During a Senate Committee on Finance hearing titled “Anti-Poverty and Family Support Provisions in the Tax Code,” U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called for an expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) to cut taxes for families and help them keep up with the rising cost of living.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown hosted a conference call with Ohio parents and farmers to discuss his efforts to make child care more available and affordable in rural communities.
U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) led 41 Senate Democrats in reintroducing the Working Families Tax Relief Act.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) convened more than 30 Ohio college and university presidents for his 16th annual College Presidents Conference in Washington, D.C.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted discussed a number of priority items in the new Fiscal Year 2024-2025 operating budget that will support Ohio's workforce, children, and communities.
There were 133 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Ohio in the week ending July 1, making up 5.9% of total deaths by all causes in Ohio.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $1,076,472 grant to the University of Cincinnati for research on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $1,499,602 grant to The Ohio State University for research on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
Ohio collected $15 million in miscellaneous tax revenue during the second quarter of 2023, a 34.8% decrease from the same period the previous year when $23 million was reported, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
Ohio collected $15 million in miscellaneous tax revenue during the second quarter of 2023, a 6.3% decrease from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $2,496,445 grant to Case Western Reserve University for research on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) urged the State and Commerce Departments to warn American businesses still operating in Russia that they could indirectly and inadvertently be funding Putin’s invasion of Ukraine – and putting themselves at legal risk.
With the state budget deadline looming, the legislature cast their final votes on Ohio's biennial budget, forwarding it to Governor Mike DeWine. Late on July 3rd, Governor DeWine signed the $190 billion budget into law after issuing vetoes on 44 items. Noteworthy vetoes included tobacco-related provisions, student vaccine refusal allowances at higher education institutions, an expanded sales tax holiday, and other legislative overreaches.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine requested that President Joseph R. Biden issue a Major Presidential Disaster Declaration relating to the Norfolk Southern train derailment and release of hazardous chemicals that occurred in East Palestine. on July 5 was the deadline set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency following a previous extension request.