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California’s Big Oil Lawsuit Bites the Hand that Feeds the State

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At RealClearPolicy, The Buckeye Institute exposes California’s hostility to an oil and gas industry that Californians rely on for more than 70 percent of their energy needs. “Without big oil, California will soon be entirely dependent on expensive foreign crude. And for Governor Newsom, that seems to be a feature, not a bug. Joining a long series of misguided policies, pledges, and commitments, his lawsuit is just the latest skirmish in the state’s multi-theater war on U.S. oil.”

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Supreme Impact: How an Ohio think tank is shaping the U.S. Supreme Court’s agenda

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The Buckeye Institute “has quietly become one of the most prominent players shaping the U.S. Supreme Court's agenda,” writes Columbus Dispatch reporter Anna Staver in a piece that featured the great work of Buckeye’s Legal Center. “‘We are having a tremendous impact,’ President Robert Alt said. ‘That The Buckeye Institute has surpassed so many larger and better-established organizations in Supreme Court amicus practice is a real testament to Buckeye's strategic approach and the skill of our attorneys.’”;

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Immersive Learning Technologies: Changing How We Live and Learn

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“As a recent Buckeye Institute policy brief explains, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR) technologies can help workers prepare and train for new jobs in advanced manufacturing—but they are also already changing the way we live, work, and learn.” The Buckeye Institute looks at how immersive learning technologies are changing how we live and learn.

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“Millions are leaving Medicaid, and that’s a good thing”

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In The Hill, The Buckeye Institute offers recommendations on how states should approach Medicaid redetermination, which is required now that the federal Covid health emergency is over. “States cannot stop eligibility reviews — they have a duty to keep Medicaid solvent for those who need it. A necessary step toward doing this is to remove ineligible enrollees who have gone back to work and now exceed the Medicaid income threshold.”

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Ohio is Model for Regulatory Reform

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On RealClearPolicy, The Buckeye Institute touts Ohio’s success on regulatory reform. By adopting Buckeye-championed policies, Ohio has established itself as a national leader in cutting government regulations that “get in the way of new careers,” “keep new products from coming to market,” and “raise the prices of virtually everything we buy and sell.” For other states ready to cut regulations, “Ohio is showing them how.”

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Help wanted: More bright minds in Dayton

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In the Dayton Daily News, The Buckeye Institute makes the case for a state-based visa program that enables Ohio to attract the workers it desperately needs. “State policymakers can collaborate with federal policymakers to create a system of state-based visas to allow for more high-skilled immigrants who want to work, invent, and invest themselves in Ohio. More people, more creative minds, more motivated inventors — and more stories like the Wright brothers in Dayton.”

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Lawmakers in Alaska face tough choices about how to best balance the state budget in the coming months.

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In The Washington Times, The Buckeye Institute and the Center of the American Experiment look at the tough choices Alaska lawmakers face to balance the state’s budget. The authors write, “While the temptation may be strong to try to raise more money from the energy industry, even in conservative states, trying to plug the budget hole by taxing petroleum producers will inevitably backfire by reducing Alaska’s energy production.”

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US EPA should listen to Mayor Horrigan

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In the Akron Beacon Journal, Trevor Lewis, an economic research analyst with the Economic Research Center at The Buckeye Institute, calls on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to heed Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan’s call for bottom-up solutions to environmental problems prepared by local communities. “One size does not fit all when tailoring environmental and energy regulations. Each rule must be custom fit, considering regional factors and how the community will be impacted.”

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The Supply Chain Case for State-Based Visas

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At RealClearPolicy, Logan Kolas, an economic policy analyst with The Buckeye Institute’s Economic Research Center, calls for a collaborative state-federal effort to allow states to tailor a state-based visa program to fit their local labor markets. “[C]entral planners in Washington have failed—once again—to anticipate changing market conditions and keep pace with consumer and producer needs. A less centralized, more nuanced approach to legal immigration would give state policymakers a seat at the table to better inform federal immigration decisions.”

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Mercy Hospital System Shows Dangers of Health Care Monopolies

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In a new piece, Rea S. Hederman Jr., vice president of policy at The Buckeye Institute, writes, “Mercy Hospital System and the health insurance industry remain deadlocked in on-going contract negotiations over how much insurers reimburse hospitals for their care. …Whether they reach a deal or not, Mercy Hospital’s high-stakes negotiations epitomize the risks of monopoly and consolidation in health care.”