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The Buckeye Institute-Inspired Ohio Checkbook Ensures Government Transparency and Should be Made Permanent

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Greg R. Lawson, research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, submitted written to the Ohio Senate Government and Agency Review Committee on the policies in House Bill 46, which would secure Ohio’s progress on transparency and government accountability by codifying the Ohio Checkbook initiative, writing, “Showing Ohio taxpayers how their elected officials spend their hard-earned tax dollars helps citizens better understand what their government does and how it operates. ”

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The Buckeye Institute: Proposed Changes to Criminal Rule 46 Will Help Fix Ohio’s Broken Cash Bail System

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Daniel J. Dew, legal fellow in The Buckeye Institute’s Legal Center, submitted public comment on the Ohio Supreme Court’s proposed changes to Criminal Rule 46, which governs how Ohio treats people who have been accused of a crime but are awaiting trial. In his comments, Dew praised Ohio’s Supreme Court and noted that the proposed change would make “clear that financial conditions ‘shall be related solely to the defendant’s risk of non-appearance,’” in court and not used as a punishment for people who don’t have enough money to be released while they await trail.

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Legislation Developed from Buckeye Institute Proposal Passes Ohio House

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Rea S. Hederman Jr., executive director of the Economic Research Center and vice president of policy at The Buckeye Institute, issued a statement after the Ohio House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass Senate Bill 7, which would remove barriers to employment for military spouses. In his statement, Hederman said, “Today’s unanimous vote by the Ohio House to pass Senate Bill 7 shows that policymakers are committed to helping our military families get back to work by removing needless occupational licensing barriers.”

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The Buckeye Institute: Conflicting Signals Continue to Tell the Same Story—Ohio’s Job Growth is Slowing

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Andrew J. Kidd, Ph.D., an economist with The Buckeye Institute’s Economic Research Center, commented on newly released employment data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “Ohio’s job market continues to show conflicting signs” which “continue to tell the same story—Ohio’s job growth is slowing.”

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Buckeye Institute-Championed Policy Would Increase Job Opportunities for Military Families

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Greg R. Lawson, research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, testified Wednesday before the Ohio House Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committee on the policies in Senate Bill 7 and the importance of removing barriers to employment for Ohio’s military families. The policies in Senate Bill 7 were developed from recommendations made by The Buckeye Institute in its 2016 policy brief Increasing Job Opportunities for Military Families.

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The Buckeye Institute in Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court: Ever-Growing Administrative State Violates Civil Liberties and Causes Undue Economic Harm

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On Monday, The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Ricks v. Idaho Contractors Board calling on the United States Supreme Court to protect citizens’ civil liberties and to strike down laws that create unnecessary impediments to employment. Buckeye argues that the ever-growing maze of bureaucratic regulations and laws, created outside of the legislative process, violates civil liberties and, in Mr. Ricks’ case, cause undue economic harm.

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The Buckeye Institute Calls on U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Citizens from Unelected Government Bureaucrats’ Attempts to Create New Crimes

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On Thursday, The Buckeye Institute joined the Due Process Institute in filing an amicus brief in Guedes v. ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives) calling on the United States Supreme Court to protect citizens from unelected government bureaucrats effectively redefining what constitutes a crime.

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The Buckeye Institute: Kiplinger Tax Ranking Reveals Why Ohio Needs Tax Reform

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Rea S. Hederman Jr., executive director of the Economic Research Center and vice president of policy at The Buckeye Institute, issued the following statement on the 2019 Kiplinger Tax Map, which ranks Ohio one of the 10 least tax-friendly states in the country. “Everyone wants to be above average. However, as Kiplinger’s 2019 Tax Map reveals, being above average on taxes has made Ohio one of the ten ‘least tax-friendly’ states in the country.”

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The Buckeye Institute Calls on the U.S. Supreme Court to Protect the First Amendment Right of Association

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The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Becerra calling on the United States Supreme Court to recognize that people have the right to donate to charities and nonprofit organizations without having their own personal information turned over to the government. In filing the brief, Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, said this case is, “an alarming violation of the First Amendment right of free association and would have a chilling effect on free speech.”

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The Buckeye Institute: Ohio Shows Resiliency Despite Another Slow Month of Job Growth

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Andrew J. Kidd, Ph.D., an economist with The Buckeye Institute’s Economic Research Center, commented on newly released employment data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “With fears of a recession still on the horizon, slow job growth in Ohio is a concern, but, with a growing labor force, Ohio’s economy continues to show resiliency.”

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