In Reforming Bail Reform, The Buckeye Institute urges the Ohio Supreme Court to rescind a last-minute change to Ohio’s new proposed bail rule (Criminal Rule 46) that threatens to “undermine the pro-liberty and pro-safety reforms” included in the original proposed rule. In the brief, Geisler writes, “Ohio’s over-reliance on cash bail fails to keep our communities safe and perpetuates injustice in our criminal justice system.”
In Policy Solutions for the Pandemic: Universal Occupational Licensing Reciprocity will Strengthen Ohio’s Health Care System, The Buckeye Institute called on Ohio to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and then remove additional barriers to medical care by adopting universal occupational license reciprocity.
In Policy Solutions for the Pandemic: Using the Rainy Day Fund to Fight COVID-19’s Impact, The Buckeye Institute urged policymakers to strategically use Ohio’s rainy day fund to weather the invisible COVID-19 storm, but only after eliminating unnecessary state spending and answering Governor Mike DeWine’s call to cut government budgets by at least 20 percent.
In Policy Solutions for the Pandemic: Enhancing Education with Education Savings Accounts, The Buckeye Institute calls on the U.S. Department of Education to create education savings accounts for every K-12 student in America. These accounts would immediately help parents with unanticipated education costs during the pandemic and would help students keep up with their learning.
In Policy Solutions for the Pandemic: Redirecting State Resources to Fight COVID-19, The Buckeye Institute identifies nearly $3 billion in Ohio’s bloated state budget that could be used to fight against the pandemic and its aftermath. Tough spending cuts, repurposed funding, and strategic tax reforms should all be used to see Ohio through these trying times.
In Policy Solutions for the Pandemic: Lifting Restrictions on Nurses to Fight COVID-19, The Buckeye Institute calls for Ohio to end the collaborative supervision requirements that prevent advanced practice registered nurses from offering the medical care they have been trained and licensed to provide.
In Policy Solutions for the Pandemic: Enlisting Pharmacists to Fight COVID-19, The Buckeye Institute outlines how Ohio can relieve some of the burdens on other health care workers by allowing pharmacists to test for COVID-19 and treat common illnesses.
In Policy Solutions for the Pandemic: How Ohio Can Fight the Impact of Coronavirus, The Buckeye Institute, outlines immediate actions Ohio policymakers can take to ensure Ohio is ready to fight and recover from the pandemic. The recommendations focus on policies to boost Ohio’s health care system and support Ohio’s workers, small businesses, and the economy.
In a new policy brief, Universal Licensing Reciprocity: How to Welcome Workers to Ohio, Buckeye’s Greg R. Lawson outlines why Ohio should adopt universal occupational licensing reciprocity, writing, “Opening the door to universal licensing reciprocity will make Ohio more attractive to already-licensed professionals, eliminate superfluous and expensive burdens on newcomers, and continue the ongoing effort to end the ‘Mother-may-I?’ approach to earning a living in Ohio.”;
A new report, A Better Path Forward for Iowa Tax Reform, released Monday by The Buckeye Institute’s Economic Research Center, found that if Iowa policymakers implemented additional tax reforms the state could experience an additional $610 million in economic growth and taxpayers could save nearly $1,250 annually. The research was conducted in partnership with Tax Education Foundation Iowa, which conducts pro-taxpayer education and research and informs Iowans about the impacts of taxes and spending, and the principles of limited government.
