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Bipartisan House bill aims at cutting “red tape”
With unemployment soaring and jobs leaving, Democrats and Republicans in the Ohio House have joined forces to cut red tape for businesses.
House Speaker Armond Budish, D-Beachwood, on Wednesday, June 18, announced that a bipartisan regulatory reform bill is being introduced with support from business.
Reps. Mike Moran, D-Hudson, and Jim Zehringer, are the sponsors, Budish said in a press release. The bill would streamline regulatory oversight and the process of making state rules that affect businesses. It also would encourage transparency and communication to make sure rules aren’t duplicative or burdensome.
The bill would expand the Ohio EPA’s compliance assistance program for small businesses and create the Ohio Small Business Roundtable to improve communication. It also would establish an ombudsman in each state agency to help solve problems for businesses.
“The success of Ohio’s economy is tied to the success of Ohio businesses, and when entrepreneurs are given a chance to compete, Ohio prospers,” John Mahaney, longt-time president of the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, said in a press release.
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By rick
June 17, 2009 2:12 PM | Link to this
So, let me get this straight… they based a bill to eliminate red tape? How about just repealling all the useless bills and rules instead of making another one!? the useless non