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.

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