

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Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, issued a statement on the passage of Ohio House Bill 606, saying, “Today, Ohio’s General Assembly took a critical step toward speeding up the state’s economic recovery and protecting responsible businesses and other organizations that are working to keep their students, customers, employees, and patients safe.”

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House Bill 6 exemplifies the dangers of taxpayer-funded subsidies

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In Crain’s Cleveland Business, Buckeye’s Rea Hederman looks at the dangers of taxpayer-funded subsidies, writing, “As the troubling criminal allegations surrounding House Bill 6 attest, dispensing billions of dollars of taxpayer-funded subsidies can corrupt good government and corrode the public's trust. To begin restoring some of that trust, state lawmakers should end the crony capitalism in House Bill 6 and stop paying corporate welfare in Ohio.”

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