The Buckeye Institute commented after the budget conference committee report was passed by the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate. House Bill 96—Ohio’s biennial budget—now goes to Governor DeWine for his signature. “The budget that passed both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly contains a lot of good, pro-growth policies—a flat income tax, closing tax loopholes, reining in Medicaid, and smart property tax reforms…”

The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Center for Arizona Policy v. Arizona, calling on the Arizona Supreme Court to recognize that Proposition 211—Arizona’s expansive donor disclosure requirement—is not only unconstitutional, but also dangerous. “Four years ago, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down California’s requirement that nonprofit organizations turn over sensitive donor information to the government. Arizona’s law is worse than California’s—and should likewise be struck down.”

The Buckeye Institute filed its opening brief on appeal in Ream v. U.S. Department of Treasury with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. John Ream of Licking County, Ohio, represented by The Buckeye Institute, is challenging the federal government’s ban on the home distilling of spirit beverages, arguing that this ban exceeds Congressional authority under Article I of the U.S. Constitution and violates the Tenth Amendment.

The Buckeye Institute commented on the newly released jobs report, saying, “While Ohio’s unemployment rate and labor force participation rate remained flat in May, at 4.9 percent and 62.7 percent, respectively, Ohio private-sector employers lost 6,300 jobs, primarily in retail trade, hotel, and restaurant industries. Private-sector hiring in Ohio was strong through the first four months of 2025, and the May job loss is a step back, particularly as the nation added 140,000 private-sector jobs.”

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee on the policies in Ohio House Bill 335, which, if adopted, will be a bold, decisive, and much-needed step towards comprehensive property tax reform in Ohio. In the testimony, The Buckeye Institute noted that the policies in House Bill 335 are “sorely needed to protect Ohio taxpayers from an outmoded, undemocratic system that has cost them dearly.

As the Budget Conference Committee begins its work on Ohio’s biennial budget and analyzes some hotly-contested issues, The Buckeye Institute released Keep, Cut, Change, its recommendations for which version of the budget—governor’s, House, or Senate—lawmakers should adopt and what should be cut or changed. “By adopting The Buckeye Institute’s recommendations, policymakers will achieve effective policy outcomes that benefit all Ohioans.”

The Buckeye Institute commented after the Ohio Senate passed House Bill 96—Ohio’s biennial budget, which now goes to the conference committee. “The Ohio Senate passed a pro-growth budget that includes tax reform, greater fiscal constraint, and the most robust local government reforms of any budget yet this century. While no budget is perfect, and there is more lawmakers can do to rein in the expansion of Medicaid and focus education funding on students first, this budget offers a positive blueprint for Ohio’s increasingly challenging economic times.”

The Buckeye Institute submitted written testimony to the Ohio House Health Committee on the policies in Ohio House Bill 52, which, if adopted, will increase the supply of medical providers in the Buckeye State. House Bill 52 will “ease the pain of some care provider shortages by allowing certified registered nurse anesthesiologists (CRNA) to practice to the full extent of their medical training and collaborate with physicians.”

The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief with the Ohio Supreme Court in Cincinnati ex rel. Miller v. Cincinnati, arguing that Ohio law allows citizens to bring cases on behalf of the government when they feel it is necessary to prevent an abuse of corporate power that the government refuses to address itself. “Whatever one thinks about the merits of this case, it does not negate the fact that Mr. Miller has standing to bring the case under Ohio law.”

In a filing with the State Employment Relations Board (SERB), The Buckeye Institute charged the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA) with an unfair labor practice for violating the Janus rights of The Buckeye Institute’s client, Ryan Smith, a United States Marine Corps combat veteran. The Buckeye Institute’s filing with SERB follows the union’s silence on Buckeye’s May 15 demand letter to OCSEA’s state leadership, insisting that the union investigate conduct at the union orientation.