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The Buckeye Institute: Wisely Spending American Rescue Plan Funds Can Save Ohio Taxpayers More Than $1.3 Billion

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In a new policy memo, How Ohio Should Spend American Rescue Plan Funds, The Buckeye Institute offers commonsense recommendations on how Ohio should spend American Rescue Plan funds, which would save Ohio taxpayers more than $1.3 billion. These new recommendations align with The Buckeye Institute’s spending principles and consider the recently released guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department.;  

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The Buckeye Institute: Declining Extra Unemployment Benefits Will Help Get Ohio Back to Work

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In a new policy memo, Policy Solutions for the Pandemic: Declining Extra Unemployment Benefits Will Help Get Ohio Back to Work, The Buckeye Institute calls on Ohio to decline Washington’s extra unemployment benefit and work instead to reduce labor shortages and get Ohioans back to work.  “With job openings at an all-time high, Ohio policymakers should avoid a weakened recovery and reject Washington’s expanded unemployment benefits.”

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New Buckeye Institute Policy Brief Outlines How Regulatory Sandboxes Can Help Attract and Keep ‘Fintech’ Employers in Ohio

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The Buckeye Institute released Policy Solutions for More Innovation: Build a Regulatory Sandbox for Financial Technology Innovators, which calls for Ohio to construct a regulatory sandbox, which would cut red tape that often keeps innovative technology from reaching users. “While Ohio is currently home to many national banks and financial institutions, it risks losing these employers to other states that are already creating environments where these companies can develop and deploy new products and services.”

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New Buckeye Institute Brief Demonstrates Benefits of Telehealth and Other Reforms

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The Buckeye Institute released Improving Ohio Health Care with Freedom, which demonstrates the benefits of expanding access to telehealth and lifting unnecessary licensing restrictions on medical professionals. In making these modest reforms, policymakers can make health care more accessible, particularly for elderly Ohioans and those in living in rural areas. 

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“The Buckeye Institute Releases Famous Piglet Book, Finds More Than $600 Million in Savings for Ohio Taxpayers”

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The Buckeye Institute released its 2021 Piglet Book, which identified more than $600 million in savings and looked at spending principles and priorities as Ohio recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. An analysis of Ohio’s proposed biennial budget, the Piglet Book offers savings for lawmakers to consider as they debate the state’s two-year budget. In this year’s report, Buckeye looked at three main areas: how to prudently spend during an economic recovery, how to reduce government spending, and how to empower families. 

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The Buckeye Institute Outlines Sound Spending Principles to Guide Ohio Policymakers in Spending Federal COVID Aid

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With President Joe Biden signing the American Rescue Plan into law, The Buckeye Institute is out with a new policy memo, How to Spend Federal Stimulus Money Wisely, that outlines sound spending principles that Ohio policymakers should use to guide decisions on how to spend the federal COVID-19 aid that the state will soon receive.   

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“Buckeye Institute Analysis Finds Nearly 18,000 West Virginians Would Lose Jobs Under D.C. Imposed $15 Minimum Wage”

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The Buckeye Institute released an analysis using data from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to estimate the impact of a $15 an hour minimum wage proposal included in the Raise the Wage Act of 2021. The analysis found that nearly 18,000 West Virginia workers would lose their jobs if the federal wage hike is imposed.

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“Buckeye Institute Analysis Finds Nearly 116,000 Ohioans Would Lose Jobs Under D.C. Imposed $15 Minimum Wage”

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The Buckeye Institute released an analysis using data from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to estimate the impact of a $15 an hour minimum wage proposal included in the Raise the Wage Act of 2021. The analysis found that nearly 116,000 Ohio workers would lose their jobs if the federal wage hike is imposed. 

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New Buckeye Institute Research Finds New Hampshire’s Economic Recovery is Better Than Expected

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The Buckeye Institute released a new policy report, New Hampshire’s Economic Recovery: Better Than Expected, by its Economic Research Center in partnership with the Josiah Bartlett Center. The new report found that “[c]oming out of 2020, New Hampshire is in better financial shape than many other states thanks to a sound revenue structure, relatively restrained spending, a strong economy, and good management.”

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The Buckeye Institute: Ohio Needs a Student-First Approach to Education Funding

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The Buckeye Institute released a new policy brief, Fund Students First: Now is the Right Time for Education Savings Accounts, which outlines the benefits of empowering families—not just school districts—to educate their children. In the brief, author Greg R. Lawson writes, “[N]ow is the perfect time for Ohio to begin funding students first….Pursuing a student-first funding program—especially during the ongoing pandemic—will help Ohio better meet the needs of its students, its teachers, and its families.”

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