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There is too much government intrusion in our lives—an intrusion that limits personal freedoms and opportunities to prosper. The Buckeye Institute promotes policies that limit government intrusion and increase freedom and opportunity so that you can prosper from your hard work. Buckeye uses its independent and rigorous research to cut through the clutter and noise and offers commonsense policy solutions to our most challenging problems—policies that improve people’s lives, reduce government intrusion, and increase freedom and opportunity.
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- Healthcare report once it is published
- Net-Zero Climate-Control Policies Will Fail the Farm
- Sustainable Ohio: How to Fund Ohio’s Cities in the 21st Century
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Ohio ranks an unimpressive 37th out of all 50 states in this year’s Economic Freedom of North America report, released by the Economic Research Center at The Buckeye Institute in partnership...
As the Ohio House State and Local Government Committee prepares to issue its first review of Ohio occupational licenses, The Buckeye Institute issued its newest policy brief, Opening Doors:...
In a new whitepaper for The Federalist Society, Robert Alt, a nationally-recognized leader in criminal justice reform, and president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, outlines a...
The Economic Research Center at The Buckeye Institute, in partnership with the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, released new research that found, in an effort to encourage the purchase of electric cars...
As the Ohio Senate continues its work on Ohio’s 2020-2021 biennial budget, The Buckeye Institute’s Economic Research Center released a new policy brief, How to Grow Ohio’s Economy:...
In Renewables Mandate: A Drag on Ohio’s Economy, the Economic Research Center at The Buckeye Institute looks at the impact Ohio’s renewable portfolio standards have on Ohio’s...
A new report, Unsustainable Spending: The State of Alaska’s Budget and Economy, by The Buckeye Institute’s Economic Research Center, found that raising taxes would not raise the revenue...
The Buckeye Institute released its 2019 Piglet Book, which identified $2.5 billion in savings for Ohio taxpayers. “Making these cuts will save Ohio taxpayers money, make government more...
In Local Government Funding Reform: Cost-Saving Alternatives to State Revenue Sharing, The Buckeye Institute outlines six cost-saving measures and spending alternatives that would enhance the...