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Joe Poelking, who runs the Poelking Lanes businesses in Dayton, Kettering, and by the Dayton Mall, was honored by the NFIB.

Third-generation bowling center operator named Ohio’s ‘Small Business Champion’ Joe Poelking, who runs the Poelking Lanes businesses in Dayton, Kettering and by the Dayton Mall, was honored by the NFIB

State Rep. Scott Lipps (District 55) says events like NFIB’s Small Business Day at the Capitol are a great way for owners to connect with their legislators, but, he said, it’s only the beginning. https://www.nfib.com/content/news/ohio/watch-how-to-speak-so-your-legislators-listen/

NFIB has presented its coveted Guardian of Small Business Award to state Sen. Bill Reineke (Tiffin) and Rep. Bill Roemer (Richfield) for their outstanding leadership on small business issues in the Ohio Legislature. https://www.nfib.com/content/news/ohio/reineke-roemer-earn-guardian-of-small-business-awards/

A great Small Business Day at the Capitol was enjoyed by our members yesterday! A welcome from Ohio Leadership Council Chair Al Macre, our emcee was Steve Schramm. We honored Joe Poelking as our Small Business Champion, Senator Bill Reineke (NFIB member) and Representative Bill Romer were our Guardian of Small Business recipients.

Attendees heard from JobsOhio President & CEO JP Nauseef, Speaker of the Ohio House Jason Stephens, Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman (NFIB member), and Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted. We ended with enthusiastic words from State Rep. Scott Lipps (NFIB member) before meeting with legislators in the state capitol.

Thanks to everyone for making it a memorable day!

Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Dan Hawkins has announced his candidacy for the Ohio Supreme Court in 2024, part of a three-candidate GOP slate that will attempt to remove two sitting Democratic justices and keep a third seat in the party’s hands. The court’s current partisan balance is four Republicans and three Democrats.

3rd Republican judge announces campaign for Ohio Supreme Court Judge Dan Hawkins is part of a three-candidate GOP slate that will attempt to remove two sitting Democratic justices and keep a third seat in GOP hands.

NFIB in Ohio, the Ohio Restaurant Association, and the Ohio Hotel & Lodging Association have signed on to support the measure in an Aug. 8 election, the groups announced.

Ohio business groups back 60% constitution proposal, citing minimum wage, ‘medical freedom’ amendments The Ohio Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Businesses, the Ohio Restaurant Association and the Ohio Hotel & Lodging Association have signed on to support the measure in an Aug. 8 election

'For far too long, the Ohio Constitution has been an easy target for those seeking to enact anti-business policies' - NFIB State Director Chris Ferruso released a statement today with Ohio Chamber CEO Steve Stivers and Ohio Restaurant Association CEO John Barker about the proposed state constitutional amendment.

NFIB Joins Ohio Chamber and Restaurant Association in Supporting Constitutional Amendment - NFIB NFIB State Director Chris Ferruso released a statement today with Ohio Chamber CEO Steve Stivers and Ohio Restaurant Association CEO John Barker about the proposed state constitutional amendment: “The Ohio Chamber, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the Ohio…

It's official: Ohio will hold an August election to ask voters whether it should be harder to amend the state constitution. House Republicans passed a resolution 62-37 Wednesday that, if approved by voters, would require 60% of voters to enact new constitutional amendments instead of a simple majority.

Ohio to hold August election on proposal to make it harder to amend constitution Ohio lawmakers approve plan to ask voters in August if it should be harder to amend the state constitution.

A state House committee passed legislation Tuesday allowing 14- and 15-year-olds to work between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. during the school year, teeing up a final floor vote on the bill.

Ohio could soon loosen its child labor laws GOP proposal would allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work an extra two hours per night during school year.

A petition for ma*****na legalization in Ohio could be on the November ballot. The 34-page bill proposed by The Coalition to Regulate Ma*****na Like Alcohol aims to impose a 10 percent tax on the sale of all cannabis products and legalize the possession, purchase, and sale of ma*****na by Ohio residents aged 21 and older.

