/tags/rainy-day-fund rainy day fund en-US Copyright Fri, 07 May 2021 00:08:15 GMT /government-politics/2021-05-06/sales-taxes-up-overall-ohio-revenues-are-down-but-that-could-flip-next-month Ohio’s sales tax revenues were up for the last month, but income tax collections were way down.The state’s Office of Budget and Management says overall,… Fri, 07 May 2021 00:08:15 GMT /government-politics/2021-05-06/sales-taxes-up-overall-ohio-revenues-are-down-but-that-could-flip-next-month Karen Kasler /government-politics/2021-01-27/advocates-for-social-services-and-education-say-its-time-to-tap-ohios-rainy-day-fund A coalition of more than 100 unions and progressive advocacy groups is calling on state leaders to avoid making cuts to front-line workers serving Ohio’s… Wed, 27 Jan 2021 21:49:58 GMT /government-politics/2021-01-27/advocates-for-social-services-and-education-say-its-time-to-tap-ohios-rainy-day-fund Jo Ingles /economy/2018-08-07/kasich-proposes-withholding-less-from-paychecks The state’s budget office is forecasting a surplus at the end of this fiscal year. Gov. John Kasich says he wants to take that extra money and adjust… Tue, 07 Aug 2018 20:26:23 GMT /economy/2018-08-07/kasich-proposes-withholding-less-from-paychecks Andy Chow /government-politics/2018-07-17/dems-push-for-investments-using-rainy-day-fund Democratic leaders are calling on the state to release some of the $2.7 billion in the state’s Rainy Day Fund. As Statehoue correspondent Andy Chow… Tue, 17 Jul 2018 19:05:10 GMT /government-politics/2018-07-17/dems-push-for-investments-using-rainy-day-fund Andy Chow /government-politics/2018-07-11/state-rainy-day-fund-climbs-to-2-7b-dems-criticize-budget-cuts The state has deposited more than $650 million dollars into the rainy day fund. Despite being a large pot of money, Gov. John Kasich is warning state… Wed, 11 Jul 2018 20:31:56 GMT /government-politics/2018-07-11/state-rainy-day-fund-climbs-to-2-7b-dems-criticize-budget-cuts Andy Chow /government-politics/2017-07-07/budget-director-says-though-his-tax-projections-were-off-state-ended-fiscal-year-in-the-black The state budget director was off by almost a billion dollars in its projections on tax collections for the fiscal year. But his prediction that the year… Fri, 07 Jul 2017 20:17:29 GMT /government-politics/2017-07-07/budget-director-says-though-his-tax-projections-were-off-state-ended-fiscal-year-in-the-black Karen Kasler /government-politics/2017-05-22/report-tapping-rainy-day-fund-in-budget-crisis-may-not-hurt-states-credit-rating There’s been a lot of discussion about when or if to use the $2 billion in the state’s rainy day fund. A national group has studied the impact of using… Mon, 22 May 2017 20:02:32 GMT /government-politics/2017-05-22/report-tapping-rainy-day-fund-in-budget-crisis-may-not-hurt-states-credit-rating Karen Kasler /government-politics/2017-05-17/senate-dems-its-time-to-go-to-the-rainy-day-fund-to-fight-opioid-epidemic Democratic senators believe Ohio has reached a critical point in the opioid epidemic and needs to turn to extreme measures in order to tackle the problem.… Wed, 17 May 2017 19:45:53 GMT /government-politics/2017-05-17/senate-dems-its-time-to-go-to-the-rainy-day-fund-to-fight-opioid-epidemic Andy Chow /government-politics/2017-04-19/dewine-talks-opioid-crisis-is-asked-if-state-should-use-rainy-day-funds-to-fight-it Ohio’s opioid crisis has been tearing through the state causing one tragedy after another. For months, Democrats have been calling on Gov. John Kasich to… Wed, 19 Apr 2017 19:42:40 GMT /government-politics/2017-04-19/dewine-talks-opioid-crisis-is-asked-if-state-should-use-rainy-day-funds-to-fight-it Andy Chow /government-politics/2017-01-12/governor-kasichs-new-theme-community-intervention-over-government-action Gov. John Kasich has been warning for months now that tax revenues coming into the state are below expectations and that the upcoming two-year state… Thu, 12 Jan 2017 23:13:23 GMT /government-politics/2017-01-12/governor-kasichs-new-theme-community-intervention-over-government-action