Constitutional and fiscal implications of State Issue 1 On November 8, 2005, Ohioans will be asked to vote on State Issue 1, a proposed amendment to the state constitution. Issue 1 is being placed on the ballot because it was passed as a joint resolution by the Ohio General Assembly.[1]
State Issue 1 changes the constitution to permit the public sector to make investments in or to partner with private businesses for purposes that fall within the Third Frontier or site development programs. A new issue brief, The Third Frontier Revisited: Constitutional and Fiscal Implications of Issue 1 finds that
The proposed tax and expenditure limitation for which signatures are currently being gathered will radically change the way government operates, has many ambiguous provisions, and will result in substantial litigation, according to a new report from Policy Matters Ohio. The proposal, spearheaded by Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell’s Citizens
Between January 1995 and July 2004, 52,265 Ohio jobs were certified by the federal government as having been lost due to international trade, according to an updated International Trade and Job Loss in Ohio report, to be released today by Policy Matters Ohio. The report will be released at a
Ohio can do more for unemployed workers
For an economy in transition, retraining workers who have lost their jobs is one of the most important and promising roles government can play. A retrained workforce helps companies find the right employees, allows workers to be productive, and families to stay in the middle class. But, for the past