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News from July 2023

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Ohio ranks fifth in the U.S. for the most motor fuels sales tax paid in 2022

By Buckeye Reporter | Jul 18, 2023

In 2022, Ohio collected $2,710,980,000 in motor fuels sales tax, ranking it fifth in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Ohio collected 3.1% less in severance taxes in 2022

By Buckeye Reporter | Jul 17, 2023

Of the $37.4 billion in taxes collected by Ohio in 2022, $61 million came from severance taxes, a 3.1 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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443 people die from cancer in Ohio during week ending July 8

By Buckeye Reporter | Jul 17, 2023

There were 443 deaths from cancer reported in Ohio in the week ending July 8, making up 19.4% of total deaths by all causes in Ohio.

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Ohio collected $24 billion in sales and gross receipts taxes in 2022

By Buckeye Reporter | Jul 17, 2023

Of the $37.4 billion in taxes collected by Ohio in 2022, 64.2 percent, or $24 billion, came from sales and gross receipts taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Ohio ranks 15th in the U.S. for the most insurance premiums sales tax paid in 2022

By Buckeye Reporter | Jul 17, 2023

In 2022, Ohio collected $675,158,000 in insurance premiums sales tax, ranking it 15th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Ohio collected $92.2 million in taxes on motor vehicle operator licenses in 2022

By Buckeye Reporter | Jul 17, 2023

Of the $37.4 billion in taxes collected by Ohio in 2022, 0.2 percent, or $92.2 million, came from taxes on motor vehicle operator licenses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Brown, Hamilton County Leaders Call for Passage of FEND Off Fentanyl Act

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 17, 2023

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local leaders and law enforcement personnel at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office to discuss his Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, a sanctions and anti-money laundering bill aimed at combatting the country’s fentanyl crisis and saving lives in Ohio by targeting the illicit fentanyl supply chain, from the chemical suppliers in China to the cartels that transport the drugs in from Mexico.

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Brown, Warren Call on 23 Companies to Stop Wage Theft, Pay Workers Overtime They Earn

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 17, 2023

U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) demand answers from 23 companies that appear to have committed wage theft by denying low-wage workers overtime pay by abusing the label “manager.”

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Brown, Sykes, Landsman Announce Massive New Investment to Expand Internet Access in Ohio

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 17, 2023

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representatives Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) and Greg Landsman (D-OH-1) hosted a news conference call to announce a massive investment to expand high-speed internet access in Ohio.

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Ohio ranks 10th in the U.S. for the most amusements sales tax paid in 2022

By Buckeye Reporter | Jul 16, 2023

In 2022, Ohio collected $334,176,000 in amusements sales tax, ranking it 10th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Ohio collected $49 million in taxes on alcoholic beverages licenses in 2022

By Buckeye Reporter | Jul 16, 2023

Of the $37.4 billion in taxes collected by Ohio in 2022, 0.1 percent, or $49 million, came from taxes on alcoholic beverages licenses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Ohio collected 8.4% more in sales and gross receipts taxes in 2022

By Buckeye Reporter | Jul 16, 2023

Of the $37.4 billion in taxes collected by Ohio in 2022, $24 billion came from sales and gross receipts taxes, an 8.4 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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West Hollywood, Calif. resident John Legend, who endorsed 'Defund the Police', now campaigning against Issue 1 in Ohio

By Buckeye Reporter | Jul 16, 2023

Musician John Legend, a resident of West Hollywood, Calif., is campaigning this week against an Ohio ballot initiative that would require petition-based statewide constitutional amendments to pass with 60 percent of the vote, not simple majorities.

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Ohio collected 51.9% more in amusements sales tax in 2022

By Buckeye Reporter | Jul 16, 2023

Of the $37.4 billion in taxes collected by Ohio in 2022, $334.2 million came from amusements sales tax, a 51.9 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Death expectancy exceeds death count in Ohio during week ending July 15

By Buckeye Reporter | Jul 16, 2023

Ohio's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending July 15, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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111 people die from chronic lower respiratory diseases in Ohio during week ending July 8

By Buckeye Reporter | Jul 16, 2023

There were 111 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Ohio in the week ending July 8, making up 4.9% of total deaths by all causes in Ohio.

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119 people die from cerebrovascular diseases in Ohio during week ending July 8

By Buckeye Reporter | Jul 16, 2023

There were 119 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Ohio in the week ending July 8, making up 5.2% of total deaths by all causes in Ohio.

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The Chronicle Telegram Editorial Board: “This is How Congress is Supposed to Function”

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 16, 2023

n Case You Missed It: today, The Chronicle Telegram Editorial Board touted U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, push to pass the Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act out of the committee with overwhelming, bipartisan support.

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Here’s What They’re Saying: National Media, Unions, Fellow Senators Highlight Brown’s Bipartisan Legislation to Claw Back Executive Compensation for Failed Banks

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 16, 2023

Last week, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, passed the Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act out of the committee with overwhelming, bipartisan support.

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With Strong Support from Law Enforcement and a Unanimous Committee Vote, Momentum Keeps Building for Brown’s Bipartisan Fend Off Fentanyl Act

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 16, 2023

After passing unanimously out of the U.S. Senate Banking Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee under the leadership of the committee’s chairman, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act continues to gain support as it heads to the Senate floor.