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The Buckeye Institute: Approval of Ohio’s Medicaid Waiver Means Ohioans Will Earn More Money and Gain Valuable Work Experience

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The Buckeye Institute issued a statement on the approval of Ohio’s Medicaid work and community engagement waiver, saying, “Today’s announcement is good news for Ohio and Ohioans, and is an important step in reforming the state’s health care system…With the approval of Ohio’s waiver, it is now the responsibility of the state to develop a system that allows Medicaid enrollees to easily report their time working, and that ensures no one deserving of services is kicked-off the roles due to an overly cumbersome reporting process.”

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The Buckeye Institute Reacts to Governor DeWine’s Budget Proposal

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Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, issued a statement in reaction to Governor Mike DeWine’s 2020-2021 executive budget proposal, saying, “Like Governor DeWine, The Buckeye Institute wants a budget that is sustainable and keeps Ohio on a path to economic prosperity…However, The Buckeye Institute has serious reservations about the sustainability of a budget that increases spending by seven percent over the next two fiscal years.”

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The Buckeye Institute Urges Policymakers to Use Proven Free-Market Principles to Reduce the Cost of Health Care for Ohioans

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The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Health Committee on how policymakers can use the proven free-market principle of competition to reduce the cost of health care in Ohio. “In health care, competitive forces that give consumers choices and options for procuring treatment and services help to reduce costs and improve care for patients.” A view shared by the former director of the Bureau of Economics at the Federal Trade Commission during the Obama Administration.

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“The Buckeye Institute: Ohio’s Job Market Shows Positive Signs, But Concerns Linger”

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The Buckeye Institute commented on newly released employment data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “Despite the positive signs from this month’s report, Ohio continues to lag behind the nation with some areas of the state being left behind. This is further confirmation that as state policymakers begin to consider Ohio’s biennial budget they must continue to pursue pro-growth policies to ensure prosperity for all Ohioans.”

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The Buckeye Institute Offers Tax-Saving Alternatives to State and Local Policymakers

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In Local Government Funding Reform: Cost-Saving Alternatives to State Revenue Sharing, The Buckeye Institute outlines six cost-saving measures and spending alternatives that would enhance the strengths and advantages that local governments offer their constituents, while reducing the fiscal burdens that are often placed on state resources and taxpayers. “Reducing local dependence on shared state funding today will make Ohio’s local governments more accountable and responsive, giving Ohio and her local communities a better tomorrow.”

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The Buckeye Institute: Ohio Senate’s Sentencing Reform Proposal Would Ensure People Get Needed Treatment

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The Buckeye Institute issued a statement on the policies in Senate Bill 3, which would safely reduce Ohio’s prison population by ensuring those suffering from addiction receive the treatment they need. “We are excited to see that the policies proposed in Senate Bill 3 closely align with recommendations made by the Recodification Committee—recommendations that The Buckeye Institute has long advocated for. By reclassifying low-level drug possession crimes as misdemeanors, judges will retain the tools necessary to get people into treatment without sending them to prison…”

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The Buckeye Institute Reacts to Governor DeWine’s State of the State

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The Buckeye Institute issued a statements reacting to Governor Mike DeWine’s State of the State address, saying, “While we appreciate the governor’s willingness to tackle some of the state’s most challenging issues, such as mental health and addiction, fixing Ohio’s road and bridges, and helping Ohio’s children, we are concerned to hear little on how the governor intends to pay for many of these new priorities or how he plans to lower government spending and reduce the tax burden on Ohio’s families and business.”

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“For sound fiscal policy, you can’t beat wise proverbs”

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As Ohio policymakers begin to debate the state’s biennial budget, Buckeye’s Rea Hederman looks at principles for sound fiscal policy, writing, “Gov. DeWine’s new administration inherits a financially healthier Ohio than his predecessor, but he and the General Assembly must continue building upon the fiscal discipline that has helped the state recover from the Great Recession by putting taxpayer needs first, saving and spending for tomorrow, and always remembering that the money Columbus has jingling in its pockets really belongs to the hardworking people of Ohio.”

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AEP should leverage own money for project

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The Buckeye Institute's Greg Lawson reacts to proposals to undo important consumer reforms in the electricity market, writing, "When electricity companies compete for business it encourages innovation and lowers prices. It also means that the companies — not customers — pay for projects that don’t pan out. Proposals from American Electric Power to develop solar power plants under a monopoly system undermine the reforms that have lowered energy costs for so many Ohioans."

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“Issue 1 Died, Ohio’s Criminal Justice Reform Lives”

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In the Federal Sentencing Reporter, Daniel Dew looks at Issue 1 and criminal sentencing, writing, “Issue 1 may have died at the polls in November, but the spirit of sentencing and criminal justice reform is alive and well in the Ohio statehouse. Although some reform minded advocates rightly may have worried that Issue 1’s defeat would make criminal justice issues a political and legislative non-starter for years to come, Ohio legislators seem poised to take up criminal justice reform almost immediately in the coming session.”

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