Ohio lawmakers were deadlocked once again on how to fix Ohio’s budget Wednesday, as a Senate Republican proposal blending most of Gov. Ted Strickland’s tax cut delay with a slew of other funding sources met with swift Democratic opposition.

Ohio’s governor and members of the horse racing industry are concerned that voters’ recent approval of casinos in four cities will hurt the state’s already struggling racetracks, which employ about 12,000.

Advocates say large budget cuts to Ohio’s adoption services will hurt the 3,000 children in need of a stable home.

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.

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has proposed freezing income tax cuts to fund education in the wake of a court decision that could halt his plan to put lottery slot machines at racetracks.

Governor Ted Strickland says he will not be forced into any hasty decisions when it comes to video lottery terminals.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled the state can continue to collect a business tax when it’s applied to grocery store food sales, avoiding what could have been an $188 million annual hole in the state budget.

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 Ross County/Chillicothe library system will start instituting cuts after this week’s library board meeting.

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.