/tags/fy18-19-budget FY18-19 Budget en-US Copyright Tue, 28 May 2019 19:25:35 GMT /government-politics/2019-05-28/debate-over-whether-private-planes-should-be-exempt-from-sales-tax The Ohio House’s two year state budget repeals tax breaks for personal aircraft or private planes. Now Senators are being urged to remove that provision… Tue, 28 May 2019 19:25:35 GMT /government-politics/2019-05-28/debate-over-whether-private-planes-should-be-exempt-from-sales-tax Jo Ingles /government-politics/2019-02-12/income-tax-take-down-for-two-months-but-budget-director-still-positive State income tax collections have been down for the last two months, leading some to wonder whether Ohio will end the fiscal year with a surplus – or in… Tue, 12 Feb 2019 20:13:00 GMT /government-politics/2019-02-12/income-tax-take-down-for-two-months-but-budget-director-still-positive Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-04-06/income-tax-take-for-march-comes-in-slightly-off-estimates-with-overall-revenues-down-a-bit-too At this time last year, state lawmakers were in the midst of creating a two year budget with a deficit that was more than a half a billion dollars. It’s a… Fri, 06 Apr 2018 04:11:58 GMT /government-politics/2018-04-06/income-tax-take-for-march-comes-in-slightly-off-estimates-with-overall-revenues-down-a-bit-too Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-03-06/februarys-tax-numbers-off-slightly-but-state-still-running-a-surplus After a huge haul to start the year, income tax collections for last month came in below estimates. But the state is still in the black halfway through… Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:25:06 GMT /government-politics/2018-03-06/februarys-tax-numbers-off-slightly-but-state-still-running-a-surplus Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-02-06/january-income-tax-revenue-was-way-up-but-that-may-be-all-in-the-timing January was a huge month for the state’s personal income tax collections. The state’s budget office has been close on its forecasts so far this fiscal… Tue, 06 Feb 2018 22:31:25 GMT /government-politics/2018-02-06/january-income-tax-revenue-was-way-up-but-that-may-be-all-in-the-timing Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-01-22/state-will-ask-feds-for-work-requirements-for-medicaid-recipients-though-debate-continues-on-idea The budget passed last year requires the state to apply for permission to impose work requirements on able-bodied Medicaid recipients. That could mean… Mon, 22 Jan 2018 19:46:32 GMT /government-politics/2018-01-22/state-will-ask-feds-for-work-requirements-for-medicaid-recipients-though-debate-continues-on-idea Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-01-05/revenues-down-for-december-but-budget-estimates-coming-in-close-to-estimates-again The state budget office’s forecasts of how much money would come in each month continue to be very close to reality, as of the totals from the first six… Fri, 05 Jan 2018 20:42:56 GMT /government-politics/2018-01-05/revenues-down-for-december-but-budget-estimates-coming-in-close-to-estimates-again Karen Kasler /government-politics/2017-12-06/budget-estimates-prove-to-be-nearly-accurate-for-second-month-in-a-row State tax revenue came in very close to estimates in November. That’s the second month in a row that forecasts have nearly right on target.Personal income… Wed, 06 Dec 2017 21:24:07 GMT /government-politics/2017-12-06/budget-estimates-prove-to-be-nearly-accurate-for-second-month-in-a-row Karen Kasler /government-politics/2017-11-06/october-revenue-report-hits-close-to-estimates After a tough year of forecasting last year, the state's budget projections turned out to be right on target for last month. The state budget office's… Mon, 06 Nov 2017 19:56:11 GMT /government-politics/2017-11-06/october-revenue-report-hits-close-to-estimates Andy Chow /government-politics/2017-10-05/preliminary-numbers-show-income-tax-revenue-fell-short-of-estimates-in-september State tax revenue came in below estimates last month, after two months of better-than-expected numbers. But the state says it’s still in good financial… Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:11:38 GMT /government-politics/2017-10-05/preliminary-numbers-show-income-tax-revenue-fell-short-of-estimates-in-september Andy Chow