The largest social and economic crisis facing Ohio communities is the devastation brought on by the invasion of opioids and other drugs in the community.  Unfortunately, Ohio is a leader in drug overdose deaths with over 4000 deaths in 2016.  As the chart below from the Center for Disease Control illustrates, Ohio has the second […]

With the growth in Ohio state government spending, the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-22 operating budget is anticipated to be a challenging awaiting a new Governor and the 132nd  Ohio  General Assembly  that will include a new Speaker of the Ohio House.  HB 9 from the 131st General Assembly created the Ohio Tax Expenditure Committee that

Political consultants of all stripes agree that negative advertisement in campaigns work.  Well, the 2018 Ohio Republican Primary Election is working to be one of the nastiest in recent history—from the Governor’s race to Treasurer of State to the battle for who will be the next Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives. First, the

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) affects every household in Ohio. That’s because the PUCO regulates providers of all kinds of utility services, including electric and natural gas companies, local and long distance telephone companies, water and wastewater companies, rail and trucking companies. The PUCO was created to assure Ohioans adequate, safe and reliable