Ohio Budget

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.

Although advocates are lobbying Ohio lawmakers to fund free meals for K-12 students in the biennial state budget, one legislative leader has already dismissed the idea.

Visits to food banks in Ohio have gone up around ten percent in each of the last three years, but Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed budget gives them less money.

An analysis of the numbers in Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's proposed budget shows there are cuts to K-12 public school funding, but increases for vouchers and charter schools.

Gov. Mike DeWine unveiled his proposed two-year state budget for Ohio Monday, which is now being heard in the House.

The themes are familiar, DeWine said, focusing heavily on children and families, as well as education, mental health service, and safety and community.

The idea of state money or state-backed bonds going into a new Browns stadium has brought three Ohio research groups into a somewhat rare moment of unity.

Ohio lawmakers will be working on the two-year state budget in the next few weeks, with Gov. Mike DeWine’s spending plan expected by the first week of February.