As Ohio lawmakers haggle over a $51.3-billion budget initiative, several amendments have caught the attention of veterinary leaders in the state. House Finance and Appropriations Committee hearings began on the 800-page document at presstime. The plan would impact numbers of investigators, personnel,...
June 15, 2023: As part of a budget bill, the Senate includes language focused on doubling Ohio's sports betting tax to 20%. The bill now returns to the House for further examination. June 1, 2023: Ohio suffers its worst sports betting month in April, recording a handle of just $521.7...
On July 18, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a two-year budget bill (HB 166), his first since taking office. Included in the budget bill are a variety of provisions that impact state law governing economic development incentives. Several of the most noteworthy provisions governing economic deve...
Starting with the 2023-2024 school year, Ohio students in kindergarten must participate in annual dyslexia screenings aimed at identifying student learning disabilities at an early age. House Bill (HB) 583, sponsored by State Representatives Adam Bird (R-New Richmond) and Don Jones (R-Freeport)...
Democratic California State Sen. Scott Wiener and a host of other Democrats rolled out Senate Bill 222 on Monday, characterizing it as a means to make oil companies atone for the fires and stabilize California’s faltering insurance market. This, as residents pick up the pieces from the devasta...
On February 1, 2021, Governor DeWine and Lieutenant Governor Husted unveiled their Executive Budget for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2023. The Investing in Ohio Initiative within the proposed Executive Budget includes $460 million to support Ohio’s small businesses. The proposal includes: Investing $200 mi...
In the first head-to-head showdown for two big-budget fantasy series on Nielsen’s weekly streaming chart, Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power got the edge over HBO Max’s House of the Dragon.For the week of August 29-September 4, the first two episodes of Lot...
In order to be enacted into law, a bill must be adopted by both houses of the General Assembly and signed by the governor. If the governor vetoes a bill, the General Assembly can override the veto with a three-fifths supermajority of both houses. A bill will also become a law if the...
Rep. Brian Babin has introduced a bill that would end automatic birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents of illegal aliens. Automatic birthright citizenship, regardless of parent’s legal status, is “one of the abused aspects of our immigration system,” Babin, R-Texas...
The economy “grew strongly” in 2023, compared with the previous year, CBO notes. The budget office also said inflation should continue slowing this year, in line with the Federal Reserve’s long-run goal of 2 percent, while the central bank is expected to reduce interest rates in the com...