[Opinion] Governor Green Enacts State Budget

King Votes ‘Yes’, Governor Approves Ohio Operating Budget

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Legislative Opinion: Marklein statement on state budget

Sen. Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green), Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), made the following statement last week following the Senate’s passage of the bipartisan state budget bill: “I am very proud of the bipartisan budget that was negotiated between the Legislature and the Governor. Using a fiscally responsible approach, our bipartisan budget makes countless meaningful investments to help make our state a better place to live, wo…

Governor Green Enacts State Budget

Governor Green recently signed House Bill 300 (Act 250), the Executive Biennium Budget that funds state operations and supports the sustainability and development of our state through capital improvement projects (CIP). The budget appropriates $19.8 billion across all means of financing in fiscal year 2026 and $19.7 billion in fiscal year 2027, including $10.53 billion in general funds in fiscal 2026 and $10.58 billion in fiscal 2027. For CIP, t…