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The Buckeye Institute: Expanding Broadband is Critical for Ohio

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The Buckeye Institute submitted written testimony to the Ohio House Finance Committee on the policies in House Bill 13, which would expand access to broadband internet service to underserved areas of Ohio. The testimony pointed out that “although many communities and households have multiple broadband providers…there are still many across Ohio—particularly in rural areas—that do not,” and “[w]ithout plans to deliver broadband service throughout the state” many communities and families will be left behind.

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The Buckeye Institute Offers Warnings on Government Spending During Financial Crisis Due to COVID-19

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Rea S. Hederman Jr., executive director of the Economic Research Center at The Buckeye Institute and vice president of policy, issued a statement on Senate Bill 310, which includes Ohio’s capital re-appropriation budget, authorizes a pay freeze for state employees, and expands the use of prevailing wage on transportation projects. Hederman said, “Rather than spending millions of additional tax dollars on special interest pork projects…, policymakers would be wise to rein in government spending to address Ohio’s looming budget shortfall.”

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The Buckeye Institute: Telehealth Can Improve Access to Health Care and Lower Costs

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The Buckeye Institute submitted written testimony to the Ohio House Insurance Committee on the policies in House Bill 679, which would improve access to health care and lower costs by permanently expanding telehealth. In the testimony, Buckeye urged policymakers to “expand telehealth access without hobbling its potential to improve outcomes, lower costs, and promote future innovations.”

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“Ohio needs flexible and affordable school choice, especially under COVID-19’s ongoing threat”

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In the Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s Ohio Gadfly, Buckeye’s Greg Lawson writes, “Now more than ever Ohio needs well-designed ESA and school-choice programs that foster flexibility and affordability. Ohio doesn’t need regressive lawsuits and anti-education efforts designed to wrest control away from parents, limit learning options, and further empower the public school monolith that has failed our children for too long.” 

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The Buckeye Institute Thanks U.S. Sen. Portman for Leadership in Extending a Second Chance to Small Business Owners

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Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, issued a statement praising United States Senator Rob Portman of Ohio for his leadership in introducing legislation that will fix the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program so that people who have a criminal record but have since turned their lives around and started small businesses can qualify.

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The Buckeye Institute: Lifting Unnecessary Regulations is a Lifeline to Many Small Businesses

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The Buckeye Institute submitted written testimony to the Ohio House Commerce and Labor Committee on the policies in House Bill 669, which would permanently allow restaurants and bars to offer alcohol on their carryout and delivery menus. Adopting these commonsense policies will “go a long way toward helping local bar and restaurant owners maintain a revenue stream so that they can continue providing steady, well-paying jobs in our communities.”

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The Buckeye Institute: Eliminating Government Burdens Will Help Fight COVID-19

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The Buckeye Institute submitted written testimony to the Ohio House State and Local Government Committee on the policies in House Bill 673, which would take “commonsense steps in the right direction” by paring back unnecessary occupational license restrictions and allow more trained medical professionals to help patients.

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The Buckeye Institute: Suspending the CAT Will Help Ohio’s Economy

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In Policy Solutions for the Pandemic: Suspending the CAT Will Help Ohio’s Economy, The Buckeye Institute urges policymakers to suspend collection Ohio’s commercial activities tax (CAT) for the next year to aid the state’s economic recovery, writing, “Ohio’s commercial activities tax makes it harder for struggling businesses to survive and grow…To help ensure their survival, the state should suspend collecting the CAT in the short-term, and consider replacing it with a broader, fairer consumption-based tax in the long-term.”

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Drug sentencing reform is the right policy for Ohio

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The Buckeye Institute has long advocated for the important policy changes included in Senate Bill 3. In an piece for The Center Square, Buckeye’s Robert Alt outlines why these reforms are so important, writing, "The Ohio Senate will soon vote on a criminal justice reform bill…This new measure will go a long way toward reducing Ohio’s prison population and helping to ensure that those suffering from addiction receive necessary treatment, return home to their families, and can find and keep work without a low-level 'felony possession' preemptively disqualifying them at their next job interview."

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