Lawmakers must hash out differences in Ohio budget proposals
5 years, 6 months ago

Lawmakers must hash out differences in Ohio budget proposals

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio House and Senate agree the next state budget should lower income taxes for individuals, but the size of that cut is among sticking points to be hashed out as they face a June 30 deadline to get a spending plan signed by Republican Gov. The Senate proposal would push back Ohio’s presidential primary election date in March and direct more money toward water quality initiatives, local governments, libraries and public television stations. High school graduation requirements would change under the Senate plan, starting with the class of 2023, to reduce state tests and allow for non-test alternatives toward getting a diploma. The House favored providing $675 million toward educational wraparound services ; the Senate wants $500 million for such services, with the other $125 million going toward education-related spending such as private-school scholarships and fast-growing school districts whose funding has been capped.

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Ohio’s $86 billion state budget OK’d by governor, but with vetoes on tobacco regulation and vaccines
1 year, 6 months ago

Ohio’s $86 billion state budget OK’d by governor, but with vetoes on tobacco regulation and vaccines

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine cleared Ohio’s $86 billion state budget, signing into law $3 billion in tax cuts and universal school vouchers among hundreds of others provisions for the next two fiscal years. The governor OK’d the massive budget document early Tuesday, but not without line-item vetoes on issues like tobacco regulation — a longtime battle for …

Ohio’s $86 billion state budget clears Legislature, heads to governor
1 year, 6 months ago

Ohio’s $86 billion state budget clears Legislature, heads to governor

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s new budget could include almost $3 billion in income tax cuts, funding for universal school vouchers and hundreds of other measures. Ohioans could see nearly $3 billion in income tax deductions over the next two years — in part by consolidating the current four tax brackets down to two. The budget would also create a Low …

Ohio Senate clears GOP-crafted budget with some contentious policy changes
1 year, 6 months ago

Ohio Senate clears GOP-crafted budget with some contentious policy changes

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Republican-dominated Ohio Senate cleared its version of the state’s operating budget Thursday along party lines with a nearly $86 billion price tag, tackling funding for universal school vouchers, income tax cuts and public assistance programs, among hundreds of other provisions. Spending cuts to childcare, public education, food banks and affordable housing are prompting Democrats and advocates …

Ohio House approves $88B state budget, sending it to Senate
1 year, 8 months ago

Ohio House approves $88B state budget, sending it to Senate

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio House approved an $88 billion state budget Wednesday with bipartisan support, sending it to the Senate after a tense session where some lawmakers in the House’s fractured Republican supermajority were blocked from trying to add a universal school voucher proposal and other changes. Ohioans could see nearly $1 billion in tax savings, increased eligibility for …

House panel OKs $88B Ohio budget, nearly $1B in tax savings
1 year, 8 months ago

House panel OKs $88B Ohio budget, nearly $1B in tax savings

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An $88.1 billion state operating budget cleared an Ohio House panel Tuesday with nearly $1 billion in income tax savings that majority Republicans say would help the middle class, increased eligibility for vouchers to help students attend private schools, and provisions to help ensure higher wages for some teachers and health care workers. Mike DeWine’s budget proposal …

State budget to include Ohio K-12 school funding overhaul
3 years, 6 months ago

State budget to include Ohio K-12 school funding overhaul

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bipartisan school-funding plan in the works for years is back in Ohio’s upcoming state budget, under a compromise approved Monday by a joint legislative committee working out final details of the $75 billion spending plan. The Republican-controlled House had included the education proposal known as the Fair School Funding Plan in its version of the budget …

School funding at heart of Ohio legislative budget debate
3 years, 7 months ago

School funding at heart of Ohio legislative budget debate

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The way Ohio pays for K-12 education now and in the future is at the heart of debate over the final version of the state’s $75 billion two-year budget. The budget approved by the GOP-controlled House in April included elements of the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan developed over more than three years. The Senate plan builds …

GOP Ohio senators propose 5% tax cut as part of state budget
3 years, 7 months ago

GOP Ohio senators propose 5% tax cut as part of state budget

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans would receive a 5% personal income tax cut and schools would gain more state funding under Senate Republican’s version of the upcoming state budget released Tuesday. The cut is a reward for people who are working, said Senate President Matt Huffman, a Lima Republican, who called it a “stimulus” in the best sense of the word. …

Measure to raise legal age for tobacco sales to 21 is among provisions attached to spending bills
5 years ago

Measure to raise legal age for tobacco sales to 21 is among provisions attached to spending bills

CNN  

CNN — Lawmakers have agreed to ban the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 and repeal three health care taxes designed to help pay for the Affordable Care Act as part of the sweeping year-end spending agreement that will be released on Monday, according to multiple people involved in the talks. The final version of …

Senate GOP 2-year Ohio budget proposal includes lower taxes
5 years, 6 months ago

Senate GOP 2-year Ohio budget proposal includes lower taxes

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio would lower income taxes for individuals and direct more money toward water quality initiatives, local governments and libraries under a two-year state budget proposal introduced Tuesday in the Republican-controlled state Senate. That and other proposed tax changes affecting businesses would reduce taxes by more than $600 million, said Republican Sen. Matt Dolan, who leads the Senate …

Ohio House approves 2-year $69 billion spending plan
5 years, 8 months ago

Ohio House approves 2-year $69 billion spending plan

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans would see state income taxes eliminated or cut by a healthy margin depending on their income under the latest version of the state budget, approved by the House Thursday and sent to the Senate for further consideration. The $69 billion spending plan would also increase the minimum salary for Ohio teachers from $20,000 to $30,000 annually, …

Ohio budget plan targets funding for kids, workforce, water
5 years, 9 months ago

Ohio budget plan targets funding for kids, workforce, water

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Efforts to support Ohio’s vulnerable children and adults, prepare more skilled workers, and address water-quality concerns would get targeted funding increases under Republican Gov. He’s The budget would triple state funding for defending criminal suspects who can’t afford lawyers and allot $900 million now for water-quality projects over the next decade, including addressing toxic algae in Lake …

Ohio budget plan targets funding for kids, workforce, water
5 years, 9 months ago

Ohio budget plan targets funding for kids, workforce, water

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Efforts to support Ohio’s vulnerable children and adults, prepare more skilled workers, and address water-quality concerns would get targeted funding increases under Republican Gov. He’s The budget would triple state funding for defending criminal suspects who can’t afford lawyers and allot $900 million now for water-quality projects over the next decade, including addressing toxic algae in Lake …

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