Faced with an $851 million budget hole, Ohio lawmakers could soon decide on a plan to fill the gap.

House Speaker Armond Budish said Friday he agrees with the governor’s plan to suspend the final year of a planned 4.2 percent income tax cut, a move that would help fill a $850 million budget hole.

The Ohio Supreme Court tried to zero in on legal questions as lawyers debated whether Ohio voters should have a chance to overturn newly authorized racetrack slots.

The Ohio Lottery says its newest game fell far short of revenue projects in its first full year, another blow to Gov. Ted Strickland’s plan to balance the state budget.

A judge has permanently barred Ohio authorities from spending roughly $250 million in anti-tobacco funds on other programs and balancing the state budget.

The new state budget is raising the cost of dumping garbage in Ohio.

The Columbus Metropolitan Library system’s board of trustees take action to make up a 31 percent reduction in state funding.

Ohio’s next operating budget is now law.

Fewer flu vaccines will be available this season due to state budgets cuts.

Strickland’s plan to tack 20 days on the school year won’t happen just yet, but students will be spending more time in the classroom.

The governor’s plan to add 20 days to Ohio’s school year didn’t make it into the new budget, but it will get a closer look.

One local group says Ohioans should be able to vote on video slot machines.

A tuition freeze at public universities and a program to put Ohio college students to work at local businesses have fallen prey to budget cuts.

A conservative group is challenging Ohio’s plan to put slot machines at racetracks.

A group of gambling opponents says it will file a lawsuit to keep the governor and General Assembly from using slot machines to plug the state’s budget gaps.