The Buckeye Institute submitted written testimony to the Ohio Senate Energy Committee on the policies in Ohio House Bill 15, which, if adopted, would help ensure a healthy supply of affordable, reliable energy to meet growing demand. In his testimony, Greg R. Lawson, a research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, noted that the policies in the bill adhere to the “sound energy policies recommended [] by The Buckeye Institute and Americans for Prosperity.”

In The Center Square, The Buckeye Institute offers an approach to higher education reforms, writing, “As the traditional higher education model shifts away from catering primarily to recent high-school graduates living full-time on campus, it must find ways to reduce administrative expenses while keeping pace with changing demographics, student and employer preferences, and new learning opportunities. Lawmakers and education policymakers must facilitate rather than hinder each of those objectives.”

In The Columbus Dispatch, The Buckeye Institute points out missing information from a recent article, writing, “The April 13 Dispatch article, ‘Ohio schools, parents concerned as lawmakers debate voucher and public school funding,’ states that ‘Republican lawmakers’ are ‘proposing cuts to public schools.’ That assertion is incorrect.”

Higher education reform requires embracing responsible innovation to improve student success. Ohio’s workforce shortages in nursing, engineering, and trade labor demand a higher education system that adapts to declining enrollment and rising alternatives. Aligning state subsidies with post-graduate outcomes, reducing administrative costs, and regulating OPM partnerships wisely are commonsense reforms that can help Ohio, and its students overcome some of the challenges they now face. 

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Finance Committee on the policies in Ohio Substitute House Bill 96—Ohio’s biennial budget. In the testimony, The Buckeye Institute noted that the House version of the state budget “offers a mixed bag of belt-tightening, policy improvements, and missed opportunities...” House Bill 96, unfortunately, “fails to address tax expenditures or close tax loopholes…and adds a series of new earmarks.”

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio Senate Education Committee on policies in Ohio Senate Bill 127, which, if adopted, would help turn around chronically underperforming public schools. “Ohio has tolerated mediocre performance in its lowest-scoring public schools for far too long,” and Senate Bill 127 uses “data-driven benchmark for standardizing school closures and taking measurable actions to turn around failing schools.”

The Buckeye Institute commented after Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio Senate Bill 1 into law. “The policies in Senate Bill 1 will ensure a diverse intellectual environment for all students and accountability for faculty, and they will cut administrative bloat to focus universities on graduating students who are gainfully employed. These are much-needed reforms that were long overdue.”

The Buckeye Institute commented after the General Assembly passed Ohio Senate Bill 1, which now goes to Governor Mike DeWine. “Ohio took a major step towards improving higher education in Ohio with the adoption of the policies in Ohio Senate Bill 1, and Senator Jerry Cirino deserves a round of applause for his tireless efforts and leadership on these critical reforms. If enacted, the reforms in Senate Bill 1 will better position Ohio’s public universities to teach students and equip them for success after graduation.” 
 

The Buckeye Institute released its world-famous 2025 Piglet Book, which identified more than $9 billion in savings for Ohio taxpayers. The Piglet Book analyzes Ohio’s proposed biennial budget to offer specific savings for lawmakers to consider as they debate the state’s two-year budget. “To help keep Ohio economically competitive, the General Assembly should aggressively prioritize cuts to public spending, curb Medicaid growth rates, close tax loopholes, eliminate corporate welfare, and end government ‘philanthropy.’”

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.