/tags/budget budget en-US Copyright 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 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 /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 /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 /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 /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 /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 /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 /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 /news/2021-02-08/gov-dewine-adding-gun-regulations-into-budget-proposal Gov. Mike DeWine is bringing back his proposal to create more gun regulations, which he says will reduce crime around the state. These were measures that… Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:33:31 GMT /news/2021-02-08/gov-dewine-adding-gun-regulations-into-budget-proposal Andy Chow /news-partners/npr-news/2021-02-05/senate-says-no-to-15-minimum-wage-for-now-but-democrats-vow-to-push-on Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 remains a priority of President Biden and Democrats after the Senate approved an amendment prohibiting a wage increase during the pandemic. Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:11:11 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2021-02-05/senate-says-no-to-15-minimum-wage-for-now-but-democrats-vow-to-push-on Andrea Hsu, Sam Gringlas, Audie Cornish