If you’re in the Youngstown area, the “We Vape, We Vote” tour will hold a rally in Girard, OH on Tuesday, October 18th, from 5 – 7PM at Vapors Dream. “We Vape, We Vote” is a national tour to support independent businesses and life-saving vape technology. Area candidates, elected officials, and vape shops are welcome […]
Category Archives: Regulatory Reforn
Legislature Passes Bill to Clear Regulatory Hurdles Slowing the Economy
In a big win for Ohio taxpayers and businesses, the House gave final passage to Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) on Wednesday. The bill is on its way to Governor DeWine’s desk. The legislation’s chief policy calls on state agencies to reduce the regulatory burden by 30%. Lead sponsors Senator Rob McColley and Senator Kristina […]
Ohioans for Tax Reform Opposes HB 235
January 26, 2022 To: Members of the Ohio House Commerce and Labor Committee From: Ohioans for Tax Reform, Americans for Tax Reform Re: HB 235 Chairman Stein and Members of the House Commerce and Labor Committee, On behalf of Ohioans for Tax Reform, Americans for Tax Reform, and our supporters across the Buckeye State, I […]
Ohio Legislators Keep Focus on Job-Creating Occupational Licensing Reforms
Senate Bill 131, sponsored by Sen. Kristina Roegner and Sen. Rob McColley, along with its companion House Bill 203 by Rep. Jena Powell, would enact occupational license reciprocity. Under these bills, individuals who hold out-of-state occupational licenses (e.g. electricians, truck drivers, public accountants, etc.) would be recognized in Ohio if the individual is in good […]
Letter: Ohio Should Seize Opportunity to Pass Universal Licensing Recognition
To: Members of the Ohio Senate Re: ATR Supports Senate Bill 246 Dear Senator, On behalf of Americans for Tax Reform and our supporters across the Buckeye State, I encourage you to support and pass Senate Bill 246, to bring universal licensing recognition to Ohio. Government should not place unnecessary barriers between workers and jobs. […]
Ohio Enacts Common Sense Liability Protection Amid Pandemic
UPDATE: Gov. DeWine signed House Bill 606 on September 14, 2020. The Ohio legislature has passed House Bill 606 which will grant liability protections for individuals and businesses during the COVID 19 crisis. Eleven states have now passed similar laws to ensure businesses have confidence they can reopen without being swarmed by trial lawyers. In […]
Ethanol Bill Would Distort Market & Damage Car Engines
With big delays in legislative activity due to coronavirus and a need to focus on economic recovery, it would seem it’s a specifically bad time to impose anti-free market policies. Yet, a bill in the Ohio House of Representatives would create “a nonrefundable income tax credit for the retail sale of high-ethanol blend motor fuel.” […]
Expanding Prevailing Wage Means Higher Costs, Less Infrastructure
For some reason, the Ohio House has amended a Senate Bill, SB 310, to get rid of a longstanding exemption to prevailing wage rules for “Transit Improvement Districts” – local areas targeted for infrastructure improvements. The concept that is now needlessly under attack makes perfect sense. Prevailing wage drives up costs for local governments that […]
Government Can Get Help to Coronavirus Frontlines By Getting Out of the Way
It’s been roughly a month since the first case of COVID-19 appeared in California, marking the first case in the United States. Ohio’s Buckeye Institute has published a series of actions that states, especially Ohio, can take in order to remain one step ahead of the virus. One of the most pertinent actions that legislators […]
What Are the Odds Sports Betting Passes?
Ohio can see the finish line on legalizing sports betting. But with differences in the House and Senate versions of the bill, should you bet on it passing? Even though both bills have bipartisan support, along with casinos, the main issue between the two bills is regarding how the state should regulate the new industry. […]