State & Regional Govt & Politics
Ohio’s budget surplus grows to $2 billion
State lawmakers will have a little more to spend while making final deliberations on the state’s two-year budget, according to state revenue projections unveiled Tuesday afternoon. Both the Legislative Service Commission and state Office of the Budget and Management project greater revenues than previously estimated for the fiscal year ending ...
Senate proposes easing limits on donations to legislative committees
A late change to the state budget proposed by Ohio Senate Republicans would allow corporations and unions to begin giving money directly to state legislative campaign committees, as long as they pay for operating costs and not direct political activity. Ohio Senate Republican spokesman John McClelland did not return a ...
Sponsor: Disgraced treasurer blew whistle on superintendent
Officials with the sponsor for seven charter schools where administrators are accused of stealing more than $2 million told this newspaper they acted as soon as concerns surfaced that money was being misspent.“It was a learning experience as we went,” said Aaron Kinebrew, assistant director of Educational Resource Center of ...
Big money about to flow to controversial jobs program
With an estimated $100 million a year in new funding for economic development, 2013 in some ways marks the actual launch of JobsOhio, the semi-private nonprofit that Gov. John Kasich considers a signature achievement of his first three years in office.But JobsOhio will likely operate amidst continued questions from both ...
Ohio lawmakers propose 48-hour waiting period for abortions
Ohio Republicans are considering a bill that would usher in new restrictions for women seeking an abortion, including requirements that they wait at least 48 hours and receive an ultrasound before having the procedure.House Bill 200, which has 34 co-sponsors including eight Republican men from the Miami Valley, would require ...
Medicaid reforms net Ohio $169M
Beginning next month, Ohio’s Medicaid program will receive an additional $169 million in federal funds through the Affordable Care Act to help seniors and people with disabilities stay in their homes, state health officials announced Wednesday.Ohio is one of 16 states selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...
Ohio gamblers’ photos may be on file
Photos of Ohio gamblers could be snapped and stored for five years, if one lawmaker’s idea gains steam with casino regulators.A budget bill amendment sponsored by Sen. Bill Coley, R-Liberty Twp., would authorize facial recognition technology at Ohio’s four casinos, racinos and Internet cafe sweepstakes parlors. Images would be collected ...
Watchdog: Law change could cost gas customers millions
Gas customers in Ohio could be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars if an industry-backed measure from the Ohio Senate makes it into law, according to the state’s watchdog for utility consumers. An amendment inserted in the state budget last week would allow natural gas companies to ...
67K new businesses in Ohio could launch with health care law
Ohio could add as many as 67,000 new entrepreneurs as a result of the federal government subsidies made available to aspiring business owners through the Affordable Care Act, according to a new report from the Urban Institute. The number of newly minted entrepreneurs in Ohio would rank fourth nationally behind ...
Ohio Senate approves $62B state budget
The Ohio Senate approved along party lines on Thursday a $62 billion state budget bill that proposes major changes to Ohio’s school funding method and a $1.4 billion tax cut for small businesses and investors.Few changes were made during debate Thursday, but the Senate made hundreds of changes during the ...
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