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The Buckeye Institute: Higher Hospital Costs Lead to Higher Prices

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In a new policy memo, How Higher Hospital Costs Lead to Higher Prices, The Buckeye Institute outlines one of the largest single drivers of healthcare costs—rising hospital costs. In his memo, Rea S. Hederman Jr., executive director of the Economic Research Center and vice president of policy at The Buckeye Institute, notes that hospital costs account for 30 percent of all healthcare spending. Hederman urges “hospitals—and the policymakers that help oversee them” to “look for ways to control spending and alleviate known causes of higher costs.”

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The Buckeye Institute Files Brief Challenging Biden’s Illegal Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

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The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Kansas v. Biden, with the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, arguing—as it previously did in both Biden v. Nebraska and U.S. Department of Education v. Brown—that the Biden administration’s newest student debt cancellation program exceeds the legal authority of the secretary of education, is arbitrary and capricious, and was adopted in a procedurally improper manner.

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The Buckeye Institute Wins Big Municipal Income Tax Case: Cleveland Refunds Taxes Illegally Taken from Buckeye’s Client During Pandemic

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The Buckeye Institute won a significant victory for its client Dr. Manal Morsy in Morsy v. Gentile (previously Morsy v. Dumas). The City of Cleveland abandoned its appeal in the case and agreed to 1) fully refund the taxes that were illegally taken from Dr. Morsy, 2) pay the interest owed to her according to Cleveland City Ordinance, and 3) reimburse her court costs. This is The Buckeye Institute’s second victory in the case.

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The Buckeye Institute: Even Families in That State Up North Deserve School Choice

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The Buckeye Institute joined the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) in filing an amicus brief in Hile v. Michigan, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case and rule that Michigan’s anti-religion Blaine amendment is unconstitutional. Michigan’s anti-religion Blaine amendment prohibits parents from using money they saved through the Michigan Education Savings Program—a tax-exempt 529 plan—for private school tuition.

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Ohio HB 331 Advances Commonsense Local Government Reforms Championed by The Buckeye Institute

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The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Government Oversight Committee on the policies in Ohio House Bill 331, which ensures that village governments unable to provide core services to their residents are held accountable. The bill also makes it easier for village residents to vote on whether to dissolve their local government. The policies in House Bill 331 advance commonsense Buckeye Institute-championed reforms by establishing a “process to determine whether Ohio villages meet the needs of their taxpaying constituents.”

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The Buckeye Institute Calls on SCOTUS to Protect Citizens from Unconstitutional Forfeiture Laws

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The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Sanchez v. United States opposing unconstitutional forfeiture laws, which create perverse incentives for law enforcement to seize private property when its owner is not convicted of a crime, or in this case, wasn’t charged, or even suspected of a crime. “The result of forfeiture laws is a system where revenue generation—not crime prevention—is the primary driver of law enforcement decisions.”

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The Buckeye Institute: Ohio’s Job Market Still Sending Mixed Signals

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The Buckeye Institute commented on Ohio’s newly released jobs report from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “Ohio’s job market has cooled since the sizzling summer of 2023. While Ohio is adding new jobs, faster job growth is needed to reduce an unemployment rate that has crept up over the last several months…Ohio needs to focus on fiscal and economic reforms that will lead to job growth in the Buckeye State.”

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The Buckeye Institute Calls on SCOTUS to Protect Private Property Rights

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The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Gonzales v. Inslee, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the private property rights of landlords. In its brief, Buckeye argues that the right to exclude—to say who can and cannot live on your property—is a fundamental element of property rights protected by the Fifth Amendment and that the state of Washington effectively took private property by telling landlords they could not exclude non-rent paying tenants from their property. 

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The Buckeye Institute Offers Solutions to Address Growing Demand for Classroom Space

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In a new policy memo, Classroom Space for Every Student in Every Family in Every Community, The Buckeye Institute offers lawmakers additional solutions to address the growing need for classroom space in private and charter schools, given the success of the Ohio EdChoice program and the increasing demand for vouchers. In this new memo, Buckeye builds on an earlier recommendation and urges lawmakers to “authorize the state treasurer to make linked deposit programs and a loan guarantee program available to non-district schools.”

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The Buckeye Institute Files Brief in Important Contract Law Case

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The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Ashland Global Holdings v. SuperAsh Remainderman, calling on the Ohio Supreme Court to reject the “honest mistake” doctrine in contract law. “The freedom to make and enforce contracts is fundamental to advancing personal and business endeavors, and both the nation’s Founders and those establishing the state of Ohio prohibited the state from interfering with this freedom. Ashland Global had a contractual duty to do their job—its failure does not merit judicial intervention.”

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