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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.
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The Ohio House GOP folded hundreds of changes into the two-year state budget Tuesday, including several non-fiscal items further legislating sex and gender issues.
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There are questions about the provision that allows Ohio's public school districts to hold only 25% of their operating budget in reserve.
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There’s no change in the Republican House budget, as Ohio food banks are wrestling with cuts at the federal level too.
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Cleveland City Council staff will begin professionalism training this week after an investigation earlier this year found credible accusations of bullying and harassment against a council member.
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It’ll take about a billion dollars for the state to pay back the $600 million in bonds to help fund the Cleveland Browns' new stadium and development, but Republican House leaders say it will be money well spent.
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The House version of Gov. Mike DeWine's budget doesn't include implementation of the two final years of the bipartisan plan designed to make public K-12 funding in Ohio more fair.
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Ohio House Finance committee members will continue to vet the amendments in hearings this week, with a full floor vote tentatively scheduled next Wednesday.
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Gov. Mike DeWine signed the $11.5 billion two-year transportation budget at the deadline on Monday.
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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.
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NASA headquarters lease ends in 2028. Ohio leaders are pushing for the office to relocate to Ohio.
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Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin is apparently testing the waters for a mayoral run, potentially challenging first-term incumbent Justin Bibb this fall.