Statehouse and Around Ohio
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Ohio House Passes Bill to Raise Deduction Limits for State 529 Plan, ABLE Savings Account Contributions
Education, Health-Wellness-Disability, Inclusion & Accessibility, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Statehouse and Around OhioColumbus, Ohio – The Ohio House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously passed legislation to update tax deductions for contributions to state 529 plans and ABLE savings accounts, announced bill sponsors, State Representatives Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) and Nick Santucci (R-Niles). House Bill 48 will raise the annual deduction limit for married, joint filers for contributions to…
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Advocates: Huge numbers of Ohioans stand to lose food benefits if GOP House budget becomes law
A food drive. Stock photo from Getty Images By: Marty Schladen – Ohio Capital Journal The executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks is trying to get the word out: If the budget passed by the U.S. House of Representatives becomes reality, it could trash the state budget and make many, many Ohioans go hungry. The…
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Ohio near the top in April unemployment
Stock photo from Getty Images. State spends billions on job incentives that mostly benefit the wealthy Marty Schladen – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio had the sixth-highest unemployment of any state in April. The news comes after years of state officials spending billions on economic growth programs tilted heavily toward the wealthy. It might seem ironic, but…
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2025 Ohio Sales Tax Holiday
Loveland, Ohio – The 2025 Sales Tax Holiday will run for two full weeks, beginning at 12:00 AM on Friday, August 1, and ending at 11:59 PM on Thursday, August 14. In 2024, the holiday from sales tax was expanded to include more items and run for a longer period. Instead of the usual three…
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How Trump’s ‘one, big, beautiful’ tax bill could impact programs for women and children
Health & Wellness, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Statehouse and Around OhioU.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump’s agenda at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. The tax and spending legislation, called the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” Act, redirects money to the military and border security…
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More than 3 million people would lose SNAP benefits under GOP bill, nonpartisan report says
At a farm market in St. Petersburg, Florida, SNAP recipients were able to use their Electronic Benefits Transfer cards for food. (Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA). By: Jacob Fischler – Ohio Capital Journal The massive tax and spending bill passed by U.S. House Republicans would likely result in 3.2 million people losing food assistance benefits, and saddle states…
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U.S. House Republican cuts to Medicaid, food assistance would impact hundreds of thousands in Ohio
Health & Wellness, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Statehouse and Around OhioU.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters as he leaves a news conference following a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on April 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) By: Susan Tebben – Ohio Capital Journal The U.S. House Republican budget bill could spell significant losses for…
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Ohio Senate Democrats hope to fully fund public schools, not fund Browns stadium in state budget
Ohio state Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson, D-Toledo, and other members of the Senate Democratic Caucus discuss the amendments they submitted to the state’s two-year operating budget. (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal). By: Megan Henry – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Senate Democrats have submitted 423 amendments to the two-year state operating budget — including one removing…
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Ohio private college presidents ask to get rid of proposed changes to Governor’s Merit Scholarship
Getty Images By: Megan Henry – Ohio Capital Journel Ohio private college presidents slammed proposed requirements for participating in the Governor’s Merit Scholarship that were added to the House’s version of the two-year operating budget during testimony in the Senate Higher Education Committee. The committee had four hearings on the budget, which Senate lawmakers are currently working on.…
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Ohio property tax repeal campaign preparing to collect signatures
Ballot petition signature collection. Photo by WEWS. By: Nick Evans – Ohio Capital Journal In a short meeting, the Ohio Ballot Board signed off on a proposed constitutional amendment abolishing property taxes in the state. The only question before the board was whether the proposal contains one or multiple amendments. Supporters contend lawmakers have been unwilling or…
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