Lawmakers on Monday expressed frustration that a $50 million budget-backed program has yet to spend a single dollar to expand broadband access through reimbursements for pole installations and the like.
Local lawmakers are celebrating the Tuesday announcement of Akron as one of 12 national Tech Hubs around the country – a designation bringing with it a $51 million federal investment.
Following through on a course charted last week, the legislature with broad bipartisan support passed a $6.2 billion bricks-and-mortar spending package in the final session before summer recess.
Lawmakers are continuing down the path laid out last week to pass the largest capital budget ever on Wednesday.
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.
In what has become a recurring theme of Controlling Board meetings, a Department of Natural Resources' land acquisition request was held for questioning by multiple Republican members, but ultimately received approval.
A revised proposal intended to help Ohioans plan for the costs of medical procedures was one of six bills approved by the Senate on Wednesday.