Ohio Ma*****na Legalization Advocates Begin Collecting Signatures to Place Issue on November Ballot - The Ohio Star An activist-led petition for ma*****na legalization in Ohio could be on the November ballot now that state lawmakers have declined to evaluate the change.

NFIB's Small Business Day at the Capitol will feature key small business topics and a legislative briefing by the NFIB Ohio staff. Lt. Governor Jon Husted, Senate President (NFIB Member) Matt Huffman, and Ohio Speaker of the House Jason Stephens are all confirmed to speak. Why haven't you signed up to attend?

A Packed Schedule for Small Business Day on May 17 - NFIB We look forward to seeing you at this year’s NFIB Ohio Small Business Day at the Capitol, scheduled for Wednesday, May 17, 2023. The program portion of the event will take place at the Athletic Club of Columbus before moving…

Celebrate trade jobs with National Skilled Trades Day! It's today and was founded by NFIB member City Machine Technologies in Youngstown, Ohio. How would you like to celebrate?

National Skilled Trades Day National Skilled Trades Day Days Hours Minutes Seconds Countdown until National Skilled Trades Day 2023! Celebrate trade jobs with National Skilled Trades Day!Throughout the United States, many businesses are facing a huge dilemma – there are more skilled trades job openings than there are people ...

NFIB member City Machine Technologies, Inc., in Youngstown, Ohio, founded National Skilled Trades Day. Join them tomorrow where parents and their children can get the conversation started about skilled trades at Cheers to Beers and Careers, a family-friendly event that will take place May 3, from 4-7 p.m., at Penguin City Brewing.

This Year, Skilled Trades Day Is for Kids Cheers to Beers and Careers, a family-friendly event, will take place May 3, from 4-7 p.m., at Penguin City Brewing.

A deadline for the Ohio General Assembly to pass a bill based on a proposal to legalize recreational ma*****na is likely to come and go without action, and the backers expect they’ll begin gathering signatures to try to get on the November ballot as an initiated statute.

Recreational ma*****na backers expect to begin gathering signatures as legislative deadline looms without action The legislature’s deadline is Thursday.

The U.S. economy is growing at a slower pace, newly released economic data shows. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released Gross Domestic Product Data Thursday that showed the size of the U.S. economy increased by 1.1% in the first quarter of 2023, more slowly than the previous quarter.

GDP Report: U.S. Economic Growth Slows - The Ohio Star The U.S. economy is growing at a slower pace, newly released economic data shows.

Income and sales tax cuts, more money for public schools and Medicaid providers, and a study on the future of gambling were all part of the two-year budget passed by the Ohio House 78 to 19 on Wednesday.

Income and sales tax cuts part of massive Ohio budget passed by House Tax cuts, more money for public schools and Medicaid providers, and a study on gambling were part of the state budget passed by the Ohio House.

A study on the future of gambling, a reshuffling of sports betting licenses, and some oversight on school vouchers were among the last-minute additions to Ohio's two-year budget as the House prepares to vote.

Ohio House expected to vote on massive state budget plan: What's in it? The Ohio House is expected to approve a two-year budget Wednesday that increases spending on Medicaid and schools while cutting income taxes.

A guest column by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose on the NFIB Ohio's state page: As a result of legislation passed by the Ohio General Assembly in December, new voting requirements are now in effect for the May 2 primary.

Know Your New Voting Requirements - NFIB As a result of legislation passed by the Ohio General Assembly in December, new voting requirements are now in effect for the May 2 primary. Under the new law, in-person voters are now required to provide an Ohio or federally…

The deadline to request an absentee ballot for the May 2 primary election is Tuesday night, and this week is the last for early in-person voting at your county board of elections. Applications to vote by absentee ballot must be received by your county board of elections by 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Deadline Tuesday to request absentee ballot; last week of early voting for May 2 primary The deadline to request an absentee ballot for the May 2 primary is 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. This week is the last for early in-person voting. Here are hours

The Ohio Senate advanced legislation Wednesday afternoon that could schedule an August election for the public to vote on whether to make it harder to amend the Ohio Constitution.

