Budget director defends sales tax hike plan in Ohio
Ohio budget director Tim Keen defended a proposed 0.5 percent sales tax increase to 6.25 percent at a House Finance hearing. The plan would expand to services and is forecast to raise about 2.62 billion dollars over two years, helping fund Kasich’s income tax cuts to 4.1 percent by 2017 while lawmakers questioned the impact.
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Ohio budget plan would shift aid to wealthier districts
Ohio would alter the funding formula under Kasich's $72.3 billion budget, boosting aid for poorer districts while cutting payments to wealthier ones. The plan phases out certain revenue streams, raises sales taxes, and renames the Board of Regents, with 287 districts gaining and 323 losing money in the first year.
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Reward Issued For Suspect In Elderly Couple Killings In Ohio
A federal warrant and a $20,000 reward were issued for 29 year old Robert Clark suspected of abducting and murdering 88 year old Doyle Chumney and 79 year old Lillian Chumney near Strasbourg Ohio. Suspect Jeffery Stewart was arrested and also charged with murder while another partner Tabatha Hazel is sought in connection with armed robberies across three states.
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Family of Ohio inmate drops civil rights suit
The family of Dennis McGuire, executed in 2014 with a two drug combination, asks a federal judge to dismiss their suit against Ohio and an Illinois drug maker. They say changes to Ohio’s protocol satisfy their concerns and anticipate no further use of the same drugs.
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Fewer deer checked in 2014 15 season details Ohio
Ohio officials report 175 745 deer checked across 2014 15 hunting seasons with archery ending and total down from 191 000 the prior year. County Coshocton led with over 5 700 deer. Bag limits lowered in 46 counties and antlerless permits eliminated in 29 counties as deer management aims to revise population goals via a hunter farmer survey.
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