In Unlocking Capital, The Buckeye Institute’s economic modeling revealed that eliminating Ohio’s capital gains tax would lead to $1.15 billion in economic growth and 1,400 new jobs in the first year after implementation. Using STELA, a dynamic scoring model developed by economists at The Buckeye Institute, the paper’s authors analyzed the economic impact of eliminating Ohio’s capital gains tax on the state’s businesses, families, economy, and revenues.

The Buckeye Institute and Washington Policy Center feature the impacts of Senate Bill 6346 on Washington’s economy, writing, “[I]t will cost Washington roughly $4.9 billion in GDP, $3.1 billion in private investment, and about 7,800 jobs,” and urging Washington lawmakers to “look for solutions that preserve the advantages fostered by the state’s “no income tax” past, without jeopardizing its fiscal future.”

The Buckeye Institute commented on the September 2026 jobs report from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “Ohio’s unemployment rate ticked up to 3.4 percent in September, and the labor force participation rate fell to 61.2 percent, further evidence that fewer Ohioans are looking for work, and one reason that the state’s unemployment rate is much lower than the national average. While private-sector hiring was revised up from the August jobs report, September’s job losses kept private-sector employment flat over the past two months.”

Using STELA—The Buckeye Institute’s dynamic scoring model—The Buckeye Institute revealed that a proposed 9.9 percent Washington state income tax on high earners included in Senate Bill 6346 would ravage the state’s economy with a loss of $4.9 billion in economic growth. The findings were published in Washington’s Tax Gamble, in partnership with Washington Policy Center, and provide voters and policymakers with a better understanding of how Senate Bill 6346 will affect the state’s businesses, families, economy, and revenues.

The Buckeye Institute commented on the August 2026 jobs report from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), saying, “While Ohio’s unemployment rate fell to 3.3 percent in August, the labor force participation rate also fell to 61.3 percent, meaning more Ohioans are no longer looking for work. Although Ohio has a lower unemployment rate than the national average, the national job market significantly outpaced Ohio in August, with more workers looking for jobs, a declining unemployment rate, and 127,000 new private-sector jobs.”

The Buckeye Institute commented on the July 2026 jobs report from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “Ohio’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.4 percent, while its labor force participation rate fell to 61.4 percent, outpacing the national average. While the low unemployment rate is positive, in Ohio and across the nation, it is linked to declining labor force participation, with unemployed workers leaving the job market, thereby lowering the unemployment rate.”

In Crain’s Cleveland Business, The Buckeye Institute—as it did in The Cost of Aging—warns that Ohio must face its long-term care crisis, writing, “Ohio isn’t getting any younger. And the cost of caring for seniors doesn’t show signs of getting cheaper. But taking responsible steps to encourage cost-effective technologies and care options, expand the long-term care workforce, and reduce improper Medicaid payments will help our elderly receive the care and services they need and deserve—at a price that taxpayers can still afford.”

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.”

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.”

In The Columbus Dispatch, The Buckeye Institute applauds Ohio’s crackdown on Medicaid fraud, writing that, “Oversight, accountability, strategic enforcement audits and the political will to find and punish Medicaid scammers and crooks are what’s needed. Verifying services before payment, holding managed care plans more accountable and prosecuting hucksters will help policymakers restore faith in a beleaguered, scandalized program. Ohio taxpayers and patients are counting on it.”