May 31, 2009
Ohio Senate Begins Debate Over Deep Budget Cuts
The Ohio Senate Finance Committee has begun hearings on its pared down version of the state’s proposed two-year budget.
May 29, 2009
Senate Releases Budget Plan, Removes Autism Requirement
The Republican-led Ohio Senate releases its version of the two-year state budget Friday.
May 08, 2009
Glenn To Speak At OSU Commencement
Ohio State says former astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn will speak at the university’s spring commencement next month.
May 01, 2009
Strickland Details Education Plan, Rebuts Critics
Strickland says sustainability and commitment are needed for success in Ohio’s school systems.
April 13, 2009
New Law Would Toughen Penalties For “Sexting”
A proposed law making its way through the Ohio Statehouse could toughen Ohio’s law over the new trend known as “sexting.“
March 10, 2009
Senate Approves Sex Offender Law
The Ohio Senate has passed a bill to prevent sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of schools or day care facilities even if they committed their crimes before passage of a state law prohibiting such residency.
March 05, 2009
Senate Approves Money For Jobs Plan
The Ohio Senate has approved money for a number of targeted industries, including advanced energy and biomedicine.
March 03, 2009
Hollywood Tax Credits Approved
The Ohio House and Senate have approved competing plans to offer tax credits to attract the film industry.
House Approves Cash Bonuses For Vets
The Ohio House has approved a plan to pay cash bonuses to veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
February 18, 2009
Veterans To Get Cash Bonuses
The Ohio Senate has approved a plan to pay cash bonuses to veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
February 16, 2009
Ohio Comes Up Short In Federal Aid
When Strickland chose to craft a state budget plan assuming billions of dollars from the federal government, he took a calculated political risk.
February 11, 2009
Agreement Announced In Race For Stimulus Bill
Moving with lightning speed, key lawmakers announced agreement Wednesday on a $789 billion economic stimulus measure designed to create millions of jobs in a nation reeling from recession.
February 10, 2009
What Will The Stimulus Bill Mean For Ohio?
What will the federal stimulus package mean for Ohioans?
Senate Passes Obama’s Economic Recovery Plan
President Barack Obama’s economic recovery plan has passed the Senate and is on its way to difficult House-Senate negotiations.
January 05, 2009
New Ohio Legislature Has Democrat Heading House
A new Ohio legislature officially opens its session with the Democrats in charge of the House for the first time in 14 years.

