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“The Buckeye Institute, AFP, & Goldwater Call For Universal Occupational Licensing Recognition”

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On Tuesday, The Buckeye Institute, Americans for Prosperity-Ohio, and the Goldwater Institute jointly sent an open letter to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and members of the Ohio General Assembly urging the quick adoption of universal occupational licensing recognition. These three leading voices on universal occupational licensing recognition for Ohio together urged lawmakers to “build upon earlier reforms and make it easier for licensed workers in every profession to move to the Buckeye State where they can earn a living here in their chosen professions.”

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The Buckeye Institute: Ohio Supreme Court Ruling Will Help Ohio’s Small Business Owners

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Buckeye’s Greg R. Lawson issued a statement on the Ohio Supreme Court’s decision in Athens v. McClain, saying, “Today’s ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court will allow plumbers, electricians, and other Ohioans who work for themselves or own small businesses to file their local income taxes in one place—saving them time and money, and cutting unnecessary government bureaucracy.”;  

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The Buckeye Institute: South Carolina’s Unconstitutional Forfeiture Laws Create Perverse Incentives to Use and Abuse Vast Police Powers

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The Buckeye Institute, jointly with Americans for Prosperity—South Carolina, filed an amicus brief opposing South Carolina’s unconstitutional asset forfeiture laws, which create perverse incentives for law enforcement to seize private property even when its owner hasn’t been convicted of a crime. The brief was filed in the South Carolina Supreme Court.;  

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The Buckeye Institute: September Jobs Report Raises Concerns of a Stalling 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, “September’s jobs report shows that Ohio’s recovery has slowed dramatically. Although the unemployment rate fell from 8.9 percent in August to 8.4 percent in September, the cause of this drop was 121,000 Ohioans leaving the labor force instead of finding jobs.”

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“The Buckeye Institute: As Work on Ohio’s Budget Begins, New Revenue Estimates Offer Some Good News”

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Buckeye’s Rea Hederman Jr. commented on Ohio’s September tax revenues released by the Office of Budget and Management, saying, “As policymakers begin to consider Ohio’s next biennial budget, this report offers some good news for the Buckeye State, its taxpayers, businesses, and families. For the third straight month, the money the state collects in taxes and fees has outpaced estimates, placing Ohio’s anticipated revenue at more than $260 million above estimates.”

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The Buckeye Institute: Fight to End Forced Exclusive Representation Continues

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Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, issued a statement after the Supreme Court of the United States announced it denied cert on Buckeye’s petition in Reisman v. Associated Faculties of the Universities of Maine, which called for an end to laws that force public-sector employees to accept a union’s exclusive representation.

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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 Senate Bill 352 Would End Ohio’s Unconstitutional Pandemic-Related Local Income Tax System

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Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, issued a statement on the policies in Senate Bill 352 sponsored by Senator Kristina Roegner (R-27). The legislation would end Ohio’s unconstitutional emergency local income tax structure that proactively deemed all work performed at an employee’s home during Ohio’s stay-at-home order to have been performed in an often higher-taxed office location instead.

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The Buckeye Institute: Eliminating Needless Regulations Expands Opportunities for Ohio’s Small Businesses

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The Buckeye Institute submitted written testimony to the Ohio Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on the policies in House Bill 669, which would permanently allow restaurants and bars to offer alcohol on their carryout and delivery menus. In his testimony, Buckeye’s Greg R. Lawson wrote, “By permanently allowing Ohio restaurants and bars to offer alcohol on their carryout and delivery menus, House Bill 669 throws a needed lifeline to the small, local businesses and their employees struggling to survive COVID-19’s economic shutdown.”

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The Buckeye Institute: Ohio Job Market Continues Slow 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, “Although there are glimmers of hope in the August numbers, Ohio’s recovery is slow and at the current pace of hiring the state will not fully recover until the summer of 2021. That is too long for Ohioans who are in desperate need of a job to wait.”

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