Proposed Limit to State Spending Pulled from November Ballot Consideration
Blackwell, in Deal with GOP, Now Aims for 2006 Vote Gongwer News Service Two days before the filing deadline, Citizens for Tax Reform officially backed off plans to submit petitions bearing more than 500,000 signatures for a proposed Nov. 8 ballot issue to limit state spending, with the group announcing Monday it would instead seek […]
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Catalyst Cleveland by Stephanie Klupinski Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell recently postponed plans to put a TEL, or Tax Expenditure Limitation, on a statewide ballot this fall. If approved, the proposal would restrict spending by state and political subdivisions to either 3.5 percent or the sum of the annual rates of consumer inflation and population […]
Policy Research Group Releases Higher Ed Funding Study
The Hannah Report Policy Matters Ohio, a non-profit, non-partisan policy research institute with offices in Cleveland and Columbus, has released a study, “College Bound: Taxes and Tuition in Ohio.” It finds that by 2010, an Ohio family of four with 2003 median four-person family earnings of $69,478 and one child in college will have reaped, […]
College Tuition Hikes Outpacing Tax Cuts, Study Says
The Toledo Blade Ryan Cook had lots to consider when he was contemplating where to pursue a college degree in mechanical engineering. Of course, there was the choice of degrees and the cost of tuition. But Mr. Cook ultimately decided on the University of Toledo because of its proximity to his home – allowing him […]
Tax cuts don’t cover tuition hikes for Ohio families with college students
New Policy Matters Ohio report finds declining Ohio higher education investment Average-income four-person families and average-income households with college-age children in Ohio will both find that tax cuts enacted in the 2006-2007 biennial budget will not cover tuition increases resulting from that budget, according to a new report from Policy Matters Ohio. “Ohio’s policy makers […]
No Money Down Gains More Buyers
Many choosing convenient route, but financial responsibility is keyby Gloria Irwin The Akron Beacon Journal Twenty-seven-year-old Tiffany Herbert is about to become a homeowner — and it will cost her only about $800 or so.A first-time buyer, she’s paying $64,000 for a two-bedroom home in the Goodyear Heights neigborhood of Akron. She’s not making any […]
Group Alarmed About Tax Issue’s Supremacy Clause
WKYC.com COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A nonprofit economic policy research organization says a proposed Ohio Constitutional amendment to limit government spending and its ability to raise taxes includes a supremacy clause allowing it to prevail over everything else. In a report out today, Policy Matters Ohio says the provision says it trumps all other sections […]
Proposal to Limit Spending is Too Vague, Group Says
Columbus Dispatch by Jim Siegel The proposed constitutional amendment limiting government spending is so vaguely worded that it could lead to years of legal battles, a nonprofit research group wrote in a study released today. The amendment, pushed by a group led by Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, limits spending growth and says political […]
Study Suggests, Backers Deny Blackwell TEL Would Put Workers’ Compensation Funds at Risk
Gongwer News Service Opponents hope they have identified at least one fatal flaw in a proposed constitutional state spending limit backed by Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, but a Citizens for Tax Reform spokesman defended the plan Tuesday against the latest critique. The Policy Matters Ohio study of the tax expenditure limit (TEL) being […]
New report reveals large problems and ambiguities in Blackwell’s tax proposal Constitutional amendment would result in substantial litigation
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 for Tax Reform, will limit […]
Policy Matters Says TEL Amendment Will Spark Litigation
The Hannah Report A new analysis by Policy Matters Ohio found that the proposed tax and expenditure limitation (TEL) for which signatures are currently being gathered will radically change the way government operates, has many ambiguous provisions, and will result in substantial litigation. The proposal, spearheaded by Secretary of State Ken Blackwell’s Citizens for Tax […]
Tax Deal Leads to Plant Expansion
Lord Corp. will add 30 jobs in $3.8M projectby Timothy R. Gaffney Dayton Daily News HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County | Gov. Bob Taft and other state and local officialsWednesday morning helped Lord Corp. executives break ground on an expansion project that promises to add 30 jobs to its plant. “Lord is exactly the kind of […]