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Conservative Group Suggests Billions In Cuts State Could Make
A conservative think tank has put out a list of ways it thinks Gov. Mike DeWine is wasting $2.5 billion in his proposed budget. They’re listed in the latest edition of… Read More
Secretary Of State Still Awaiting Final Results On Returned Registrations From Deleted Voters
Today is the first day of early voting for the May primary – which means yesterday was the last day to register to vote. And though turnout in off-year primaries… Read More
Researcher Says Online Sales Tax Ruling May Not Be Windfall For Ohio
State lawmakers have said they want an income tax cut in the upcoming budget, but Gov. Mike DeWine wants them to invest big money in children’s initiatives and the opioid… Read More
Speaker Has Concerns About New School Funding Formula
A new school funding formula from two state representatives is getting a lot of attention. But while the House Speaker calls the existing formula a “disaster”, he says the new… Read More
National Popular Vote Movement Gets Pushback From Conservatives
A group is working to put before Ohio voters a constitutional amendment requiring the state’s presidential electoral votes go to the winner of the national popular vote. But a conservative… Read More
Transportation Budget Deadline Passes Without A Deal
The deadline for a new state transportation budget with a gas tax hike came and went at midnight – without a new spending plan being signed. Lawmakers are coming back… Read More
Cities Threaten Lawsuits If State Brings Back Traffic Camera Rules
There are sticking points in the debate over the transportation budget beyond how much to raise the gas tax. One of them is whether the state should impose new rules… Read More
Senate Votes To Legalize Hemp And CBD Oil In Ohio
The Ohio Senate has voted unanimously to legalize hemp and related products, including CBD oil. Sen. Brian Hill (R-Zanesville) said hemp is used in some 25,000 commercial products including clothing,… Read More
Lawmaker Sponsors Bill To Keep Ohio On Daylight Saving Time Permanently
A state lawmaker wants this to be the last year Ohioans spring forward and fall back. The plan would be to go to Daylight Saving Time year-round. Sen. Kristina Roegner… Read More
Yost Jumps Into Obamacare Suit, Saying People With Pre-existing Conditions Should Be Protected
Ohio’s Republican attorney general is asking a federal court not to strike down the Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional. He’s filed a brief in a lawsuit over the ACA, or… Read More
Man Who Sued State Over School Funding Optimistic About New Formula
The man who filed the 1991 lawsuit that led to Ohio’s school funding system being ruled unconstitutional four times says a new funding formula from two state lawmakers is on… Read More
Kids Will Create Ohio’s Next “I Voted” Stickers
Ohio’s top elections official says it’s time for a change to the stickers that are handed out at early vote centers and at the polls on election day. And he… Read More
No Tax Cut In DeWine’s Budget, But Some Suggest That Could Change
There have been tax cuts in nearly every state budget since 2005. But Gov. Mike DeWine has said now is the time to invest in Ohio, so there are no… Read More
Senator Proposes Prepaid Gas Taxes As Way To Avoid Increase
Senators have said they’re going to change the 10.7 cent gas tax increase that the House passed in the transportation budget. Gov. Mike DeWine says that’s too low, and the… Read More
DeWine Confident In Economic Forecasts Behind His Budget
Gov. Mike DeWine is standing behind the numbers used to create his budget, as Republican House Speaker Larry Householder suggests he’s leaning toward more conservative numbers from the legislature’s economic… Read More
Lawmakers Get Two Sets Of Forecasts To Start Budget Process
On the first day of hearings on Gov. Mike DeWine’s $69 billion operating budget, lawmakers are hearing about two sets of economic forecasts. And they’ll have to decide which estimates they’ll… Read More
DeWine’s Budget Doesn’t Bet On Money From Sports Gambling
Gov. Mike DeWine says he’ll pay for the spending in his $69 billion dollar budget with economic growth – not new taxes or fees. And he’s also not counting on… Read More
Hundreds Of High School Seniors Honored At “Ohio Military Signing Day”
Hundreds of high school seniors bound for the armed forces were honored in Columbus this week. It’s a ceremony conceived by the state school superintendent, and it’s grown dramatically in… Read More
Ohio Gets Go-Ahead For Work Requirements For Medicaid Expansion
The federal government says Ohio can join the eight other states that have been given permission to impose work requirements on people in Medicaid expansion. When it’s implemented, recipients who… Read More
Group Gives DeWine Report On Mental Illness, Drug Addiction Needs
Gov. Mike DeWine has said repeatedly that mental health and drug addiction are two areas he’ll focus on in his first budget. The group that he appointed to study the… Read More
Senate Expected To Reduce Gas Tax Increase Below House Proposal
Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed 18 cents gas tax increase was dropped to 10.7 cents by the House. Now the transportation budget is in the Senate, where it’s likely to get… Read More
Cities Want To Stop New Traffic Camera Rules In Transportation Budget
It’s been a few years, but state lawmakers are trying again to put rules on local traffic cameras, which they’ve said communities are using to generate revenue rather than improve… Read More
ODOT Director Responds To House Lawmakers’ Cut To Gas Tax Increase Proposal
The director of the Ohio Department of Transportation isn’t pleased with the decision by the House Finance Committee to cut Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed 18 cent gas tax increase down… Read More
Senator Sponsors Bill To Require 20-Hour Workweek For More Medicaid Recipients
Ohio is among 15 states that have asked the federal government for permission to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients. Ohio’s request would cover people up to age 50, but… Read More
ECOT Case Still Ongoing, Though No Criminal Charges So Far
The state says the now-closed Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow still owes tens of millions of dollars for students it didn’t have but was paid to educate. Last year, an audit… Read More
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