The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) is scheduled to hear rules on school procedures for utilizing door barricades to protect students from an active shooter.  The budget bill, HB64 (R. Smith), directed the Ohio Department of Commerce's Board of...

2020 Tax Policy Study Commission Co-chair Rep. Jeff McClain (R-Upper Sandusky) today announced that the Commission will hold it's next hearing April 27 or 28 and will consider the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit as well as cable and satellite taxes. 

Local districts should be able to use new financing mechanisms for their share of Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) projects so long as adequate protections are maintained, the commission recommended Tuesday. Budget Director Tim Keen, chairman of the...

Democratic lawmakers recently introduced legislation (HB 492) aimed at bolstering local infrastructure. The measure, called “Restore Ohio,” was introduced by Rep. Denise Driehaus (D-Cincinnati) and Rep. John Rogers (D-Mentor-on-the-Lake) and would leverage $1 billion...