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Sam Staley, director of urban and land use policy for the Reason Foundation, thinks Gov. Ted Strickland’s proposed $1.7 billion debt issuance is a bad economic deal for Ohioans.  He explains his concerns to Buckeye Institute President David Hansen on Buckeye Voices.

Buckeye Institute Guest Scholar Dr. Tom Lehman discusses why borrowers choose payday or cash advance loans.  Dr. Lehman, a professor of economics at Indiana Wesleyan University, believes these borrowers are often making the best choices for their particular financial situations.

State Representative Tom Brinkman has won bi-partisan support for legislation that places all state government expenditures online in an easy to search format.  He discusses his government transparency and accountability measure with Buckeye Institute President David Hansen on Buckeye Voices.

Buckeye Institute policy analyst Marc Kilmer discusses the current debate over payday lending with David Hansen on Buckeye Voices.

The Pacific Research Institute’s Vicki Murray joins Buckeye Voices to discuss her ground breaking report,  “Not as Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice.”

The Bill of Rights was adopted on December 15, 1791.  In honor of Bill of Rights Day, David Hansen discusses the document with Victoria Hughes, president of the Bill of Rights Institute.

New proposed federal Ozone regulations will do little to protect the environment but will hurt Ohio’s struggling manufacturing industry.  National Manufacturers Association Director of Energy Resources Policy Bryan Brendle talks to David Hansen about the  proposed regulation’s negative impact on Ohio.

Buckeye Institute Policy Analyst Marc Kilmer believes energy proposals in Congress and the Ohio General Assembly provide consumers with less choice and will lead to new taxes, regulations and unneeded subsidies. He joined David Hansen on Buckeye Voices.

Robert C. Enlow, executive director of the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation, believes the school choice movement is making progress across the country despite a minor setback in Utah this Tuesday.  He explains why on Buckeye Voices.

Buckeye Institute academic advisor and noted Constitutional scholar Dr. David Forte discusses the debate surrounding interpreting the Constitution with David Hansen.  Dr. Forte is the senior editor of the Heritage Guide to the Constitution.  He recently addressed the differences between a living constitution and the Constitution with Ohio lawmakers and policymakers at a Buckeye Institute forum.