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The Buckeye Institute: House Bill 175 Would Assert Ohio General Assembly’s Constitutional Policymaking Duties

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The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Agriculture and Conservation Committee on the policies in House Bill 175. In his testimony, Andrew J. Geisler, legal fellow at The Buckeye Institute, outlined why properly defining “waters of the state” is important and why, as the elected representatives of the people of Ohio, it is important that the General Assembly is the body to set the definition. 

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The Buckeye Institute Asks Court for Permanent Injunction Against Biden Administration’s Tax Mandate

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The Buckeye Institute filed a second amicus brief in Ohio v. Yellen calling upon the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio to grant a permanent injunction to stop enforcement of the federal tax mandate, which was included in the American Rescue Plan Act. This second Buckeye brief argues that recent guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department fails to cure the deficiencies of the ambiguous and unconstitutional tax mandate.

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The Buckeye Institute: New Jobs Report Shows Concerning Signs for Ohio’s Economic Recovery

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Rea S. Hederman Jr., executive director of the Economic Research Center at The Buckeye Institute and vice president of policy, commented on newly released employment data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “Ohio’s April jobs report was mixed with one survey showing the labor market continuing its recovery and the other survey showing the recovery stalling. This mixed bag indicates that the state’s economic recovery continues to be uneven and matches the recent disappointing national jobs report.”

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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: Ohio’s Burdensome Cosmetology Requirements Need to be Trimmed

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The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio Senate Small Business and Economic Opportunity Committee on the policies in Senate Bill 133, which will reduce the hours of education required to obtain a cosmetology license. In his testimony, Greg R. Lawson, research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, recognized that Ohio needs to do much more work to eliminate or reduce unnecessary occupational license restrictions, but that Senate Bill 133 will “remove at least some of the occupational licensing obstacles faced by Ohio’s working men and women.” 

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The Buckeye Institute: Ohio’s Budget is an Opportunity to Adopt Bold Reforms

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The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio Senate Finance Committee on the policies in House Bill 110, Ohio’s biennial operating budget, which accounts for a little less than half of state spending. In his testimony, Greg R. Lawson, research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, noted that a well-crafted, sustainable budget can “address some important long-standing issues.”

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The Buckeye Institute: House Bill 157 Would Protect Taxpayers from Unconstitutional Emergency-Based Local Income Tax System

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Jay R. Carson, senior litigator at The Buckeye Institute, issued a statement after House Bill 157 was voted out of the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee, saying, “House Bill 157 protects Ohio’s taxpayers by re-affirming the well-established constitutional principle that a city can only tax people who live in that city or work in that city.”

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The Buckeye Institute Applauds Renewed Legislative Efforts to Reform Ohio’s Broken Cash Bail System

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Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, issued a statement upon the introduction of legislation which will advance reforms that Buckeye has long championed to Ohio’s broken cash bail system, saying, “Ohio should not be in the business of jailing the impecunious and non-dangerous, while allowing the truly dangerous to buy their way out of jail.”

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Ohio Governor Signs Buckeye Institute-Championed Policy that Expands Access to Broadband Into Law

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Greg R. Lawson, research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, issued a statement after Governor Mike DeWine signed the Buckeye-championed House Bill 2 into law, which will expand access to broadband to unserved areas of Ohio. “The Buckeye Institute-championed policies…will bring this essential service to unserved areas of Ohio, will protect taxpayers, and will ensure Ohioans—no matter where they live—can attend school, work, and visit their doctors from home.”

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Ohio Governor Signs Buckeye Institute-Championed Policy to Allow Pharmacists to Help in the Fight Against COVID-19

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Greg R. Lawson, research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, issued a statement after Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 6 into law. “This Buckeye Institute-championed policy was a recommendation Buckeye made in the early days of the pandemic and, by allowing pharmacists to test for COVID-19 and administer COVID-19 vaccines, will further Ohio’s ability to put this pandemic in its rearview mirror.”

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