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Ohio Budget Director Expects $3 Billion Surplus Over The Next Two Years
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state budget process began during the pandemic, when schools and businesses were closed, unemployment numbers were at double digits, and terrifying predictions of… Read More
Ohio University Will Refund Wages Lost Through Furloughs
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University employees will be refunded all the income they lost because of the nine months of mandatory furloughs. President Duane Nellis announced the refunds in… Read More
Biden Proposes A Huge Hike In Government Spending In A $6 Trillion Budget
By: Asma Khalid | NPR
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The president’s budget details his ambitious (and costly) plans to invest in infrastructure and the social safety net — the likes of which the country hasn’t seen in decades.
Ohio University Will End Year With A Surplus, But Cuts Expected As Big Deficits Loom
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University expects to end the fiscal year with a $14.5 million budget surplus, a dramatic shift from the big deficit projection just a few months… Read More
Biden Proposes $1.5 Trillion Federal Spending Plan
By: Brian Naylor | Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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The president’s budget blueprint would increase spending on an array of domestic programs aimed at reducing poverty and fighting climate change, while keeping defense spending relatively flat.
Ohio University Enrollment On Path To Continue Slide As Peers Project Gains
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University is on track for one of its lowest undergraduate enrollments in several decades, which will have financial repercussions for years to come. The deadline… Read More
Ohio University Ending Employee Furloughs Early Thanks To Budget Boost
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University expects to end the fiscal year with a balanced budget or even a surplus, a dramatic shift from previous projections. As a result, the… Read More
Transportation Budget Passes House Committee, Moves Toward Floor Vote
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The $8 billion state transportation budget goes to the floor of the Ohio House tomorrow, after it was overwhelmingly approved by a House committee Wednesday…. Read More
Ohio Lawmakers Change Key Parts Of Governor’s Transportation Budget
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio House committee stripped provisions from Gov. Mike DeWine’s transportation budget, one of which targets distracted driving. The House committee removed part of the… Read More
Food Banks Flat-Funded In New Ohio Budget, Though Demand Keeps Growing
By: Suhail Bhat | Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Unemployment and financial problems from the pandemic have brought millions of people to food banks, which are serving 150,000 more Ohioans per month than they… Read More
State Budget Proposal Recommends 90% Cut To Public Transportation Fund
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The latest budget proposal from Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) includes cutting a public transportation fund by tens of millions of dollars. Public transit advocates… Read More
Lawmakers Begin Tackling West Virginia Budget Proposal
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia House of Delegates finance committee will receive a presentation on Gov. Jim Justice’s budget proposal Friday morning. Justice’s plan calls for a no-growth,… Read More
Teachers Union Wants COVID-19 Education Plans To Consider Resources
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — School districts and communities are working on creating plans to improve student success and address the disrupted learning created by the COVID-19 pandemic. These… Read More
Congress Approves Budget, Paving the Way For Biden’s COVID-19 Relief Package
By: Kelsey Snell | Jaclyn Diaz | NPR
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Congressional committees now move to the to the next stage of finalizing the details of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion bill. Democrats are using process that could approve it with a party-line vote.
DeWine Adding Gun Regulations Into Budget Proposal
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) is bringing back his proposal to create more gun regulations which he says will reduce crime around the state. These were… Read More
Proposed Budget Gives Ohio Department Of Health More Power To Shutter “Unsafe” Nursing Homes
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than half of the state’s COVID-19 deaths coming from nursing homes. So those and other long term care facilities are getting a lot of… Read More
Ohio Governor Lays Out His Proposed Two-Year Budget
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine laid out his proposed two-year state budget that sinks $1 billion into one-time spending. DeWine said his plan would use… Read More
Advocates For Social Services And Education Say It’s Time To Tap Ohio’s Rainy-Day Fund
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of more than 100 unions and progressive advocacy groups is calling on state leaders to avoid making cuts to front-line workers serving Ohio’s communities during… Read More
Pandemic Deepens Ohio University’s Budget Crisis
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University expects to lose about $20 million in revenue because so many students are choosing not to return to campus this semester. This is just… Read More
Ohio University Leaders Struggled To Forecast Depth Of Budget Crisis
By: David Forster
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Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories that will examine the budget crisis that has left Ohio University looking to cut millions of dollars in expenses…. Read More
Ohio University Projections Show Millions In Deficits
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University is looking at a more than $290 million budget deficit over the next five years if revenue and expenses are not brought into closer… Read More
Quick Look: Ohio University Faculty Given One Year Notice, Furlough Tiers Detailed
By: Allison Hunter
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Friday’s 5:41 p.m. email from Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis outlined what hundreds, by that time, knew – there had been another round of job… Read More
Quick Look: OU Trustees Reject Union Agreement, New Furlough Policy Coming
By: Allison Hunter
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University’s Board of Trustees held their first-ever virtual meeting Monday. The members acknowledged outstanding students, approved a tuition freeze, and new academic programs as expected… Read More
Ohio University Delays Personnel-Related Budget Cuts During Pandemic
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University has paused personnel-related budget reductions in response to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. According to a release, the university on Wednesday requested the action be taken… Read More
DeWine Orders Cuts in State Spending in Advance of Hit from Coronavirus
By: Karen Kasler | Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The number of deaths from COVID-19 doubled from yesterday – going from three deaths announced Sunday to six today. And Gov. Mike DeWine has issued several orders to state government… Read More