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The Buckeye Institute Calls on Ohio Policymakers to Repeal House Bill 6

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The Buckeye Institute issued the following statement calling for the repeal of House Bill 6. “Ohio House Bill 6 was an ugly corporate bailout from the beginning, and it hasn’t gotten any prettier. The Buckeye Institute calls upon policymakers to rectify the previous error and take decisive action to move the state forward and far away from subsidizing crony companies while sticking ordinary Ohioans with higher energy bills.”

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The Buckeye Institute: Ohio’s Job Market Halfway to 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 unemployment is still high, the June jobs report shows that Ohio’s economy continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic. Ohio added 195,000 private sector jobs in June and the jobless rate fell from a high of 17.6 percent in April to 10.9 percent in June—almost half of the pandemic induced spike.”;  

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The Buckeye Institute Files Suit Against City of Columbus and State of Ohio

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The Buckeye Institute, along with three of its individual employees, filed a lawsuit calling for the court to declare unconstitutional a state law allowing the City of Columbus to tax income from workers who do not live in, and were prohibited from working within, the city’s jurisdiction during Ohio’s Stay-at-Home order. The lawsuit was filed on July 2 in Franklin County Common Pleas Court against the City of Columbus and the State of Ohio.

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The Buckeye Institute: Ohio Takes Crucial Step to Reform its Broken Cash Bail System

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Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, issued a statement on the Ohio Supreme Court’s amendment to Criminal Rule 46 governing Ohio’s bail system, which takes effect today. Alt said in part, “Although this new rule is imperfect, the Ohio Supreme Court adopted a number of The Buckeye Institute’s recommendations to most effectively reform the defective cash bail system.”

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The Buckeye Institute Applauds the Ohio Senate for Passing Much-Needed Drug Sentencing Reform

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Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, issued a statement after the Ohio Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 3, which will make Ohio’s drug sentencing laws more effective, flexible, and just, saying in part, “Reclassifying low-level drug possession crimes from felonies to misdemeanors ensures that judges have the flexibility to administer justice while steering those suffering from addiction into treatment instead of prison cells.”

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The Buckeye Institute: Policymakers Should Resolve Differences and Immunize Businesses from COVID-19 Lawsuits

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The Buckeye Institute submitted written testimony to the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee on the policies in House Bill 606, which would provide businesses and workers with immunity from COVID-19 related lawsuits. In his testimony, Buckeye’s Andrew J. Geisler urged policymakers to resolve the differences between Senate Bill 308 and House Bill 606 as soon as possible, writing, “Waiting several more months to reconcile the bills will keep Ohio businesses in a state of uncertainty as they try to reopen and recover.”

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The Buckeye Institute: Ohio’s Economy Shows Signs of 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, “May’s jobs report saw Ohio’s unemployment rate fall sharply from 17.6 to 13.7 percent, a sign that the state’s economy is beginning to recover from the mandated shutdowns due to the coronavirus.”

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Ohio House Passes Buckeye Institute-Championed Policies to Help Ohio Recover from COVID-19

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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 statements on the passage of House Bill 679, House Bill 669, and House Bill 673 by the Ohio House of Representatives. These Buckeye-championed policies will boost Ohio’s health care system and support Ohio’s workers, small businesses, and the economy. The bills now go to the Ohio Senate for consideration.

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The Buckeye Institute: Expanding Broadband is Critical for Ohio

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The Buckeye Institute submitted written testimony to the Ohio House Finance Committee on the policies in House Bill 13, which would expand access to broadband internet service to underserved areas of Ohio. The testimony pointed out that “although many communities and households have multiple broadband providers…there are still many across Ohio—particularly in rural areas—that do not,” and “[w]ithout plans to deliver broadband service throughout the state” many communities and families will be left behind.

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