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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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“As Lawmakers Review Occupational Licenses, The Buckeye Institute Identifies 63 Licenses Ohio Should Eliminate or Reform”

As the Ohio House State and Local Government Committee continues its review of Ohio occupational licenses, The Buckeye Institute released a new policy brief, Opening Doors II: Occupational Licensing...

Buckeye Institute Analysis Reveals How Over-Regulation of Investment Managers will Harm Ohioans

In Over-Regulation of Investment Managers Can Harm Ohioans, The Buckeye Institute analyzes the impacts and consequences of the Short Sale Transparency and Market Fairness Act, which “would...

New Buckeye Institute Report Outlines How Ohio Can Become a Leader in Emerging Technologies

"The Buckeye Institute released a new policy report, Policy Solutions for More Innovation: A Policy Primer for Emerging Technology in Ohio, which outlines guiding principles and 25 actionable policy...

New Buckeye Institute-NTUF Report Looks at the Impacts of E-Commerce Tax Policies

A new report, Taxing Beyond Borders: Principles for Ohio’s Tax Policy After South Dakota v. Wayfair, released by the Economic Research Center at The Buckeye Institute and the National Taxpayers...

“Keep, Cut, Change: The Buckeye Institute’s Timely Recommendations for Ohio’s Budget Conference Committee”

As the Conference Committee begins its work on Ohio’s biennial budget and analyzes some hotly-contested issues, The Buckeye Institute released its Keep, Cut, Change policy guidance...

The Buckeye Institute: Wisely Spending American Rescue Plan Funds Can Save Ohio Taxpayers More Than $1.3 Billion

In a new policy memo, How Ohio Should Spend American Rescue Plan Funds, The Buckeye Institute offers commonsense recommendations on how Ohio should spend American Rescue Plan funds, which would save...

The Buckeye Institute: Declining Extra Unemployment Benefits Will Help Get Ohio Back to Work

In a new policy memo, Policy Solutions for the Pandemic: Declining Extra Unemployment Benefits Will Help Get Ohio Back to Work, The Buckeye Institute calls on Ohio to decline Washington’s extra...

New Buckeye Institute Policy Brief Outlines How Regulatory Sandboxes Can Help Attract and Keep ‘Fintech’ Employers in Ohio

The Buckeye Institute released Policy Solutions for More Innovation: Build a Regulatory Sandbox for Financial Technology Innovators, which calls for Ohio to construct a regulatory sandbox, which would...

New Buckeye Institute Brief Demonstrates Benefits of Telehealth and Other Reforms

The Buckeye Institute released Improving Ohio Health Care with Freedom, which demonstrates the benefits of expanding access to telehealth and lifting unnecessary licensing restrictions on medical...
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