Federal bill would open the door for Ohio housing reform
Trump is refusing to sign the bill, but Ohio could use federal grants and planning funds to legalize duplexes banned on 79% of parcels.
Rob Moore
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Should Ohio take a closer look at what fracking does to drinking water?
Reps. Derrick Hall and Sean Brennan introduced House Bill 958, requiring chemical disclosure databases and random wastewater testing at Ohio oil and gas wells.
What’s the matter with data centers?
Ohio's data center tax breaks have cost $1.6 billion more than projected, prompting lawmakers to introduce legislation phasing out the subsidy.
Ohio lawmakers move to put warning labels on social media
A bipartisan Ohio House bill would require warning labels on social media platforms deemed addictive — arriving weeks after a California jury found Meta and YouTube liable for hooking a young user as a child.
Can Ohio learn from an immigration crackdown a century ago?
As ICE targets Somali residents in Ohio and federal immigration restrictions hit historic levels, economists and historical research warn of lasting damage to jobs, tax revenue, and small business growth across the state.
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Is it time for Ohio to embrace the land value tax?
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Last month, the state of Michigan’s minimum wage increased to $13.73 per hour, $2.73 higher than Ohio’s minimum wage of…
Immigration slowdown threatens Ohio’s future
For one reason or another, I have been writing and thinking a lot about population growth lately. An important contributor…
The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ may mean the end of food assistance in Ohio
Last year, Congress rushed to push through all of the president’s wish list as H.R. 1, the “Big Beautiful Bill…
Is Ohio’s population decline overrated?
According to the Ohio Department of Development, Ohio’s population will shrink from 11.8 million people in 2020 to 11.1 million…
What is stopping development of solar and wind energy in Ohio?
Last year, I was called to testify at a hearing of the Ohio Power Siting Board on a plan to…
What should Ohio’s poverty line be?
Over the weekend, an article by a financial advisor named Michael Green made headlines in a number of prominent media…
