Scott Oelslager

There are several points of contention to iron out as the Ohio House, Ohio Senate, and the governor's office work on a final budget proposal to spend more than $74 billion over the next two fiscal years.

One of the changes made by Ohio House leaders to the budget of their fellow Republican Gov. Mike DeWine deals with language for people who want to become parents through adoption.

The House will vote on its version of the $69 billion state budget Thursday, after the first unanimous committee vote in more than a decade.Lawmakers…

Just hours after Gov. Mike DeWine’s State of the State speech in which he argued for an 18 cent gas tax increase to fund road repair and maintenance,…

State lawmakers have introduced their plan to spend more than $2.6 billion on capital improvements throughout Ohio.Republican Sen. Scott Oelslager says…

Senate Republicans in Ohio are ready to unveil their version of the state budget as a projected budget gap widens and a June 30 deadline looms.Senate…