Crain's Cleveland Business
Mar 12, 2015 12:00 AM
2015-03-12T00:00:00
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Editorial: Makes sense
You couldn't have picked a better name for the Common Sense Initiative, a state program that reviews — and, if necessary, tweaks or eliminates — Ohio's rules and regulations.
Creating a friendly regulatory environment just makes good sense because it allows businesses in general, and small businesses in particular, to succeed and create more jobs in our state.
The administration of Gov. John Kasich started CSI to help cut through the government red tape that stymies many business owners. The move was one of Kasich's first actions as governor after he and his running mate, Mary Taylor, had gotten an earful on the campaign trail about Ohio's regulatory climate. “In 2010, we heard regulations were killing businesses,” explained Lt. Gov. Taylor during a visit to Crain's Cleveland Business a few months ago.
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