Ohio budget

Using more recent figures, state lawmakers say the reform could cost about $2.3 billion.

Ohio’s libraries say they’ll lose money if the $74.7 billion state budget stays as is. And they told a Senate committee looking into the budget that...

Sen. Matt Dolan says lower taxes are good for the growth of the economy.

Senators are weighing in on the $74 billion state budget plan that makes tax cuts and overhauls school funding.

The version of the budget has changed little since it was proposed a week ago.

The 2% tax cut will result in a decrease of $380 in revenue over two years, and questions remain about the school funding formula.

The House of Representatives version of the state budget comes back with more measures on gun control.

The revenue from the tax could be put toward programs but should not be used to offset budget shortfalls, the study's author says.

Rep. Erica Crawley says the tax cut would benefit those with higher incomes rather than help low-income individuals who are struggling during the pandemic.

Public libraries are receiving fewer state dollars than they did in 1999, according to Portage County District Library Director Jonathan Harris. He says the two year budget being considered in Columbus needs to restore at least some of what libraries gave up during the 2008 recession.