The Buckeye Institute commented on the December 2025 jobs report from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “With national job gains slowing, Ohio’s sluggish private-sector job growth is not surprising. And while the unemployment rate is strong by historical measures, more Ohioans need to be in the job market, and more jobs need to be created if Ohio, its communities, and its workers are going to thrive.”

The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Relentless v. U.S. Department of Commerce, calling on the court to reverse the lower court’s ruling and throw out a U.S. Department of Commerce rule that forces commercial fishermen to house, feed, and pay the salaries of their government-mandated monitors. In reaching its decision, the lower court ignored the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning the Chevron doctrine—judicial deference to executive agencies’ interpretation of the law.

The Buckeye Institute filed its appeal brief in DuPuis v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) with Ohio’s Sixth District Court of Appeals, calling on the court to reverse the lower court’s dismissal of the case and end the union’s wage theft practices. “Ohio’s Constitution is clear, ‘All courts shall be open, and every person…shall have justice administered without denial or delay.’” 

After The Buckeye Institute-championed Ohio House Bill 15—the best energy reform policy in a generation—was signed into law, the state has attracted more than $4 billion in private investment with six projects that will generate nearly 2,000 MW of energy already approved by the Ohio Power Siting Board or moving through the approval process.

The Buckeye Institute filed a supplemental brief in Ream v. U.S. Department of Treasury—its case seeking to overturn the federal ban on home distilling—in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ordering the government to address the constitutional claims at stake.

In The Lima News, The Buckeye Institute outlines the household debt crisis facing millions of Americans. “The average Ohio household now carries more than $9,000 in credit card debt alone, and delinquency is increasing,” warns The Buckeye Institute. “Professional debt settlement may offer some borrowers a third way to reduce balances with creditors and avoid disruptive bankruptcy, but Ohio’s outdated debt-settlement laws restrict that option and should be revised.”

After The Buckeye Institute filed its appeal asking the Ohio Supreme Court to hear Sheldon v. OAPSE, Freedom Foundation, Liberty Justice Center, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, and National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation filed an amicus brief in support of The Buckeye Institute’s client Matthew Sheldon, urging the court to take the case and put an end to illegal union wage theft.

The Buckeye Institute commented on the November 2025 jobs report from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “Despite the improved unemployment rate, November’s private-sector employment is 14,000 jobs below August’s peak, confirming that Ohio’s job market is weakening.” The federal government shutdown led to the cancellation of the October jobs report and a delay in the release of the November report. 

“After several years of headline-grabbing decisions that reshaped national political debate—from abortion and affirmative action to religious liberty and presidential power—in its October 2024 Term, the United States Supreme Court largely stepped back from the culture war flashpoints and focused on institutional structure, procedural discipline, and interpretive clarity.” In Structure Over Spectacle, The Buckeye Institute’s David C. Tryon and the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies’ Donald A. Daugherty look back on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 term.

The Buckeye Institute commented after Governor Mike DeWine signed a trio of bills—House Bill 186, House Bill 309, and House Bill 335—which will help lower property taxes on Ohioans. “The Buckeye Institute applauds the General Assembly and Governor DeWine for giving Ohio taxpayers the biggest property tax reform in half a century...These Buckeye Institute-recommended policies will help homeowners struggling with skyrocketing property tax bills.”