/tags/tim-keen Tim Keen en-US Copyright Mon, 06 Aug 2018 20:10:45 GMT /economy/2018-08-06/state-reports-slight-bump-in-revenue-income-tax-receipts-dip The state is off to a better than expected fiscal year with revenues coming in slightly higher than estimates. The new fiscal year, however, is seeing the… Mon, 06 Aug 2018 20:10:45 GMT /economy/2018-08-06/state-reports-slight-bump-in-revenue-income-tax-receipts-dip Andy Chow /government-politics/2018-02-06/january-income-tax-revenue-was-way-up-but-that-may-be-all-in-the-timing January was a huge month for the state’s personal income tax collections. The state’s budget office has been close on its forecasts so far this fiscal… Tue, 06 Feb 2018 22:31:25 GMT /government-politics/2018-02-06/january-income-tax-revenue-was-way-up-but-that-may-be-all-in-the-timing Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-01-26/budget-director-raises-concerns-about-need-for-tripling-funds-for-capping-orphan-wells The state budget director is pushing back on a bill that environmental advocates and the oil and gas industry say would streamline the process of capping… Fri, 26 Jan 2018 18:44:44 GMT /government-politics/2018-01-26/budget-director-raises-concerns-about-need-for-tripling-funds-for-capping-orphan-wells Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-01-25/environmental-group-oil-gas-lobbyists-want-more-money-for-capping-orphan-wells An environmental group and an oil and gas industry lobbying group are both praising a bill that passed the House that would streamline the process of… Thu, 25 Jan 2018 15:18:27 GMT /government-politics/2018-01-25/environmental-group-oil-gas-lobbyists-want-more-money-for-capping-orphan-wells Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-01-05/revenues-down-for-december-but-budget-estimates-coming-in-close-to-estimates-again The state budget office’s forecasts of how much money would come in each month continue to be very close to reality, as of the totals from the first six… Fri, 05 Jan 2018 20:42:56 GMT /government-politics/2018-01-05/revenues-down-for-december-but-budget-estimates-coming-in-close-to-estimates-again Karen Kasler /government-politics/2017-11-06/october-revenue-report-hits-close-to-estimates After a tough year of forecasting last year, the state's budget projections turned out to be right on target for last month. The state budget office's… Mon, 06 Nov 2017 19:56:11 GMT /government-politics/2017-11-06/october-revenue-report-hits-close-to-estimates Andy Chow /government-politics/2017-10-05/preliminary-numbers-show-income-tax-revenue-fell-short-of-estimates-in-september State tax revenue came in below estimates last month, after two months of better-than-expected numbers. But the state says it’s still in good financial… Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:11:38 GMT /government-politics/2017-10-05/preliminary-numbers-show-income-tax-revenue-fell-short-of-estimates-in-september Andy Chow /taxes/2017-09-07/personal-income-tax-revenue-above-estimates-for-second-month-in-a-row For the second month in a row, the state collected more income taxes than forecasts suggested it would. That’s quite a turnaround from last year, when the… Thu, 07 Sep 2017 20:57:39 GMT /taxes/2017-09-07/personal-income-tax-revenue-above-estimates-for-second-month-in-a-row Karen Kasler /government-politics/2017-08-04/preliminary-report-shows-higher-than-expected-personal-income-tax-revenues Just one month ago the House, Senate and governor finished a marathon budget battle where leaders had to fill a $1 billion gap. Now the state is getting… Fri, 04 Aug 2017 19:00:48 GMT /government-politics/2017-08-04/preliminary-report-shows-higher-than-expected-personal-income-tax-revenues Andy Chow /government-politics/2017-07-21/ending-budget-year-balance-included-54-million-taken-from-15-rotary-funds Ohio tax collections for the fiscal year that ended last month were more than $850 million off estimates. But the state ended the year with a balance of… Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:11:08 GMT /government-politics/2017-07-21/ending-budget-year-balance-included-54-million-taken-from-15-rotary-funds Karen Kasler