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Press Releases

“The Buckeye Institute: COVID-19 Hits Ohio’s Economy Hard, February’s Job Numbers Serve as Baseline for Recovery”

Andrew J. Kidd, Ph.D., an economist with The Buckeye Institute’s Economic Research Center, commented on newly released employment data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “February’s jobs report now serves as a baseline to mark where Ohio’s economy stood before the onset of this crisis and where we hope to return following the social and economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus.”

Policy Research & Reports, Press Releases

The Buckeye Institute Outlines Policy Solutions to Fight the Impact of COVID-19 in Ohio

In Policy Solutions for the Pandemic: How Ohio Can Fight the Impact of Coronavirus, The Buckeye Institute, outlines immediate actions Ohio policymakers can take to ensure Ohio is ready to fight and recover from the pandemic. The recommendations focus on policies to boost Ohio’s health care system and support Ohio’s workers, small businesses, and the economy.

Commentary & In the News

Give FERC a Chance

In The Center Square, Buckeye’s Rea Hederman looks at a new rule by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that requires wholesale electricity grid operator, PJM, to set a new price floor for bids to supply electric capacity to PJM’s 13-state mid-Atlantic/Midwest region. State utility regulators in the region are unimpressed by the rule some have even threatened to leave the PJM market altogether. Such threats are premature and could be bad for customers.

Press Releases

“The Buckeye Institute: After Slowest Job Growth in a Decade, Ohio Continues to Lag the Nation”

Andrew J. Kidd, Ph.D., an economist with The Buckeye Institute’s Economic Research Center, commented on newly released employment data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “Ohio’s consistent, albeit slow, job growth tells us that policymakers need to focus on adopting deeper economic reforms and pro-growth policies that have been outlined by The Buckeye Institute…to encourage private-sector job growth and attract workers to Ohio.”

Commentary & In the News

Invest in Iowa Act Offers Taxpayer Relief and Economic Growth

On the Caffeinated Thoughts blog, Buckeye’s Andrew Kidd and TEF-Iowa’s John Hendrickson look how tax reform in Iowa can lead to relief for taxpayers and economic growth for the state. Kidd and Hendrickson write, “The Invest in Iowa Act takes a solid stride on a better path forward, but it is not the final word on tax reform…Even lower income tax rates and fewer special interest carve-outs and credits, for example, would help Iowa get off the ‘least tax-friendly states in the nation’ list.”

Press Releases, Testimony & Public Comments

The Buckeye Institute: Education Pluralism Gives Ohio the Holistic Approach to Education Reform it Needs

Greg R. Lawson, a research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, will testify on Wednesday before the Ohio House and Ohio Senate Conference Committee that is looking at solutions to the problems facing Ohio’s EdChoice program. In considering various changes to the program, Lawson will urge the committee to ensure that “[a]ny short-term solutions that would scale back or eliminate EdChoice should include protections for students currently benefiting from EdChoice.”

Press Releases, Testimony & Public Comments

The Buckeye Institute: It’s Time to Trim Burdensome Licensing Requirements for Ohio’s Cosmetologists

Greg R. Lawson, research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, testified Wednesday before the Ohio House State and Local Government Committee on the policies in House Bill 399, which would trim burdensome licensing requirements for Ohio’s cosmetologists, making it easier for people seeking to work to start a new career. In his testimony, Lawson urged policymakers to “remove at least some of the occupational licensing obstacles faced by Ohio’s working men and women.”

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