Ohio Senate passes bill scheduling August election on 60% constitutional amendment threshold The Ohio Senate advanced a bill Wednesday afternoon that could schedule an August election for the public to vote on whether to make it harder to amend the Ohio Constitution.

Ohio House lawmakers have, for now, given up on plans to create a flat state income tax, revising the state’s budget bill to provide more modest tax cuts for low- to middle-class taxpayers.

More modest income-tax cut, teacher salary boost among Ohio House changes to state budget bill Ohio lawmakers have, for now, given up on plans to create a flat state income-tax, and are instead seeking more modest tax cuts for low- to middle-class taxpayers.

The bipartisan Ohio Ballot Board on Monday unanimously advanced a proposed state constitutional amendment that would increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, which allows backers to begin collecting signatures to get on the ballot.

$15 minimum wage backers can gather signatures for proposed amendment to Ohio Constitution Workers would begin earning $15/hour in 2026. Tipped workers would get $15 an hour in 2029.

A state House committee scheduled a committee vote this week on a Republican-led initiative to change a more than the 110-year-old rule and raise the popular vote share required to amend Ohio’s constitution.

House eyes committee vote next week on making constitutional amendments harder GOP proposal comes as organizers seek November vote on abortion access

Two Republican Ohio State Senators said that the recent resignation of the interim superintendent of Public Instruction is an opportunity to overhaul the state education system and the Board of Education.

Senate Republicans Renew Push to Reform Ohio Education System After Interim Superintendent's Resignation - The Ohio Star

The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced what is being considered its strongest-ever proposed pollution standards for gas-powered vehicles – which if enacted would effectively mandate that 67 percent of new passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2032 must be zero-emission ones.

EPA Proposes New Standards to Require Two-Thirds of New Car Sales by 2032 Be EVs - The Ohio Star The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced what is being considered its strongest-ever proposed pollution standards for gas-powered vehicles.

"Any time you increase your most expensive business input, it forces you to make difficult decisions. You have to reassess whether or not you can keep your existing employees at their same hours, whether you have you can keep the same amount of benefits, whether you can keep the same number of employees, or whether you have to reduce your labor force in order to make up for those increased costs," Chris Ferruso, the State Director of the Ohio National Federation of Independent Business.

AG Yost approves citizen-led amendment proposal language AG Yost approves citizen-led amendment language.

Look no further than Grove City to see just how manufacturing is back in vogue in Ohio and the United States, where a startup company has turned a warehouse into a factory that makes nitrile gloves, a product that the U.S. has largely depended for decades on Asia to make.

Ohio nitrile glove factory sign of strengthening manufacturing sector The opening of a nitrile glove factory in Grove City is putting a spotlight on Ohio's historically significant manufacturing sector.

"Our small businesses respond to the market. These kinds of constitutionally set wage increases interrupt that market," Ferruso said. NFIB Ohio has yet to take a position on the latest proposal by Raise the Wage Ohio.

Should Ohio raise the minimum wage? Worker activists want voters to weigh in Advocates for higher minimum wages in Ohio are one step closer to putting an issue on the statewide ballot in November 2024.

Often, a meeting where local entrepreneurs gather to connect or talk business is held over one cup of coffee. On Wednesday morning in Lima, such a meeting of the minds was held over one million cups. 1 Million Cups is a nationwide program with a branch in Lima that provides a space for entrepreneurs to get to know one another.

Local business owners share struggles, successes - LimaOhio.com LIMA — Often, a meeting where local entrepreneurs gather to connect or talk business is held over one cup of coffee. On Wednesday morning in Lima, such a meeting of the minds was held over one million cups. 1 Million Cups is a nationwide program with a branch in Lima that provides a space for entr...

Between Intel, Amgen, Facebook, Google, Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center, and other projects, tens of billions of dollars worth of factories, hospitals, data centers, and other work are promised for central Ohio in the coming years.

Central Ohio growth from Intel, others, will require union construction workers to double Ohio union construction leaders say they are positioned to meet the demand from a once-in-a-generation lists of major development projects coming.