/news/tags/ohio-transportation-budget Ohio transportation budget en-US Copyright Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:41:16 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-03-30/ohios-8-billion-transportation-budget-is-awaiting-gov-mike-dewines-signature Public transit is getting $70 million per year, a significant increase from the amount earmarked in the original proposal. Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:41:16 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-03-30/ohios-8-billion-transportation-budget-is-awaiting-gov-mike-dewines-signature Connor Steffen /news/government-politics/2021-03-04/transportation-budget-passes-house-committee-moves-toward-floor-vote The most recent version includes restoring funding cuts to public transit and additional funding for the highway patrol, while reducing proposed fines and fees in other areas. Thu, 04 Mar 2021 05:15:40 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-03-04/transportation-budget-passes-house-committee-moves-toward-floor-vote Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2019-07-30/front-license-plates-still-up-for-debate-at-statehouse A pair of Republican senators want to keep requiring Ohio vehicles to have front license plates. A new provision that drops that requirement goes into… Tue, 30 Jul 2019 12:41:30 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-07-30/front-license-plates-still-up-for-debate-at-statehouse Andy Chow /news/government-politics/2019-03-20/dewine-advocates-for-gas-tax-increase-amid-ohio-senate-changes Republican Senate leaders say they plan on making more changes to the transportation budget, which might include making further cuts to the proposed gas… Thu, 21 Mar 2019 01:22:18 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-03-20/dewine-advocates-for-gas-tax-increase-amid-ohio-senate-changes Andy Chow /news/government-politics/2019-03-18/senate-republicans-may-further-reduce-gas-tax-increase The Ohio Senate is preparing to roll out its revised version of the transportation budget, which right now includes a gas tax hike of just under 11 cents.… Tue, 19 Mar 2019 01:54:31 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-03-18/senate-republicans-may-further-reduce-gas-tax-increase Andy Chow /news/government-politics/2019-03-13/cities-fight-back-against-traffic-cam-restrictions-in-new-state-transportation-budget It’s been a few years, but state lawmakers are trying again to put rules on local traffic cameras, which they’ve said communities are using to generate… Wed, 13 Mar 2019 20:49:49 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-03-13/cities-fight-back-against-traffic-cam-restrictions-in-new-state-transportation-budget Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2019-03-11/dewine-opposes-federal-gas-tax-hike Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine doesn’t think there should be a federal hike in the gas tax. DeWine said increasing the federal gas tax wouldn’t be good for… Tue, 12 Mar 2019 03:13:03 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-03-11/dewine-opposes-federal-gas-tax-hike Jo Ingles /news/government-politics/2019-02-05/ohio-house-speaker-says-maintaining-roads-comes-before-public-transit Advocates for public transportation say they’re concerned that there’s no one from that sector on Gov. Mike DeWine’s committee that will recommend how to… Tue, 05 Feb 2019 21:30:00 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-02-05/ohio-house-speaker-says-maintaining-roads-comes-before-public-transit Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2017-03-27/ohio-legislators-reach-a-deal-on-the-state-transportation-budget Republicans in the House and Senate have reached a compromise on the transportation budget. The House and Senate went back and forth in a joint committee… Mon, 27 Mar 2017 23:29:58 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-03-27/ohio-legislators-reach-a-deal-on-the-state-transportation-budget Andy Chow