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.

The change involved a small tweak to the plan to give property tax relief to people in Ohio school districts that lawmakers think have too much reserve money in their operating budgets.

Under a state law signed last year, Ohio public schools had to pass a policy limiting student device use, though the details were theirs to decide.

Roger Reynolds is posting documents online he says were improperly withheld during his trials and accuses Ohio's attorney general and the Butler County sheriff of using "lawfare" to falsely accuse him of wrongdoing.

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.

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.

There are questions about the provision that allows Ohio's public school districts to hold only 25% of their operating budget in reserve.

There’s no change in the Republican House budget, as Ohio food banks are wrestling with cuts at the federal level too.

Faber said in a letter the school met behind closed doors in May 2024 to discuss a controversial strategy document authored by board member Brandon Simmons. That document plunged a debate on whether to close several aging school buildings into chaos.