Announcing the First Annual High Five Essay Contest
At Andrews Osborne Academy in Willoughby, Ohio, Junior Bond Brewster won the first annual High Five Essay Contest. Sponsored by MIRA, the essay contest was open to students in grades…
DetailsOhio Groups Offering Ethanol Infrastructure Grants
Funds available for retailers to install new ethanol dispensers, tanks and other equipment The Ohio Corn Marketing Program has announced the launch of an ethanol infrastructure grant program for retailers…
DetailsOhio House Votes to Ban Powdered Alcohol Sales
By Associated Press A bill banning the sale of powdered crystalline alcohol has cleared the Ohio House with near unanimous approval. The measure takes aim at a substance known as…
DetailsState workers comp board OKs 10.8 percent rate reduction
The state fund for injured workers is going ahead with plans to implement an average 10.8% reduction in workers’ compensation rates for Ohio’s private employers effective July 1. The Ohio…
DetailsDeWine sues BP over 33 million in funds
By Dan GearinoThe Columbus Dispatch Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is suing BP, alleging that it improperly obtained $33 million from a state fund to clean up leaks from underground…
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The Ohio Council for Reasonable Business Policy recently released a statement regarding the newly proposed tobacco tax in Ohio. A tax on tobacco is a tax on Ohioans. Ohio businesses…
DetailsHuge state tobacco tax increase will hurt family-owned retailers
By Paul Elhindi, MIRA Board Member It seems counterproductive to offer someone an income tax cut while hurting their ability to earn an actual income. Sadly, that is exactly what…
DetailsHuge state tobacco tax increase will hurt family-owned retailers: Paul Elhindi, MIRA
Guest columnist Paul ElhindiCleveland.com It seems counterproductive to offer someone an income tax cut while hurting their ability to earn an actual income. Sadly, that is exactly what the state…
DetailsSales and Use Tax Filing Deadline Reminder
This message is a reminder to all sales and use tax practitioners and taxpayers that the March 2015 monthly sales and use tax return is due April 23, 2015. Taxpayers are…
DetailsHouse GOP Announces Tax Revisions and Other Changes to Biennial Budget
House Republicans are set to put their stamp on Gov. John Kasich’s $72.3 billion biennial budget Tuesday, with Speaker Cliff Rosenberger confirming at a news conference that a majority of…
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