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Buckeye Institute-Championed Telehealth Policies Signed into Law

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Rea S. Hederman Jr., executive director of the Economic Research Center at The Buckeye Institute and vice president of policy, issued a statement after Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 122, which expands access to telehealth for all Ohioans, into law. “By signing this Buckeye Institute-championed policy into law and modernizing Ohio’s telehealth rules, Governor Mike DeWine and lawmakers in the Ohio General Assembly have made it easier for people to access medical services and to get the care they need.” 

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The Buckeye Institute Files Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court Challenging Sweeping EPA Authority

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The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the court to rein in the administrative power of the EPA and arguing that rules regulating private businesses violate the court’s major questions doctrine. “With more than 350,000 Ohioans directly or indirectly employed in either the mining or oil and gas industries, the proposed EPA rules clearly meet the ‘vast economic and political significance’ threshold in the high court’s major questions doctrine.”

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The Buckeye Institute Leads the Charge in Asking U.S. Supreme Court for Emergency Stay in OSHA Vaccine Mandate Case

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The Buckeye Institute filed a motion with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting an emergency stay of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate in Phillips v. OSHA. Underscoring the true urgency of the case, The Buckeye Institute filed its motion in the U.S. Supreme Court less than one hour after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s decision came down granting the government’s request to dissolve the existing administrative stay that was previously issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.;  

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The Buckeye Institute: More Holiday Cheer with a Strong November Jobs Report

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The Buckeye Institute commented on newly released employment data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “After a strong October jobs report, Ohio enjoyed some more holiday cheer with another strong report in November. The unemployment rate fell from 5.1 percent to 4.8 percent and more workers returned to the job market with a small increase in the labor force participation rate. Although Ohio continued to lag behind the national numbers, November’s report is good news for the Buckeye State.”

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The Buckeye Institute’s Robert Alt Comments on Denial of En Banc Hearing in Vaccine Mandate Case

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Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, issued a statement on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s denial of Buckeye’s petition for an initial en banc hearing, saying, “The denial of The Buckeye Institute’s petition for an initial en banc hearing in Phillips v. OSHA is disappointing. An en banc hearing would have ensured a faster resolution to these cases which would have given our clients—who will suffer substantial and irreparable economic harm if the OSHA vaccine mandate is enforced—greater certainty.” 

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The Buckeye Institute: Proven Telehealth Policy Solution Passes Ohio General Assembly

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The Buckeye Institute commented on the final vote on House Bill 122, which permanently expands access to telehealth for all Ohioans. The bill will now be sent to Governor Mike DeWine to await his signature. “With the final approval of House Bill 122, Ohioans are one step closer to better and easier access to health care…In sending House Bill 122 to Governor DeWine, the General Assembly has made it possible for all Ohioans—particularly the elderly and those in rural Ohio—to see their health care providers and get the care they need.” 

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Buckeye Institute-Championed Telehealth Policies Passed by Ohio Senate

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The Buckeye Institute commented on the Ohio Senate passing House Bill 122, which will permanently expand access to telehealth for all Ohioans, saying, “Today the Ohio Senate has made an important step to bring better health care to Ohioans by passing House Bill 122 and improving access to telehealth. By making permanent these Buckeye Institute-championed policies, more Ohioans will be able to access the doctors and health care professionals they need.”

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“The Buckeye Institute: Cut Unnecessary Regulations, Keep Ohio’s Economy Growing”

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The Buckeye Institute submitted written testimony to the Ohio House Government Oversight Committee on the policies in Senate Bill 9, which would “cut through unnecessary restrictions and red tape that strangle Ohio’s economy, entrepreneurs, and workforce.” Greg R. Lawson, research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, applauded the General Assembly for “continuing regulatory reform and cutting bureaucratic red tape,” and urged lawmakers to “eliminate many of the unnecessary regulations that strangle our businesses and keep our citizens from working.”

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The Buckeye Institute: Policies in House Bill 376 Offer a Smarter Way to Protect Consumer Data

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The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Government Oversight Committee on the policies in House Bill 376, which would protect consumer data and is “among the best state data privacy laws already implemented or being considered.” Logan Kolas, an economic policy analyst with the Economic Research Center at The Buckeye Institute, noted that House Bill 376 “takes a consumer-oriented approach to data privacy” and would help businesses provide better services by harnessing the free market to determine what privacy services customers prefer.

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The Buckeye Institute Urges Ohio Supreme Court to Protect Property Rights from Government Land Grabs

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The Buckeye Institute joined Pacific Legal Foundation in filing an amicus brief asking the Ohio Supreme Court to hear U.S. Bank v. Summit County, which challenges the ability of county landbanks to seize property without compensating owners or banks with a financial stake in the property. “While the idea of taking abandoned or tax delinquent property has an appeal, the current practice…violates the fundamental principle…that the government can take property for public use only when it provides just compensation to property owners.”

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