Category archive for ‘Committee Hearings’ rss

  • Kasich capital bill not as small as advertised, but local governments still lose

    The capital bill, up for a vote in the House tomorrow, lacks funding for community projects, not because the money isn’t there, but because the Governor decided he didn’t want to fund them. Kasich’s budget director claims their capital bill is smaller than any in a decade, an assertion not backed up by facts. In 2009, Governor Strickland passed a capital bill that was smaller than Kasich’s, but that funded community projects.

    3/21/12 • (1)

  • Budget hearings this week

    It’s going to be another busy week of budget hearings – we have the details.

    3/20/12 • (0)

  • News: Floor Vote on Capital bill expected Thursday

    The state capital budget is on the fast-track to passage, at least in the House. Speaker Batchelder indicates a floor vote is possible next Thursday in a newly-scheduled 1 p.m. session. Meanwhile, hearings on the MBR, scheduled for today, have been cancelled and will be rescheduled next week.

    Meanwhile, the MBR, which Governor Kasich unveiled at a press conference yesterday, still remains to be introduced, and a hearing with testimony from OBM Director Keen set for this morning has been cancelled. Hearings are expected to begin in the House Finance committee next week.

    3/15/12 • (0)

  • News: MBR to be heard by multiple committees; no details on tax plan

    Speaker Batchelder indicates that some of the language of the Governor’s policy-filled Mid-Biennium Review budget bill is not ready yet, despite the scheduling of hearings beginning this morning. This isn’t the first time the Kasich administration has asked legislators to hear a bill without language to review.

    3/15/12 • (1)

  • Senate amendments coming soon

    This week: one committee hearing and amendments due to the Chairman’s office. We’re in the homestretch, kids!

    5/23/11 • (0)

  • Catching up and the week ahead

    Apologies for being away a week, but life got in the way. Thankfully we had a lot of posts this week, thanks to my collaborator. And the week ahead looks busy with more hearings, including statewide elected officials, public testimony and a possible amendment deadline.

    5/15/11 • (0)

  • Senate Hearings: The Week Ahead

    This week, we settle into a more leisurely pace of budget activities, relative to last week’s craziness. There are hearings in the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We have the schedule.

    5/08/11 • (2)

  • Upcoming Senate Hearings – Revised Schedule

    Even as the House prepares for a floor debate tomorrow on the state budget, Senate hearings are in full swing. Some of the hearings scheduled for tomorrow and Friday have changed slightly, and we have the update. We also link to the Senate Finance Committee’s website for full calendars and electronic copies of witness testimony.

    5/04/11 • (0)