budget cuts

Two school board leaders spoke in opposition to the proposed distribution rate increase at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio public hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Already strapped rural hospitals and clinics nationwide face some dire financial decisions. More than 100 facilities have closed their doors in recent years or consolidated.

Last week, the Columbus City Schools' Board of Education voted to close 4 schools; cut $25.9 million by slashing an unspecified number of staff and faculty positions; eliminate 60 administrative positions; cut $8.8 million in programs and cut K-8 transportation for students who lottery into a non-100% lottery school.

More building closures, cutting high school busing and potential staff cuts are on the horizon. The district laid out these possibilities and the district's finances in a series of three townhall workshop meetings in late October.

A Feeding America lobbyist breaks down how cuts to SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) in Trump's "big, beautiful" bill could increase hunger in Ohio.

All four Republicans representing districts that are in Franklin County or directly border it voted in favor of cutting $1.1 billion from public media. Democratic U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty missed the very narrow vote.

Libraries in Ohio are facing a double-whammy: less funding in the state budget and cuts at the federal level. Who will tell these stories and preserve this history now?

Libraries in Ohio are facing a double-whammy: less funding in the state budget and cuts at the federal level. Who will tell these stories and preserve this history now?

Abby Andre founded the Impact Project to show the local effects of moves by the Trump administration.

Blaming the pandemic for negatively impacting state revenue, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered budget cuts, but also restored some of the money that was…