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10/19/2026

Woo-hoo… will hear Buckeye’s challenge to the federal ban on home distilling—McNutt v. U.S. Department of Justice.

Court has a tremendous opportunity to consider the scope and reach of congressional power to regulate activities under the taxing power and the necessary and proper clause.

The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear The Buckeye Institute's monumental case challenging the federal prohibition on home distilling: McNutt v. U.S. Department of Justice. The U.S. Supreme Court now has a tremendous opportunity to consider the scope and reach of congression...

10/16/2026

Buckeye’s Rea Hederman commented on the September 2026 jobs report from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS).

“Ohio’s unemployment rate ticked up to 3.4 percent in September, and the labor force participation rate fell to 61.2 percent, further evidence that fewer Ohioans are looking for work, and one reason that the state’s unemployment rate is much lower than the national average.

“While private-sector hiring was revised up from the August jobs report, September’s job losses kept private-sector employment flat over the past two months. Ohio’s workers are struggling as inflation-adjusted wages have fallen over the last year. To address this, lawmakers must continue to focus on expanding Ohio’s workforce pipeline, modernizing Ohio’s economic system, and adopting policies that advance upward mobility. By preparing workers and equipping graduates with skills for in-demand jobs, policymakers can ensure better jobs and wages for Ohio’s workers.”

The Buckeye Institute commented on the September 2026 jobs report from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, "Ohio's unemployment rate ticked up to 3.4 percent in September, and the labor force participation rate fell to 61.2 percent, further evidence that fewer Ohioans are look...

10/15/2026

Buckeye’s Greg Lawson issued the below statement on Ohio’s Tenth District Court of Appeals decision in Columbus City School District v. State of Ohio (Ohio’s EdChoice case).

“As long-time advocates of giving all Ohio families the power to choose the best educational setting for their children, The Buckeye Institute is disappointed by the appeals court decision. If allowed to stand, the decision will deny tens of thousands of Ohio students the education that best fits their needs. The Buckeye Institute believes this decision is wrong and will be overturned by the Ohio Supreme Court.”

10/15/2026

At RealClearEnergy, Buckeye calls for the Federal Judicial Center to remove climate activist thumb from the scales of justice by removing the “How Science Works” chapter from the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.

“Judicial reference manuals should teach judges how to evaluate scientific evidence—not tell them which scientific conclusions to draw. Unfortunately, ‘How Science Works’ does a lot more telling than teaching, putting a green-agenda thumb on the scales of justice.”

The Federal Judicial Center’s Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence is supposed to help federal judges understand scientific evidence and methodologies. Judges increasingly confront complex sc

10/08/2026

In Washington’s Tax Gamble, Buckeye partnered with Washington Policy Center to model the economic impacts of SB6346, a 9.9% Washington state income tax on high earners.

STELA—Buckeye's dynamic scoring model—predicts that SB6346 would ravage the state’s economy with a loss of $4.9 billion in economic growth, high-income earners leaving the state, and fewer businesses being opened.

Using STELA--The Buckeye Institute's dynamic scoring model--The Buckeye Institute revealed that a proposed 9.9 percent Washington state income tax on high earners included in Senate Bill 6346 would ravage the state's economy with a loss of $4.9 billion in economic growth. The findings were publis...

10/02/2026

Buckeye’s Robert Alt joins legal experts and wh***ey fans for an update on Ream v. U.S. Dept of Treasury & McNutt v. U.S. Dept. of Justice—Buckeye’s two cases challenging the federal ban on home distilling.

09/29/2026

Buckeye filed its brief with the Ohio Supreme Court in Kresevic v. Kimmel, asking the court to accept the case and reverse the lower court rulings, telling the city of Akron that a settlement package Ms. Kresevic received from a former employer does not represent wages and is therefore not subject to the city’s municipal income tax.

“Under the lower court interpretation of Ohio law, Ohioans must challenge a city’s refusal to provide a municipal income tax refund before the city has determined how much tax is owed and before the city has refused to issue the refund. This ‘sentence first—verdict afterwards’ logic defies common sense.”

This case affects the rights of every Ohioan who pays municipal income tax, and if the lower court rulings are allowed to stand, it will allow cities to evade Ohio law.

The Buckeye Institute filed its brief with the Ohio Supreme Court in Kresevic v. Kimmel, asking the court to accept the case and reverse the lower court rulings, telling the city of Akron that a settlement package Ms. Kresevic received from a former employer does not represent wages and is theref...

09/25/2026

Buckeye filed its amicus brief in Wachter v. James, calling on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to tell New York that its Orwellian “guidance letter” silences speech and violates the First Amendment.

“Albany may have dressed up its Orwellian edict as a guidance letter, but its threat to remove school board members from office for expressing opinions different from the government’s—or allowing citizens at public hearings to express contrary opinions—is a clear violation of the First Amendment.”

Joining Buckeye on its brief were the Center for American Liberty, Defense of Freedom Institute, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, and Kate DelliCarpini, president of the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District’s Board of Education in Cold Spring Harbor, New York.

Wachter v. James is being argued by our friends at Southeastern Legal Foundation.

The Buckeye Institute filed its amicus brief in Wachter v. James, calling on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to tell New York that its Orwellian "guidance letter" silences speech and violates the First Amendment. "Albany may have dressed up its Orwellian edict as a guidance lette...

09/24/2026

Buckeye joins coalition—Build Ohio First—focused on driving economic growth through affordable, reliable, abundant energy.

They just released a new statewide poll that shows Ohioans overwhelmingly support a buildout of energy infrastructure to modernize the grid to meet Ohio’s future energy needs.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6a70a1035f8f876c98a940cc/t/6ab577d6e15c601e41267602/1790277590694/Build-Ohio-First_Press-Release.pdf