Finance chairs in both chambers are each planning one more hearing next week on the $6 billion capital budget in time for a Wednesday floor vote, they confirmed Thursday.
Lawmakers in both chambers had their first chance Tuesday to question the state budget director on the recently released and much-anticipated capital budget for Fiscal Years 2025-2026, which thanks to the addition of one-time project spending from the state's surplus revenue is the largest in Ohio history.
The House Finance Committee on Wednesday weighed whether the Ohio Housing Trust Fund should benefit from a fast-tracked proposal aimed at modernizing county recorders, though sponsors argued that issue should be addressed separately.
Ohio State University officials left little ambiguity Wednesday about whether the school would meet the Jan. 1 deadline for alignment with the state's preferred approach to literacy instruction.
Ohio's colleges of education are working to align with the approach to literacy instruction preferred by Gov. Mike DeWine and the legislature, officials told a House panel recently.
Leaders of the departments of Education & Workforce and Higher Education told members of a House panel Wednesday they're moving quickly to implement new reading instruction policies.