A couple months ago, I was spending time at a friend’s family cabin in Hocking County. When we awoke in the morning, the ...

When we start a new project at Scioto Analysis, one of the first things we do with a client is agree on a scope: what questions the study will answer, which impacts will be measured, what methods will ...

Housing is one of the largest expenses in most household budgets, which means that changes in housing costs can have a significant impact on whether or not a household is able to make ends meet. This ...

On Wednesday, the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate approved a 90-day suspension of the state’s gas tax , ...

Earlier this month, the Health Policy Institute of Ohio released a newsletter that focused on the percentage of outpatient ...

As a policy analyst, I encounter a range of different types of policy studies. Different research questions demand different tools. For example, measuring the economic footprint of a cycling industry ...

In a survey released this morning by Scioto Analysis, 23 of 37 economists agreed that local property tax abatements are an effective tool for attracting new data center development in Ohio. As ...

Earlier this month, the Trump Administration moved to allow stay-at-home parents to collect childcare subsidies that had previously been earmarked for working parents. Essentially, instead of working ...

Last month, two members of the Ohio House of Representatives introduced legislation to fix payment rates for foster care statewide. As covered previously in the Ohio Capital Journal, the bill is ...

Data centers have been one of the biggest news stories of the past year. Last month, my colleague Rob wrote about this trend: everyone is talking about data centers. For community members, worries ...

In a survey released this morning by Scioto Analysis, 11 of 14 economists agreed that reducing the number of universities in Ohio would reduce long-term economic output in the state. Earlier this year ...

In a survey released this morning by Scioto Analysis, 11 of 19 economists indicated that a three-month gas tax suspension would not provide meaningful financial relief to Ohio residents. Since January ...