budget /tags/budget budget en-US Copyright Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:00:14 GMT Ohio Senate budget has flat income tax rate, still funds Brook Park construction /2025-06-03/ohio-senate-budget-includes-flat-income-tax-rate Ohio Senate lawmakers unveiled hundreds of amendments to House Bill 96, the biennial state budget, which is due June 30. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:00:14 GMT /2025-06-03/ohio-senate-budget-includes-flat-income-tax-rate Sarah Donaldson Ohio GOP to take another crack at a flat income tax, as leaner budget is ahead /2025-01-31/ohio-gop-to-take-another-crack-at-a-flat-income-tax-as-leaner-budget-is-ahead The bill doesn’t adjust the income tax rate for Ohioans who make anywhere between $26,700 and $102,400, since they already fall within that 2.75% bracket. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:52:13 GMT /2025-01-31/ohio-gop-to-take-another-crack-at-a-flat-income-tax-as-leaner-budget-is-ahead Sarah Donaldson Ohio lawmakers pass $4.2 billion capital budget, the largest one in state history /2024-06-26/ohio-lawmakers-pass-a-4-2-billion-dollar-capital-budget-the-largest-one-in-state-history The capital budget included more than $700 million in one-time funds for community projects across Ohio. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:52:20 GMT /2024-06-26/ohio-lawmakers-pass-a-4-2-billion-dollar-capital-budget-the-largest-one-in-state-history Jo Ingles What are central Ohio governments and schools doing as pandemic relief funds dry up? /politics-government/2024-02-05/what-are-central-ohio-governments-and-schools-doing-as-pandemic-relief-funds-dry-up The deadline for state and local governments to spend the remainder of their shares of $350 billion in federal COVID-19 recovery funds is Dec. 31, 2024. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2024-02-05/what-are-central-ohio-governments-and-schools-doing-as-pandemic-relief-funds-dry-up Allie Vugrincic Biden's new budget calls for funding police and taxing billionaires /npr-news/2022-03-28/bidens-new-budget-calls-for-funding-police-and-taxing-billionaires Budgets set out a president's priorities, and with his 2023 budget, President Biden says he cares about deficit reduction, defense spending, supporting police and cutting costs for families. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:00:59 GMT /npr-news/2022-03-28/bidens-new-budget-calls-for-funding-police-and-taxing-billionaires Tamara Keith Franklin County Leaders Introduce 2022 Budget Proposal /news/2021-11-16/franklin-county-leaders-introduce-2022-budget-proposal The Franklin County Board of Commissioners are considering a 2022 All Funds budget of nearly $2 billion, which is an 8% increase. In the first of 3 hearings Tuesday, commissioners discussed where the money should be spent. Tue, 16 Nov 2021 21:36:57 GMT /news/2021-11-16/franklin-county-leaders-introduce-2022-budget-proposal Matthew Rand Columbus City Council Set For Final Vote On Budget /news/2021-03-01/columbus-city-council-set-for-final-vote-on-budget Columbus City Council is scheduled to vote on a nearly $1 billion annual budget Monday night, following a failed bid to delay police hiring. The dispute… Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:30:00 GMT /news/2021-03-01/columbus-city-council-set-for-final-vote-on-budget Nick Evans Columbus Council Moves To Delay Police Hiring As Part Of City Budget /news/2021-02-11/columbus-council-moves-to-delay-police-hiring-as-part-of-city-budget Columbus City Council passed a handful of amendments to the 2021 city budget on Thursday, including one that suspends police hiring until a recruiting… Thu, 11 Feb 2021 20:45:06 GMT /news/2021-02-11/columbus-council-moves-to-delay-police-hiring-as-part-of-city-budget Nick Evans Federal Budget Deficit Expected To Hit Second Largest Since World War II /news-partners/2021-02-11/federal-budget-deficit-expected-to-hit-second-largest-since-world-war-ii Congressional forecasters expect the federal deficit will hit the second largest in decades, even without factoring in President Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan. Thu, 11 Feb 2021 19:31:57 GMT /news-partners/2021-02-11/federal-budget-deficit-expected-to-hit-second-largest-since-world-war-ii Scott Horsley Ohio Lawmakers Receive Differing Forecasts On Future State Revenue /news/2021-02-08/ohio-lawmakers-receive-differing-forecasts-on-future-state-revenue State lawmakers are getting two different forecasts on how much tax revenue will come in over the next two-year budget cycle from their experts and from… Mon, 08 Feb 2021 12:00:21 GMT /news/2021-02-08/ohio-lawmakers-receive-differing-forecasts-on-future-state-revenue Karen Kasler