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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarOhio Leaders Convey the AIA Legislative Agenda to Senator Rob Portman
Seen here left to right, Dave Robar, AIA; Jonathan Barnes, AIA; Elizabeth Corbin Murphy, FAIA; Bruce Sekanick, AIA; Senator Rob Portman; Mike Schuster, FAIA; Patrick Hillier, AIA AIA Ohio officers and component presidents-elect met with the offices of...
Poll: Voters Oppose Governor’s Tax Plan
While Ohio voters may be softening on Gov. John Kasich himself, they don't show that same affinity to his tax plan in the introduced version of HB59 (Amstutz), the biennium budget, a new poll finds. Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, which released a poll on...
Sales Tax Package In Doubt; Mid-April Floor Vote Planned For Budget
Majority Republicans in the House appear poised to shake up Governor Kasich's $63.3 billion budget considerably in the coming weeks, with a proposed sales tax extension to services apparently on thin ice and an overhaul of the administration’s plan for Medicaid...
Taxing Architectural Services Has Been Proposed
It 's Time to Tell Your Legislators Why That's a Bad Idea! Governor Kasich's proposed Budget Bill (HB 59) would extend the sales tax to most services, including architectural services. Legislators have begun hearings on this bill and ne ed to know how this new...
Legislative Action Alert
Recently Governor Kasich proposed a budget bill (HB59), which includes a new sales tax o n Architectural services. Clearly, this would create many obstacles and disadvantages for our profession just as the "Great Recession" is slowly beginning to turn to more positive...
More on OFCC Budget Testimony
Newly proposed grant funding for school safety upgrades sparked a slew of questions from House members Thursday who questioned how the $12 million fund would be used and whether it is enough. Richard Hickman, executive director of the Ohio Facilities...
OFCC Testifies at Budget Hearing
The House Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee took testimony February 21 with regard to the proposed budget for the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC). Commission Executive Director Richard Hickman said the biennial budget for the recently...
AIA Ohio Celebrates New Fellows
AIA Ohio sees two members elevated to the College of Fellows Earlier this year, The AIA announced the advancement of 122 members to the College of Fellows, including two from Ohio. John W. Rogers FAIA was elevated to Fellowship for his service and longtime...
Kasich Budget Would Cut Taxes For Both Architects and Firms
While Extending Ohio Sales Tax to Architectural Services If adopted by the Ohio General Assembly, the budget Governor Kasich unveiled February 4 would reduce every architect's income taxes and most firm taxes, but would subject most services, including...
OSFC update on energy efficiency
The Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) Thursday heard an update on an internal study to improve the commission’s energy efficiency program, also known as the HB264 program.Ramzi Najjar, the energy services manager at the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission,...