Ohio Budget

Doulas help navigate pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. Though the process hasn’t been without problems, the state has certified dozens of doulas in at least 20 counties.

Federal and state individual income tax returns are due, but as Ohioans close the books on a year’s worth of earnings, tax researchers and advocates are looking forward.

The requirements call for a dashboard that will give immediate information about abortions being performed in Ohio.

The budget proposed by House Republicans and approved on a mostly party line vote now heads to the Ohio Senate.

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.

Ohio school groups are asking lawmakers to cut from the state budget a provision that would require property taxpayers be refunded anything over a 25% reserve in a district’s operating account.

Faith groups and social safety net advocates are urging majority Republicans in the Ohio legislature to view the two-year budget they’ll introduce Tuesday as a moral document.

Overall, around $100 million in state money would be cut from Ohio public schools under Gov. DeWine's proposed budget.

Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed tax increases on cigarettes, gambling operators and marijuana appear likely to be cut from the budget by House Republicans.

Like a similar attempt to cut costs by Republicans in Congress, the Ohio lawmakers are calling themselves the DOGE caucus.