Can Ohio do better than a gas tax suspension?
Economists note the $725 million gas tax holiday skips 370,000 no-car households and would give at-risk families more relief through rebates or tax credits.
Rob Moore
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Should the state of Ohio ban property tax incentives for data centers?
New research suggests data center incentives sway roughly a third of siting decisions, raising questions about who bears the environmental costs versus who gets the tax breaks.
Data center debate exposes Ohio’s uneven energy landscape
Ohio law lets counties ban wind and solar projects and adds local votes and rules gas plants avoid, steering data centers toward fossil fuel power.
Should Ohio freeze utility rates for a year?
Rep. Desiree Tims's freeze targets relief after Ohio electricity prices rose 29% since 2019, but critics warn it could delay grid maintenance and reliability upgrades.
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.
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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.
Is it time for Ohio to embrace the land value tax?
Nearly 150 years ago, American Economist Henry George wrote his magnum opus, “Progress and Poverty.” The book made a splash…
Could a higher minimum wage be an answer to Ohio’s affordability challenges?
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…
