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The Buckeye Institute: Rigorous Examination of Ohio’s Tax Code Needs to Continue

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The Buckeye Institute issued a statement upon Ohio’s Tax Expenditure Review Committee passing its report. “[W]e hope that as this process continues there are further opportunities for a more detailed and rigorous examination of tax expenditures and special interest loopholes…Clearly, there remains numerous tax expenditures and loopholes that can be eliminated and closed to simplify Ohio’s tax code. Doing so would create a tax climate that is positive for job creation and helps hardworking Ohioans…”

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The Buckeye Institute’s Third Case to End Forced Union Exclusive Representation Heard in Maine Federal District Court Today

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Robert Alt, The Buckeye Institute’s president and chief executive officer, issued a statement after a hearing in Reisman v. AFUM. “Professor Reisman values and understands the importance of unions, and is proud to have served as his own union’s grievance officer until recently. Unfortunately, Maine law forces him to also accept the representation of the Maine Education Association and the National Education Association to which he objects.”

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“The Buckeye Institute: Changes to 1332 Waivers Step in the Right Direction, Replaces Onerous Burdens”

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The Buckeye Institute issued a statement regarding today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding new guidance on Section 1332 waivers in the Affordable Care Act. “While today’s guidance does not fix all of the limitations on 1332 waivers, they are changes that The Buckeye Institute and Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof have fought to fix in meetings with White House and Health and Human Services officials, and we are pleased that Washington, DC has heeded our call…”

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The Buckeye Institute: Worrying Signs for Ohio’s Economy

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The Buckeye Institute commented on newly released employment data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “With slower job growth and a stagnant unemployment rate, Ohio’s labor market still seems to be falling behind the nation in September. For three consecutive months, Ohio’s unemployment rate has been at 4.6 percent, while the national unemployment rate now sits at 3.7 percent, which is not where Ohioans want their state to be.”

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The Buckeye Institute Files Amicus Brief Urging U.S. Supreme Court to Rein in the Unelected Administrative State

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The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in State National Bank of Big Spring v. Mnuchin urging the Supreme Court of the United States to rein in the power of the unelected administrative state. “[T]he power that the CFPB director holds is perhaps the most extreme example of administrative independence to date, and that power is relatively unchecked by presidential or congressional oversight. Once confirmed, the CFPB director answers to essentially no one and is free from any meaningful form of democratic accountability…”

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“The Buckeye Institute Continues Important Work on Bail Reform, Files Comments on Proposed Criminal Rule 46”

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The Buckeye Institute filed public comments with the Ohio Supreme Court on proposed criminal rule 46, which would fix Ohio’s broken cash bail system. “The Buckeye Institute has long advocated pretrial reforms to promote public fairness and safety, and we commend the Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure for its great work on this issue…Because the government is attempting to take a person’s liberty, the burden should be on the government to demonstrate…that restricting the person’s liberty is necessary to provide reasonable assurance of appearance or public safety.”

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“The Buckeye Institute’s Robert Alt on Today’s Ruling in Uradnik v. IFO: Not a Surprise, Just the Beginning of Fight for Public Employees’ Rights”

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Robert Alt, The Buckeye Institute’s president and chief executive officer, issued a statement after Minnesota Federal District Court Judge Paul A. Magnuson denied the motion for preliminary injunction in the case Uradnik v. IFO. “For too long, hardworking public employees like Professor Uradnik have had no alternative but to accept the forced representation of the government union speaking on their behalf…[I]t is long past time for the courts to recognize that public employees have the same right to speak for themselves that everyone else has.”

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The Buckeye Institute: A Mixed Job Growth Picture for Ohio

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The Buckeye Institute commented on newly released employment data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, writing, “An unchanged unemployment rate and modest job growth mark the end of the summer for Ohio. Although the unemployment rate remained the same in August at 4.6 percent—and still lags behind the nation at 3.9 percent—Ohio did add 9,400 private sector jobs.”

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First High-Profile Case to End Forced Union Exclusive Representation Was Heard Today in Minnesota Federal District Court

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Robert Alt, The Buckeye Institute’s president and chief executive officer, issued a statement after the preliminary injunction hearing in the case Uradnik v. IFO. “The Buckeye Institute asked the court to immediately end the unfair and unconstitutional practice of exclusive representation, which forces hardworking public employees like Professor Uradnik to accept union representation they did not ask for and do not want.”

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“In Testimony to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, The Buckeye Institute Offers an “Alternative to Failure” to Close Ohio’s Education Achievement Gap”

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The Buckeye Institute testified today before the Ohio Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, recommending that policymakers “fundamentally re-think Ohio’s tried-and-failed approach to public school funding.” “A robust rethinking of public education funding could address a number of perennial problems with Ohio’s current system and, more importantly, begin to close the persistent academic achievement gaps and re-segregation concerns that have plagued our state-run schools for years.”

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