The allocation of more than $150 million to overhaul reading education in the state is just the first step to improving childhood literacy in Ohio, witnesses told a House panel Tuesday.
Lawmakers will get an update on the status of the state's overhauled childhood literacy efforts next week.
College costs, protests and, of course, capital budget requests all drove discussion at Senate Workforce & Higher Education Committee's latest round of hearings with public university leaders.
A plan to allow recovery of lead service line replacement costs via ratemaking drew skepticism from some senators Tuesday.
Eligible children will receive a one-time payment of $120 for groceries this summer under a newly authorized permanent program approved by the Controlling Board on Monday.
A contentions primary season for House Republicans was reflected on the post-primary campaign finance report for the majority caucus' campaign arm.
Practicing and future optometrists said Wednesday that Ohio has an outdated scope of practice that puts them at a competitive disadvantage.
The witnesses streaming into the Statehouse for a busy legislative week starting Tuesday will include the leaders of about a third of the state's 14 public universities.