Strickland Shouldn't Count on Federal Bailout
By Marc Kilmer, posted December 28, 2009
Governor Strickland and the General Assembly last week agreed on a tax hike to close this fiscal year's budget deficit. When they return in January, though, they will have to deal with a projected deficit of roughly $5 billion for next fiscal year. The governor is hoping the federal government will...
By Marc Kilmer, posted December 21, 2009
The ongoing fight over closing the budget deficit in Columbus is about more than money -- it is another skirmish in the larger battle of ideas. This isn't a partisan fight but is instead a fight over how we view government. At the Buckeye Institute, we believe in the idea that animated the founding...
Mandating Higher Insurance Costs
By Marc Kilmer, posted December 14, 2009
At a time when the U.S. Senate is debating legislation that will supposedly bring down health insurance costs for Americans, the state House of Representatives just passed legislation that would hike these costs. While this legislation was passed with the best of intentions, it's effect will be to...
By Marc Kilmer, posted December 7, 2009
While the state budget impasse remains unresolved, legislative leaders are fighting over which government programs to cut. Unfortunately, one area of state spending seems sacrosanct -- corporate welfare. As long as state politicians continue to lavish money on ineffective programs like the Third...
Is This What Ohio Really Needs?
By Marc Kilmer, posted November 30, 2009
The Obama publicity machine was making a concerted effort to promote changes in our health care system last week. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was touting how "reform" would help individual states, like Ohio. It's hard to see, though, how a bill that would deepen Ohio's...
A Little Competition for Workers Comp?
By Marc Kilmer, posted November 23, 2009
It's a tough time to be a business owner in Ohio. The rising unemployment rate and daily reports of companies shutting down are clear proof of this. While legislators and the governor look to ineffectual corporate welfare like the Third Frontier program to help businesses, there is another way that...
By Marc Kilmer, posted November 16, 2009
For those who can remember the 1980s, think back to what phone service was like in those days. Remember the high prices? Remember the lack of choices? It's doubtful anyone recalls these things with fondness. Today talking to friends and family across the country is easier and cheaper than ever...
Election Won't Solve Budget Problems
By Marc Kilmer, posted November 9, 2009
Last Tuesday's election saw a few local tax hikes approved, others fail, and a majority of voters approve statewide gambling. While these ballot questions were an attempt by local and state policymakers to help fund government, they offer no solutions to the long-term problems faced by Ohio's...
How About Reducing Some Bureaucracy?
By Marc Kilmer, posted November 1, 2009
Ohio is only a few months into the new fiscal year and the state is already facing a budget deficit. On one side are the governor and some of his legislative allies, proposing to close the deficit by raising taxes. On the other side are some legislators who want to close the deficit by...
Time to End the Giveaway to Big Labor
By Marc Kilmer, posted October 26, 2009
If there was a law that increased the cost of government projects, deprived Ohio companies of work, and was used as a tool for businesses to harass rivals, you would think there would be a strong push for its repeal. But if that law is Ohio's prevailing wage law, you find little effort from...
By Marc Kilmer, posted October 19, 2009
With a double-digit unemployment rate, Ohio is in desperate need of jobs. The latest idea from politicians in Columbus - tax breaks for venture capitalists - isn't the answer to Ohio's problems, though. This top-down, politically-directed "economic development" won't grow the state's economy. Ohio...
Strickland's Tax Proposal Not the Answer
By Marc Kilmer, posted October 5, 2009
Months after a contentious legislative session that struggled over balancing the state budget, Ohio is still facing a deficit. To deal with this, Governor Ted Strickland has proposed postponing scheduled tax cuts. He says the only other option is to cut spending. But what if there was a better way...
3C is Going to Cost, Cost, Cost Ohio Taxpayers
By Marc Kilmer, posted September 22, 2009
Hopping a train and riding from Cincinnati to Cleveland or Columbus certainly seems like a popular idea. Opinion polls show strong support for it, a wide variety of civic organizations are backing it, and people are coming to meetings excited to see the trains roll. All this begs the question,...
