However, the new proposal suggests increasing the excise tax to 15% and redirecting all the revenue to Ohio's general fund.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine kicked off the state's biannual budget process Monday with a proposed 2026-2027 operating budget package that would cost the state $61 billion, about $25 billion less than the ...

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine made a stop by Zanesville High School on Tuesday. Governor Mike DeWine is on his two-day budget tour now that he has introduced his executive budget for the fiscal years 2026 ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine visited the Owens Child Development Center in Perrysburg on Tuesday, the day after he announced his proposed budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, which focuses on children and ...

DeWine says the additional tax increase could generate anywhere from $130 million-$180 million per year.

DeWine said not enough kids across the state are going to drivers’ education, and he thinks that is causing more issues on ...

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine presented his budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027, set to go into effect on ...

Under the new executive order, state agencies, boards and commissions are now required to return to the office no later than ...

Lawmakers will take the next several months to make adjustments to the budget before the governor gives his final approval ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order Tuesday requiring some state employees to return to regular in-office work, ...

There are some limited exceptions. DeWine says some state office space that was leased no longer exists, so those situations will be handled case-by-case. He said department and agency leaders should ...

The return date of March 17 set by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine falls almost five years to the day after the state declared an ...