The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee on the policies in Ohio House Bill 28, which, if adopted, will “lay a foundation” for further reforms, such as those championed by The Buckeye Institute. Buckeye’s commonsense recommendations would bring more transparency to how property taxes are spent and eliminate “layers of fragmented, redundant bureaucracy” that lead to higher property taxes for Ohioans. 

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Workforce and Higher Education Committee on policies in Ohio Senate Bill 1, which, if adopted, would improve higher education in Ohio by increasing accountability. In the testimony, The Buckeye Institute, praised America’s higher education system, pointing out that it “has long been the envy of the world” and noted that the policies in Senate Bill 1 could help address the systemic and cultural problems facing Ohio’s public universities. 

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Energy Committee on the policies in Ohio House Bill 15—many of which were recommended by The Buckeye Institute and American for Prosperity-Ohio in Better Energy Policy for Ohio. The policies, if adopted, would help ensure a healthy supply of affordable, reliable energy to meet the state’s rising consumer demands. In the testimony, Buckeye noted that House Bill 15 is “the most free-market piece of energy legislation since the deregulation efforts in the late 1990s.”

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Finance Committee on the policies in Ohio House Bill 96—Ohio’s biennial budget. In his testimony, Greg R. Lawson, a research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, highlighted four areas—Medicaid, primary and secondary education, higher education, and taxes—and urged lawmakers to ensure the “state’s long-term fiscal health” and to “retain pro-growth tax policies.”

The Buckeye Institute submitted written testimony to the Ohio Senate Medicaid Committee in support of Ohio’s proposed Medicaid waiver, which enhances the program’s integrity and promotes economic stability, financial independence, and improved health outcomes. “For almost 50 years, the government expected healthy adults to be in the labor force working or looking for work.”

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Education Committee on the K-12 budget in Ohio House Bill 96—Ohio’s biennial budget. In his testimony, Greg R. Lawson, a research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, noted that “putting students first means funding students rather than systems” and praised this budget for doing just that. 

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio Senate Energy Committee on the policies in Ohio Senate Bill 2. As with Ohio House Bill 15, Senate Bill 2 offers smarter, principled energy policies—several of which The Buckeye Institute and American for Prosperity-Ohio offered in Better Energy Policy for Ohio—that reduce bureaucratic red tape and help power supply keep pace with new demands.

The Buckeye Institute filed a Valentine’s Day love letter to the First Amendment with the Judicial Conference of the United States. The love letter, aka public comments, urged the conference to protect the free speech rights of Americans and reject proposed changes to court rules mandating that organizations filing amicus briefs in federal cases expose the private information of their donors.

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Energy Committee on the policies in Ohio House Bill 15—many of which were recommended by The Buckeye Institute and American for Prosperity-Ohio in Better Energy Policy for Ohio. The policies, if adopted, would help ensure a healthy supply of affordable, reliable energy to meet the state’s rising consumer demands.

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Medicaid Committee, offering several reforms Ohio can make to enhance Medicaid’s integrity and safeguard the program against potential rule changes in Washington. With potential rule changes from Washington, Hederman offered three reforms Ohio can make to strengthen Medicaid’s integrity.