Ohio Governor John Kasich signed the state of Ohio Capital Budget into law—his last capital bill as Governor. The billion dollar capital budget funded a wide array of education, mental health, opioid, and community projects. As in past years, the largest portion of capital appropriations supports repairs, renovations and new primary and secondary education facilities […]
Legislative redistricting reform has been a major topic of debate across the United States. Reform advocates believe the more competitive legislative districts, particularly for the U.S. House of Representatives will result in more balanced public policy flowing out of the Congress and Statehouses around the United States. According to the Brennen Center for Justice, nearly […]
Cordray v. DeWine- that is the General Election line up most Statehouse pundits envision to replace Ohio Governor John Kasich. Both are time tested Ohio politicians. With Cordray’s decision to enter the race, quality candidates such as former Congresswoman Betty Sutton, former State Representative Connie Pillich and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley dropped out and supported […]
Legislative term limits not only remove successful legislators from their positions in the Ohio General Assembly but they bring with them ugly fights for the leadership positions that run the day to day operations of the Statehouse. Some transitions are smooth and handled internally by members of the Ohio General Assembly usually through member votes […]
The Central Business District AKA the Downtown of any community, urban, suburban or rural, is critical to the economic success of a region as Downtown is a center for commerce, arts, and mixed use developments that attract attractive younger, Millennial workers. The redevelopment of Downtowns center on creating a comprehensive land use plan and aligning […]
Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus are often referred to collectively as the 3Cs and are major Ohio cities but they truly are separate entities—sometimes called city-states with not much else in common. From a macroeconomic standpoint, Columbus, compared to Cleveland and Cincinnati, is an economic mecca. 3Cs Demographic Comparison Fact Cincinnati Columbus Cleveland Population 298,800 860,090 […]
Measuring the impact of automation is a critical starting point for a community or company. Determining the potential job and wage losses and gains in a region matters obviously to the community’s economic development and political leadership. It matters as well to company’s considering locating in a region—they need to understand the economic vitality of […]
A handful of state Governors across the U.S. submitted their Opportunity Zone census tracts to the U.S. Treasury Department as required by federal law on March 21, 2018. Many states were granted a 30 day extension by Treasury and will submit their recommendations in April. The federal Opportunity Zone Program creates substantial capital gains tax […]
It started last week, when the temperatures reached 70 degrees. A lovely sneak peek of the season to come. I opened the windows, and tackled the counters, cabinets and appliances. With that, the annual ritual of spring cleaning was underway. Just as we wipe away winter in our homes, spring is a perfect time to […]
Love him or hate him, there seems to be no in-between, President Donald Trump has touched on at least one issue many Democrats and Republicans both believe needs to be addressed—infrastructure. Regions and states are struggling to finance their public infrastructure. A $170,000,000,000 infrastructure funding gap exists. Recently, President Trump announced a $1.5 T infrastructure […]