April 2019 - Express-Telegraph

Finance Committee members probe spending for Medicaid, substance abuse

April 30, 2019 Watchdog.org

Ohio officials were caught unprepared for the opioid crisis, but a proposed increase in government spending will help turn the tide, the head of Ohio’s addiction services department told a House committee on Tuesday. “We’ve

Lessons from working with a bad boss

April 30, 2019 Todd DeFeo

There are lessons to take from every situation, and that includes the difficult ones, not just the good ones. People also mistake people in positions of power as leaders. They can be and sometimes are, but someone with a title is not necessarily a leader.

Ohio leaders: Use data to improve the customer experience for interactions with government

April 30, 2019 Watchdog.org

State leaders want to improve residents’ interaction with state agencies, and they believe data analytics provide the key to any improvement. On Monday, Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order requiring state agencies, boards and

Democratic presidential candidate Ryan, struggling in polls, defends free market economy

April 26, 2019 Watchdog.org

Since jumping into the race to garner the Democratic nomination for president, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio has struggled to gain much momentum in the polls. Most polls show former Vice President Joe Biden,

Has a sitting president ever lost his party’s nomination?

April 24, 2019 Todd DeFeo

Shockingly, the answer is yes, and it happened more than once.

Ohio sees positive unemployment numbers for March

April 24, 2019 Watchdog.org

Ohio’s unemployment for March dropped slightly, a sign the economy is continuing its positive trajectory. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 4.4 percent for the month, down from 4.6 percent in February. The

Ohio attorney general calls on state lawmakers to rein in pharmacy benefit managers

April 23, 2019 Watchdog.org

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are padding their profits at the expense of Ohio taxpayers, the state’s attorney general charged, and he wants lawmakers to take action. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants to move away

Analysis questions value of Ohio’s $9.1 billion in annual tax breaks

April 22, 2019 Watchdog.org

Adequately staffing the Tax Expenditure Review Committee to evaluate tax breaks could help reduce the number of tax breaks Ohio offers and bring in more revenue to the state, a new analysis reveals. The 134

Proposal would require Ohio agencies to reduce 30 percent of regulations

April 18, 2019 Watchdog.org

Ohio lawmakers want to reduce the number of regulations in the Buckeye State, saying it will make the state more business friendly and help improve the economy. House Bill 115 and Senate Bill 1 would

Plan would incentivize producers of clean energy, but critics see attempt to favor nuclear industry

April 16, 2019 Watchdog.org

Some Republican lawmakers want to reward companies that produce clean energy in Ohio, a move they say will create new jobs and lower Ohioans’ monthly utility bills. But critics of House Bill 6 lambasted the