state budget

Ohio's House and Senate will now hash out the differences between their versions behind closed doors, in what is called conference committee.

Legislators say the budget still provides the most money the state has ever provided to education, but not all schools will receive increased funding.

The priorities include more money for public schools and less for vouchers for private schools.

The budget proposed by House Republicans that passed on a mostly party line vote includes $600 million in 30-year state-backed bonds for a domed stadium project for the Browns in a suburb of Cleveland.

Ohio's biennial state budget now heads to the Senate, and that chamber is targeting a tentative June 12 floor vote, with a June 30 deadline.

Supporters of Ohio’s libraries have been lobbying hard for changes to the House budget.

The Ohio Library Council warns the proposal, which eliminates the Public Library Fund and replaces it with a line-item appropriation, would cut funding to Ohio libraries by more than $100 million.

Business owners, retirees, investors, economists and state officials are watching the extreme volatility in the US economy following President Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

Gov. Mike DeWine said Friday state lawmakers should reconsider increasing funding for some of his most prioritized programs.

The Ohio House version of the two-year budget changes the way public libraries are funded by eliminating the Public Library Fund and instead earmarking a flat line item amount for each year.