Rainy Day Fund

Government & Politics

Ohio cities face ‘snowballing effect’ with growing trend of work from home

Andy Chow

Municipalities are expressing concerns over changes in tax revenue and empty office buildings.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks at his daily coronavirus press conference on April 8, 2020.

Health & Science

Coronavirus In Ohio: DeWine Cutting $775 Million From State Budget

Gabe Rosenberg

Gov. Mike DeWine is making $775 million in budget cuts over the next two months, as the coronavirus pandemic takes a "profound" impact on the state's...

Then-Gov. John Kasich (standing, left) smiles as his budget director Tim Keen (right) finishes the first depost into the state's rainy day fund in July 2013. Kasich has notably said the fund had $.89 in it when he took office in 2011.

Government & Politics

State May Need Twice The $2.7 Billion In Rainy Day Fund To Recover From Coronavirus

Karen Kasler

The financial impact of Ohio’s shutdowns for coronavirus is enormous. And the billions of dollars that have been set aside by the state over the last...