COLUMBUS — Ohio House Democrats said Monday they will introduce an amendment to the governor’s sweeping mid-biennium review that will use surplus taxpayer money to offset budget cuts to schools and local police and fire services.
COLUMBUS — During the darkest days of the Great Recession, Ohio didn’t have enough in its rainy day fund to buy even a candy bar. It held a balance of exactly 89 cents.
COLUMBUS — The Ohio House was prepared Wednesday to send to the governor a nearly $56 billion two-year state budget bill that contains many of his policy changes for the state, including an overhaul of Medicaid, a new merit-based pay system for teachers and the sell or lease of certain state assets.
COLUMBUS — An Ohio budget committee on Monday cleared the Ohio Turnpike for lease and made a host of other changes, as it sought to meet a Thursday deadline for approving the nearly $56 billion, two-year spending blueprint.
COLUMBUS — Budget negotiators in the Ohio Legislature were expected to hear Wednesday how much money the state will have to spend in its next two-year budget, as the scramble begins over whether more money should be stashed away or shifted to other priorities.