Nick Bates
Ohio's Sluggish Job Growth
No matter our race or our zip code, most of us believe that all Ohioans deserve quality schools, affordable care, and good-paying jobs...
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Opposition Testimony to HB 234
Chair Merrin, Vice-Chair Ridel and Ranking member Sobecki, My name is Nick Bates, and I serve as the policy director for One Ohio Now, a...
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SB 327 is a threat to Ohio's communities
No matter what we look like or where we come from, most of us believe in caring for our families and leaving things better for those to...
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The State of the State in 2022
The real state of Ohio is concerning. As we begin to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, we have many scars that are now visible in our...
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Budgets aren’t about actually about numbers…
I love data. I love numbers. I love debates about the LGF, PLF, TPP, and revenue sharing. I love local share debates around school...
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Trump’s $750 tax bill explained
The New York Times reported recently that President Donald Trump paid only $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and in 2017. How is this...
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Balanced approach to solve the budget crisis.
Office of Budget and Management Director, Kim Murnieks, announced that Ohio will face a $2.5 billion budget shortfall next year as a...
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$775 budget Cuts in Ohio
Governor DeWine proposed $775 billion in budget cuts – primarily hitting our schools ($355 million), higher education ($110 million) and...
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COVID-19 Emergency Response Legislation
Last week the U.S. Congress and the Ohio Legislature convened and passed additional emergency legislation to support individuals,...
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SJR 3 Testimony
Chairwoman Roegner, Vice Chair Blessing, and Ranking Minority Member Williams, my name is Nick Bates, and I am the policy director with...
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2020: The New Economy is Here – how’s it actually going?
Happy New Year! Did you see the jobs report released on Friday? Were you a bit confused by it? Some news stations say the economy is...
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LLC LOOPHOLE BACK IN FULL – Big tax breaks for lawyers and lobbyists
The Ohio Legislature are lawyers and lobbyists to the LLC loophole. If you recall, during the budget debate in the spring of 2019, the...
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We (FINALLY) have a budget
The budget (HB 166) contains the 9th irresponsible income tax cut in 14 years and fails to provide solutions to Ohio’s most pressing...
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Lobbyists, Lawyers, and Consultants rejoice – Ohioans left out of Senate proposal
The Ohio Senate believes that lawyers, lobbyists, and consultants making $250,000 a year should pay no state income tax. The Senate...
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Another income tax cut? WHY?
The Ohio House of Representatives passed their budget on Thursday (May 9th) after the Finance Committee approved it the night before....
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Transportation budget passes
Legislators took an extra weekend to get it done, but Ohio’s new transportation budget is set. As the drama unfolded during the last week...
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The budget is out…
“Without new revenue, we wont be able to make the investments needed to build up a strong economy in Ohio that works for everyone. We...
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How does Ohio measure up?
On Monday March 4th, 2019, we released our fourth annual report The State of Ohio: A Story Through Statistics during a press conference...
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$1 billion hole in transportation budget
Today (February 21st) Governor DeWine officially unveils his proposal to increase the gas tax by 18 cents per gallon to raise revenue to...
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A New Governor…
In November, Attorney General Mike DeWine won the election to become Ohio’s next Governor. Governor John Kasich has served 8 years as...