By Marc Kilmer, posted May 4, 2009
By Marc Kilmer, posted April 26, 2009
By Marc Kilmer, posted April 2, 2009
Election Day this year may bring the kind of chaos you expect from a category-five hurricane - with radical groups sending the nation into a protracted legal battle even worse than the mess back in 2000. To prevent it, we must act now.Developments in several states create the possibility that...
By David J. Owsiany, posted October 7, 2008
This year's election is shaping up to be very consequential. Ohio is a key state in the presidential campaign. Voters will consider as many as five statewide ballot issues and there are several closely contested races for Congress and the Ohio House and Senate. Marc Dann's resignation created...
America is in a worsening energy crisis, and the increasing consumer costs associated with it are wrecking economic havoc on American families. Tackling this crisis has fallen prey to presidential politics and looms large as a top-shelf issue in this fall's election.Gas prices have topped $4 a...
Ohio's high court back on right track
By David J. Owsiany, posted March 10, 2008
What a difference just a few years make. Since 2002, three justices who played an important and controversial role in defining the Ohio Supreme Court's direction for a number of years have retired. Their replacements quietly have helped move the court in a direction that significantly benefits Ohio...
By Patrick J. Wright, posted January 15, 2008
A trial court in Ohio recently held that Lake Erie beach front property owners have the right to exclude others from their property. As the right to exclude is a traditional and fundamental aspect of owning property, it seems odd that such a holding would be newsworthy. But in 2005, the Michigan...
After SCHIP: The Mad Hatter's Table ...
In "Alice in Wonderland," during the tea party, the Mad Hatter sat down to a beautiful white linen tablecloth. He proceeded to make a mess in front of himself, but instead of cleaning up, he just moved to another spot and made another mess. And so on down the table.The other day, I realized that...
By Lawrence Reed, posted January 19, 2007
Lawrence Reed, President of the Mackinac Center in Michigan, reviews the upcoming movie “Amazing Grace.” He says that the film brilliantly and accurately portrays William Wilberforce, the young British Parliamentarian, and his campaign to abolish slavery in the late 1700s. Reed concludes that Director Michael Apted and an all-star cast of actors have created a film that no one should miss.
John Stossel's Stupid in America
If you missed John Stossel's report on education titled "Stupid in America" when it was aired last Janaury, the Buckeye Institute provides a link to a streaming video version of the episode.
School Teacher and Administrator Database (Beta version)
By Center for Transparent and Accountable Government, posted November 1, 2008
School Teacher and Administrator Salary Database
By Center for Transparent and Accountable Government, posted November 1, 2008
District Salary Report by Name and Building
By Center for Transparent and Accountable Government, posted November 1, 2008
Name Report of Teacher and Administrator Salaries
By Center for Transparent and Accountable Government, posted November 1, 2008
District Report of Teacher and Administrator Salaries
By Center for Transparent and Accountable Government, posted November 1, 2008
Signers of the Pledge for Transparency and Openness
By CTAG, posted October 31, 2008
By Michael J. Maurer, Director, posted September 25, 2008
By Michael J. Maurer, Director, posted September 25, 2008
This resource page provides a comprehensive summary of education funding research produced by Buckeye Institute scholars over the years. It also features a news feed to pertinent education funding articles in the Ohio media, and quick links to the Ohio Revised Code on education.
By Center for Transparent and Accountable Government, posted December 1, 2006
By CTAG, posted January 1, 2006
2001 to 2008
By CTAG, posted January 1, 2006
2001 to 2008
By CTAG, posted January 1, 2006
By CTAG, posted January 1, 2006
Teacher and Administrator Salary Database Name Search
By CTAG, posted January 1, 2006
School Teacher and Administrator Database Name Report
Ohio Stimulus Projects - Round 1
Pie Chart - Ohio Stimulus Project Requests by Type
By CTAG, posted January 1, 2006
By David Hansen, posted November 13, 2005
