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The Buckeye Institute: “Shadow Budget” Accounts for More Than Half of Ohio’s $153 Billion Budget

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The Buckeye Institute released a new policy brief, Beware the Shadow Budget: Ohio Spends More than Many Think, which reveals a full picture of state government spending and is critical to understand as Ohio begins to debate its next biennial budget. In the paper, Greg R. Lawson, research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, pointed out that Ohio’s total expenditures will cost taxpayers more than $153 billion—more than twice the $69 billion dollar figure often cited as “Ohio’s budget.” ;  

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The Buckeye Institute Releases Economic Freedom of North America 2020

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Ohio ranks an unimpressive 35th out of all 50 states in this year’s Economic Freedom of North America report, released by the Economic Research Center at The Buckeye Institute in partnership with Canada’s Fraser Institute. The report ranks every state and province in North America based on economic freedom, as measured by government spending, taxation, and labor market restrictions. 

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The Buckeye Institute: Ohio’s Fiscal Prudence Example for Other States During Economic Downturns

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The Buckeye Institute released a new policy brief, A Case Study from the Heartland: Ohio’s Tax Collections Reveal Danger from Big Government Bailout, which demonstrates that higher than expected tax collections are good news for Ohio’s next budget and that a future federal COVID-19 relief package should avoid creating disincentives for fiscal prudence or punishing states that wisely prepared their budgets for economic downturns.

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“The Buckeye Institute: Ohio Can Save More Than $4 Billion in Next Budget by Following Sound, Fundamental Economic Principles”

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The Buckeye Institute released a new policy brief, Weathering the Storm: Budgeting for Prosperity in a Time of Crisis, which outlines sound, fundamental economic principles that—if followed—can save the state more than $4 billion and put Ohio in a better position to weather and recover from the fiscal storm brought about by COVID-19. In the paper, author Greg R. Lawson writes, “With fiscal discipline and transparency, Ohio can emerge from the COVID-19 crisis with an even stronger, more durable economy and a more sustainable state budget in the years ahead.”

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New Buckeye Institute Paper Debunks Myths about Drug Sentencing Reform

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In a new policy memo, Senate Bill 3: Myth vs. Reality, The Buckeye Institute separates fact from fiction surrounding the debate over the policies in Senate Bill 3, which would comprehensively reform Ohio’s drug sentencing laws. Author Andrew Geisler writes, “The commonsense reforms in Senate Bill 3 do not create the problems and concerns that the myth suggests. And reclassifying low-level drug possession crimes from felonies to misdemeanors will better ensure that those suffering from addiction get the treatment they need instead of a prison sentence.”

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“New Buckeye Institute Report Outlines Benefits of Telehealth, Urges Ohio Policymakers to Permanently Expand Access”

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The Buckeye Institute released Access to Health Care Made Easier: Promoting Best Practices in Ohio’s Telehealth Policy, which looks at the benefits of telehealth that the increase in demand and use during the pandemic have revealed. With the benefits of telehealth evident, the report outlines why expanded access to telehealth should be made permanent, which lawmakers are considering in House Bill 679. 

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The Buckeye Institute: Policies in School Choice Now Act Offer School Choice Options to Millions of Students Nationwide

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The Buckeye Institute released, School Choice Now Act: Meeting Students’ Needs In Uncertain Times, which outlines how the School Choice Now Act can provide financial resources to parents to help them afford the best educational setting that fits the specific needs of their children. In the brief, author Greg Lawson writes, “Although not a panacea for the disruptions of COVID-19, the act would create flexible scholarships and offer incentives for more state-led initiatives to help families tailor educational opportunities to fit the specific needs of their students.”

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Buckeye President and CEO Robert Alt Authors Paper Surveying State-Level Criminal Law Changes

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In a new whitepaper for The Federalist Society, Robert Alt, a nationally-recognized scholar in criminal law and president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, reviewed the legal landscape of criminal law changes across the country writing that states were most willing to adjust their laws related to criminal sentencing, record expungement and offender registries, marijuana legalization, and restoring voting rights for people convicted of felonies.

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The Buckeye Institute: Repealing Ohio’s CAT Will Enhance Economic Freedom and Opportunity

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The Buckeye Institute released new research by its Economic Research Center that looked at the impact eliminating Ohio’s commercial activities tax (CAT) would have on Ohio’s businesses and its rankings in national economic indexes. In Letting the CAT Out of the Bag: How to Improve Ohio’s Economy and National Rankings, Buckeye researchers found that by repealing the CAT, Ohio would move up 42 spots to first place in the Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index—making Ohio more attractive to relocating businesses.

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