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.
Rob Moore
Articles by Rob Moore
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 and gained in popularity over the years, to the point…
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 $11 an hour. Ohio’s minimum wage grows every year due…
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 to population growth in Ohio over the past ten years…
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 Act,” while the new president’s honeymoon poll numbers were still…
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 people in 2050. To many policymakers in Ohio, this is…
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 develop a large solar farm in Knox County. My firm…
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 sources. In this article, Green argues that the federal poverty…
What can Ohio lawmakers do in the face of SNAP cuts?
The Trump administration is threatening to cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for 1.4 million Ohioans — a $130 million blow to families and local economies — as leverage in the ongoing government shutdown fight. Experts warn the move would worsen hunger, poverty, and economic hardship across the state.