Excessive licensure laws all but ban underprivileged Ohioans from certain job opportunities. For example, getting an Ohio cosmetology license requires 1,500 hours of training that can cost between $6,500 and $10,000.
Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel deserves a standing ovation today for announcing that his effort to bring financial transparency to government is expanding to local governments and school boards.
On August 28, 2015, Governor Kasich asked President Obama to delay the U.S. EPA’s Clean Power Plan that will surely cripple Ohio’s economy. Mr. Kasich’s letter to the White House followed Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s decision to join with 15 states challenging the Clean Power Plan in federal court.
September 7th is Labor Day, a holiday commemorating the American worker’s contribution to American prosperity and growth. Unfortunately, Ohio workers today face limited opportunity and freedom. The Buckeye Institute is committed to labor reforms that will restore freedom and prosperity for Ohio workers.
During a speech to the City Club of Cleveland, Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel praised The Buckeye Institute for its leadership in putting state salaries online, calling Buckeye “pioneers” for its work.
The Obama administration is offering states a bait-and-switch with its “Clean Power Plan” for power plant carbon dioxide emissions. Fortunately, the Kasich administration appears to be refusing the bait and fighting back against this federal power grab.
The Buckeye Institute announced on Monday, July 20, the release of its latest report, “Power to the People: Repeal Ohio’s Counterproductive Energy Policies.” Buckeye’s Statehouse Liaison Greg R. Lawson also testified to a special legislative committee tasked with recommending whether Ohio should continue or repeal the mandates.
You wouldn’t know it by reading headlines like “Starving Cities,” but local government employment is actually on an upswing in Ohio. In fact, according to the latest job numbers released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Ohio saw a 10,900 worker increase in local government workers in June.
Ohio’s new budget is a step in the right direction, but without pension reform this progress will be for nothing. A recent index of state budget solvency from the Mercatus Center provides a stark illustration of the need for reform.
Statement from Robert Alt, President and CEO of The Buckeye Institute: "The Supreme Court decision today is disappointing because the Court rewrote the law to say what it does not."
