Thanks to Governor DeWine, February 6 was declared “Ronald Reagan Day” in Ohio for the first time. The Governor issued a proclamation ahead of the late President’s birthday announcing the state would celebrate his legacy. In total, 25 governors across the country proclaimed the 6th as Ronald Reagan Day in 2021, joining Ohio. This growing […]
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Supremely Important Elections for Ohio Supreme Court
The top of the ticket is getting all the attention in 2020. Yet, Ohio will see very important elections down ballot, none more significant than the races for the state Supreme Court. Voters will select two candidates in non-partisan races to Ohio Supreme Court that will be held for six-year terms. Republicans have held […]
Speaker Householder Arrested on Corruption Charges
Sixteen years ago, Rep. Larry Householder stepped down in the midst of an ethics investigation.Today, he appeared in federal court facing racketeering charges related to last year’s bailout of nuclear power plants. Multiple lobbyists, and a top aide were charged as well. They could face up to 20 years in prison. Five people arrested so […]
Misguided Proposed Ban on Flavored Vaping Invites Public Health Disaster
Governor DeWine can say he’s taking aim at improving public health, but with a ban on flavored vaping he would miss his target by a mile. Following Ohio raising the legal age for the purchase tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21 (set to take effect Oct. 17th), Governor DeWine is pushing legislators to […]
Podcast: Ohio Cuts Taxes, Regs, Ups Spending. What’s the Budget Bottom Line?
The Buckeye State is making progress for taxpayers, with some tax cuts, regulatory reform, and more. While setting some good examples, the state’s Medicaid expansion and rising spending levels aren’t examples other states want to follow. Buckeye Institute’s Greg Lawson joins the Americans for Tax Reform podcast to talk about all this and more. […]
Ready, Set, Tax: 10.5 Cent Gas Tax Hike Hits Wallets
The Ohio gas tax increased by 10.5 cents per gallon Monday, raising the total gas tax burden at the pump to a whopping 38.5 cents per gallon. This is especially bad timing for consumers to handle a gas tax hike as the price at the pump is expected to hit $3-per-gallon this year in Ohio. […]
What You Should Know about HB6 or the “Nuclear Bailout Bill”
Ohio House Bill 6 is one of the points of negotiation that has helped hold up the budget past its due date of June 30th. That also happens to be the deadline set by FirstEnergy Solutions, which runs the plants that may be shut down. The bill is intended to “bail out” nuclear power plants, […]
10.5 Cent Gas Tax Hike Passes Legislature, Signed into Law By Governor DeWine
The Ohio General Assembly passed, and Governor Mike DeWine signed into law, Ohio’s 2019 biennial transportation budget bill, HB-62, this Tuesday. The bill included a 10.5 cent/gallon increase to the gas tax and a 19 cent/gallon increase to the diesel tax. This comes after days of considerable debate in conference as to the appropriate amount by which the tax […]
Stop the Last Second Gas Tax Hike!
Behind closed doors, a major gas tax hike is being put back in the budget. That’s right. After the Senate’s transportation budget cut the tax increase down to just 6-cents, leaving a great opportunity for an offsetting tax cut, House leadership and Governor DeWine have put as much as a 15-cent increase back in. The […]
Ohioans for Tax Reform Testifies in Support of Senate Regulatory Reform
February 26, 2019 Members of the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee, My name is Doug Kellogg, I am State Projects Director for Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), and acting director for Ohioans for Tax Reform. ATR was founded in 1985 by Grover Norquist – at the request of President Reagan – to advocate for […]