/news/tags/scott-oelslager Scott Oelslager en-US Copyright Thu, 04 Mar 2021 05:15:40 GMT /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/education/2019-10-28/how-did-stark-county-village-win-budget-provision-that-could-allow-it-to-switch-school-districts A Stark county community won a victory in the recent state budget, but it’s not clear how. Lawmakers inserted a provision that will allow the village of… Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:30:42 GMT /news/education/2019-10-28/how-did-stark-county-village-win-budget-provision-that-could-allow-it-to-switch-school-districts Sarah Taylor /news/government-politics/2019-03-06/ohio-house-lawmakers-cut-dewines-proposed-gas-tax-increase Hours after Gov. Mike DeWine’s State of the State speech in which he argued for an 18 cent gas tax increase to fund road repair and maintenance, state… Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:02:33 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-03-06/ohio-house-lawmakers-cut-dewines-proposed-gas-tax-increase Karen Kasler /news/economy/2018-11-26/tax-credit-review-group-decides-on-no-changes A panel of six lawmakers charged with looking at some of the $9 billion in state tax breaks has recommended none of them be eliminated or cut back for… Mon, 26 Nov 2018 11:05:00 GMT /news/economy/2018-11-26/tax-credit-review-group-decides-on-no-changes Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2018-06-28/ohio-payday-lending-reform-bill-is-stuck-in-senate-committee The bill to clamp down on payday lending interest rates and fees has hit another wall. After passing out of the House with strong support, Senate… Thu, 28 Jun 2018 04:58:21 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-06-28/ohio-payday-lending-reform-bill-is-stuck-in-senate-committee Andy Chow /news/government-politics/2018-02-26/capital-budget-puts-money-in-building-new-schools-and-battling-opioid-epidemic State lawmakers have introduced their plan to spend more than $2.6 billion on capital improvements throughout Ohio. Republican Sen. Scott Oelslager says… Tue, 27 Feb 2018 03:50:20 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-02-26/capital-budget-puts-money-in-building-new-schools-and-battling-opioid-epidemic Jo Ingles