In The Center Square, The Buckeye Institute reminds federal lawmakers of the failed experiment in government-imposed artificial limits on bank credit. As the idea of capping credit card interest rates resurfaces, Buckeye writes, “Americans need access to credit for buying homes and cars, taking vacations, starting businesses, and weathering family emergencies. Federal price controls on consumer credit lines will deny or limit that access for too many – and legislators proposing them should know better.”

In a public comment filed with the Ohio Department of Medicaid, The Buckeye Institute urged officials to adopt two proposed rule changes that will strengthen programmatic oversight, close a real gap in fraud detection, better train providers, improve billing and documentation standards to help prevent improper and fraudulent payments, preserve reasonable flexibility for care providers, and help avoid disruptions to patient care.

In a new policy report, The Cost of Aging, The Buckeye Institute offers durable and cost-effective solutions to providing long-term care for Ohio’s aging population. With 2.2 million residents older than 65, and an elderly population that is growing faster than the national average, the need to address the state’s long-term care crisis is now. “The Buckeye Institute’s report offers policymakers a series of comprehensive recommendations that are essential for meeting demand and sustaining Ohio’s fiscal health.”

At RealClearPolicy, Andrew M. Grossman, a senior legal fellow at The Buckeye Institute, and Robert Alt, the president and CEO of The Buckeye Institute, outline what is at stake in Ream v. U.S. Department of Treasury—one of Buckeye’s two cases seeking to overturn the federal ban on home distilling. Buckeye filed its petition with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to hear the case, which raises important questions about the limits of federal power.

The Buckeye Institute filed its petition for writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court in Ream v. U.S. Department of Treasury—one of Buckeye’s cases challenging the federal ban on home distilling. Buckeye argues that two federal courts—the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Ream and the Fifth Circuit in Buckeye’s other home distilling case—McNutt v. U.S. Department of Justice—considered the exact same provisions and issued opposite opinions, setting up a compelling circuit split that only the U.S. Supreme Court can resolve.

The Buckeye Institute commented on the June 2026 jobs report from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “Ohio’s unemployment rate declined to 3.6 percent in June. This decline, however, is due to another month’s drop in the labor force participation rate, down from 61.8 percent to 61.6 percent. While Ohio’s job market remains stronger than the national average…both the national and Ohio job markets are weaker as a result of workers who have stopped looking for jobs.”

The Buckeye Institute filed its amicus brief in Hershey v. Bossier City, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case and tell government officials they cannot hide behind qualified immunity to protect them from the consequences of violating the First Amendment. “Government officials who threaten a man for peacefully distributing literature on a public sidewalk should not receive the same qualified-immunity protection as a police officer’s split-second, life-or-death decisions.” 

On Cleveland.com, The Buckeye Institute urges debate on fixing chronically underperforming schools, writing, “Ohio’s students and families deserve schools where children will learn and thrive, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to providing this environment. Converting to charter schools won’t always be the right option to address academic underperformance, but it might be in some cases, and it should be considered.”

As America celebrates its 250th birthday and the signing of the Declaration of Independence, David C. Tryon, the director of litigation at The Buckeye Institute, asks if the Declaration is aspirational or jurisprudential. Tryon writes in Columbus Bar Lawyers Quarterly, “America was founded on a mission statement ‘that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.’”

The Buckeye Institute submitted a public comment to the Ohio Supreme Court, urging the court to adopt a proposed amendment that would allow non-lawyer professionals, such as appraisers, accountants, and real estate brokers, to present evidence and represent homeowners at county board of revision hearings. Buckeye’s comment argues that expanded non-lawyer representation would lower the cost of challenging a property valuation in Ohio, particularly for lower-income homeowners seeking to correct inaccurate assessments.