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The Buckeye Institute: Rigorous Examination of Ohio’s Tax Code Needs to Continue

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The Buckeye Institute issued a statement upon Ohio’s Tax Expenditure Review Committee passing its report. “[W]e hope that as this process continues there are further opportunities for a more detailed and rigorous examination of tax expenditures and special interest loopholes…Clearly, there remains numerous tax expenditures and loopholes that can be eliminated and closed to simplify Ohio’s tax code. Doing so would create a tax climate that is positive for job creation and helps hardworking Ohioans…”

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The Buckeye Institute’s Third Case to End Forced Union Exclusive Representation Heard in Maine Federal District Court Today

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Robert Alt, The Buckeye Institute’s president and chief executive officer, issued a statement after a hearing in Reisman v. AFUM. “Professor Reisman values and understands the importance of unions, and is proud to have served as his own union’s grievance officer until recently. Unfortunately, Maine law forces him to also accept the representation of the Maine Education Association and the National Education Association to which he objects.”

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Professor: Maine law forces me to accept union misrepresentation

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In the Portland Press Herald, Professor Jonathan Reisman, Buckeye’s client and an associate professor of economics and public policy at the University of Maine at Machias who served as the grievance officer for the Machias chapter of his union, explains why he is suing his union, writing, “The union represents me without my input or consent. And Maine law not only countenances that, but also requires it. After the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 27 ruling in Janus, I am not required to pay the union agency fees, but I am still required to subject myself to the union’s unwanted representation and to have it speak for me.”

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Rescinding Obama-era guidance on ACA waivers invites states back to the reform table

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The Buckeye Institute’s Rea S. Hederman Jr. writes about welcome new guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to states looking to improve their health care and health insurance systems through “state innovation waivers” under Section 1332 of the ACA. Hederman writes, “The new guidance gives states significantly more flexibility to devise creative solutions to meet the health care and insurance needs of their constituents and it builds upon new community engagement waivers that made Medicaid more flexible for states earlier this year.”

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The Buckeye Institute’s Robert Alt Speaks to Federalist Society Members about Workers’ Speech Rights in the Wake of Janus

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In its Janus v. AFSCME decision this past June, the Supreme Court of the United States held that it violated the First Amendment for states to force their employees to subsidize the speech of labor unions. Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, speaks to members of the Federalist Society about key issues that have arisen in the wake of Janus, and shares his thinking on how labor relations are poised to change in the near future.

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“The Buckeye Institute: Changes to 1332 Waivers Step in the Right Direction, Replaces Onerous Burdens”

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The Buckeye Institute issued a statement regarding today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding new guidance on Section 1332 waivers in the Affordable Care Act. “While today’s guidance does not fix all of the limitations on 1332 waivers, they are changes that The Buckeye Institute and Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof have fought to fix in meetings with White House and Health and Human Services officials, and we are pleased that Washington, DC has heeded our call…”

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The Buckeye Institute: Worrying Signs for Ohio’s Economy

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The Buckeye Institute commented on newly released employment data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “With slower job growth and a stagnant unemployment rate, Ohio’s labor market still seems to be falling behind the nation in September. For three consecutive months, Ohio’s unemployment rate has been at 4.6 percent, while the national unemployment rate now sits at 3.7 percent, which is not where Ohioans want their state to be.”

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Policymakers Can Help Ohioans Dig Out from Under a Mountain of Debt

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For many Ohioans, getting out of debt is a serious and seemingly impossible effort. The bills keep coming and the interest rates keep piling up. It seems like no matter how hard they try, they can never get ahead of the bills. And this isn’t just a problem facing the poor, it could easily happen to any one of us. In fact, Ohioans have an average of $5,583 in credit card debt—more than 10 percent of the median household income.

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