COLUMBUS — Ohio state officials and the oil and gas industry are painting radically different pictures as they lobby lawmakers to support or oppose Gov. John Kasich’s proposal to raise the state severance tax and reduce personal income taxes.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, suddenly at the heart of presidential politics, is preparing what could be blockbuster rulings on health care and immigration shortly before the fall election.
WASHINGTON — Democrats are playing defense in governors’ races in 2012, protecting eight seats — some in conservative states like North Carolina and Montana — while Republicans are safeguarding just four. But one of those is in Wisconsin, where a recall effort against incumbent Scott Walker has emerged as a national test of the confrontational measures many GOP governors have taken to balance state budgets.
ATLANTA — Just as Medicaid prepares for a vast expansion under the federal health care overhaul, the 47-year-old entitlement program for the poor is under increasing pressure as deficit-burdened states chip away at benefits and cut payments to doctors.
Delaware County commissioners are nearing a decision on hiring a new community relations director, having narrowed the field down to six finalists.
COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s office is seeking more than $400,000 it says is needed to cover unpaid bills left by the administration of former Gov. Ted Strickland.
Gov. John Kasich unveiled a $55.5 billion, two-year state operating budget on Tuesday that he said can’t be compared to past proposals because it is contains so many innovative approaches to state operations.