Columbus, OH – On Monday, The Buckeye Institute released a new policy memo urging lawmakers to assist Ohioans struggling with debt by adopting policies to improve debt resolution options and increase “consumer access to all available debt management and settlement options.”
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has instructed his office to explore legal measures to prevent the federal government from sending an unlimited number of migrants to Ohio communities. This action follows concerns from localities, particularly Springfield in Clark County, which have reported being overwhelmed by a surge in migrant populations.
The Buckeye Firearms Association is organizing a 3-Gun CCW Raffle with a prize package valued at over $3,000. The raffle is open exclusively to Ohio residents aged 21 or older. Participants do not need to log in to purchase tickets, and no physical tickets will be issued. Ticket numbers will be assigned randomly after all 1,000 tickets have been sold or ticket sales have closed.
An analysis by Buckeye Reporter shows that, following President Biden's new Title IX protections in April 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” Ohio is one of 25 states that ban boys from playing in girls' high school sports.
Twenty Ohio Farm Bureau leaders have been named to the 2024 Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Policy Development Committee. The committee collects and organizes public policy recommendations from county Farm Bureaus and presents the final policy suggestions to be voted on by Ohio Farm Bureau’s delegates during the state annual meeting in December.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a lawsuit against Magic Touch Exteriors and its operators, alleging they defrauded homeowners across the Midwest of over $460,000. The lawsuit, submitted in Franklin County Common Pleas Court, names Joseph Slye and David Harvey as defendants. Slye resides in Galloway, while Harvey is based in Columbus.
The United States, founded on principles of individual liberty and responsibility following a revolution against an oppressive king, faces challenges as many citizens today have forgotten the foundational ideas and documents that express these principles. This lack of understanding sometimes leads to the unlawful exercise of violence during the lawful exercise of rights.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a lawsuit against the Columbus City Schools Board of Education, alleging that the district has failed to fulfill its legal obligation to transport students to charter and private schools. The suit, a petition for a writ of mandamus in the Ohio Supreme Court, seeks immediate compliance from the district.
A district court in Kansas has ruled that the federal law prohibiting the possession of "machineguns" failed the test set out in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen (2022).
The Buckeye Institute has filed an amicus brief in the case of Buffalo, NY v. Hyundai, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to prevent governments from using private businesses as sources of funding for local government operations.
The VA issued 491 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Ohio during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, compared to 25 loans the previous quarter, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown has been late paying property taxes in Cleveland and Washington, D.C. ten times since 2006. That’s according to a review of county tax records by the Buckeye Reporter.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued a cease-and-desist letter to Columbus City Schools, demanding the district resume transportation services for charter-school and private-school students. The letter warns that failure to comply could result in a lawsuit from the state.
In New York state, all gun and ammunition retail sales must now go through a New York State (NYS) background check. In most other states, FBI NICS system checks are instant and done at no charge. However, New York’s governor insists that all background checks in the state go through the New York State Police System, with a $9 charge for each transaction and a $2.50 charge for each ammunition purchase.