NFIB Ohio

05/30/2023

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

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

05/25/2023

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/

05/19/2023

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/

05/18/2023

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!

05/16/2023

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.

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.

05/15/2023

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.

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

05/12/2023

'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 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…

05/11/2023

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 lawmakers approve plan to ask voters in August if it should be harder to amend the state constitution.

05/10/2023

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.

GOP proposal would allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work an extra two hours per night during school year.

05/09/2023

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.

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.