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

Ohio House approves 2-year $69 billion spending plan

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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, add $125 million to Gov. Among other House GOP proposals, the two-year budget would: — Require public universities to guarantee students the same tuition rate from their freshman through senior years. — Fund DeWine’s proposed water quality initiative at requested levels of $85 million over two years, with the promise of a separate bill to address long-term water quality concerns in Ohio.

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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear rips into spending plan offered by House Republicans in Kentucky
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear rips into spending plan offered by House Republicans in Kentucky

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Democratic Gov. In his first skirmish with GOP lawmakers since winning reelection last year, Beshear said the House’s two-year spending plan would bring on needless red tape, hamstring the state’s response to natural disasters and significantly cut its government workforce. House Appropriations and Revenue Committee Chairman Jason Petrie said at the time that it “continues our commitment …

Analysis shows Ohio’s new universal voucher program already exceeds cost estimates
1 year, 3 months ago

Analysis shows Ohio’s new universal voucher program already exceeds cost estimates

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The cost of Ohio’s new universal school voucher program already appears to be more expensive than initially estimated, according to a published report, and that cost will continue to grow as the application deadline is still more than a month away. An analysis by The Columbus Dispatch found the state has received applications totaling approximately $432 million …

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 …

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

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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. …

Highlights of Ohio governor’s proposed 2-year spending plan
3 years, 10 months ago

Highlights of Ohio governor’s proposed 2-year spending plan

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Small businesses and local communities would share most of a $1 billion initiative to help them recover from the coronavirus pandemic, under Ohio Gov. DeWine’s budget office is projecting $24.8 billion in tax revenue for the fiscal year beginning in July and $25.6 billion for the following year, or about $838 million lower than the Legislative Service …

Highlights of Ohio governor’s proposed 2-year spending plan
3 years, 11 months ago

Highlights of Ohio governor’s proposed 2-year spending plan

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. —In an effort to “strengthen Ohio communities, $450 million will be invested in key infrastructure projects, with $250 million of that going toward expanding broadband access to rural parts of the state. —The state will provide $53 million in scholarships to at least 2,000 students to continue efforts to strengthen Ohio’s competitiveness within the fields …

Ohio governor orders $390 million across-the-board cuts
3 years, 11 months ago

Ohio governor orders $390 million across-the-board cuts

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday ordered $390 million across-the-board budget cuts for the rest of the fiscal year, citing the ongoing economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Republican governor also announced that — because the cuts aren’t as big as last year — an additional $160 million can be provided to the state Department of …

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

Lawmakers must hash out differences in Ohio budget proposals

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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 …

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

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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 …

Highlights of GOP Gov. DeWine’s proposed 2-year state budget
5 years, 9 months ago

Highlights of GOP Gov. DeWine’s proposed 2-year state budget

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Highlights of the two-year state operating budget proposed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine include: — Allotting $550 million over the biennium — at least $55,000 per district, plus more based on need — to help schools support and encourage students through mental health counseling, mentoring, after-school programs and other efforts. — Nearly doubling state funding for family …

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

Ohio budget plan targets funding for kids, workforce, water

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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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