Category archive for ‘Senate Amendments’ rss

  • My Top Veto Recommendations

    Governor Kasich was so happy with how well the budget process went he thinks his veto list will have so few items on it that it will be historic. Of course this is nonsense so I thought I would go ahead and put together a veto list for him.

    6/29/11 • (4)

  • Massive Tax Giveaway Hidden in Senate Amendments

    A massive, and little-noticed tax giveaway was included in the Senate version of the budget. Will anyone notice in time to fix it?

    6/23/11 • (8)

  • What are the big issues facing the Conference Committee?

    Seeing how today was the first day that the conference committee in charge of hashing out the differences between the Senate and House version met I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at some of the more controversial issues they will be faced with reaching a consensus on.

    6/15/11 • (0)

  • Speaker Batchelder thinks he deserves a pay raise.

    Speaker Batchelder isn’t too excited about the Senate provision cutting lawmakers pay by 5%. In fact, he thinks lawmakers should get a pay raise. Somewhere there is a Democratic operative turning the Speaker’s comments into a million attack ads for the upcoming election cycle.

    6/10/11 • (1)

  • What will this budget’s legacy be?

    John Kasich states yesterday that 50 years from now people are going to be talking about this budget. Which is probably right but it could be for reasons he doesn’t want to discuss.

    6/09/11 • (0)

  • John Kasich talks budget details with press. I live blog it several hours later.

    John Kasich was trapped by reporters today and forced to answer questions about the Senate version of the budget. Thanks to Ohio Capital Blog, this was recorded and I got to fake live blog it several hours later.

    6/08/11 • (1)

  • Senate releases list of new amendments

    Senate leaders met with reporters this afternoon, outlining new amendments they are incorporating into the budget. We have the Senate’s list for your review.

    6/07/11 • (0)

  • Rumored amendments in tomorrow’s Senate bill

    Here’s what’s being reported on this omnibus eve regarding yet more amendments that will be included in tomorrow’s budget revisions in the Senate.

    6/06/11 • (0)

  • Senate Budget Amendments, Round 1, Part 2

    Since we last updated you on what was in the Senate substitute bill, we’ve been reading lots of papers and taking notes. Here are some other odds and ends that are in the Senate bill that you may not have heard about.

    6/06/11 • (0)

  • Budget Week Ahead: June 6-10

    Another fun week is in store for budget watchers!

    6/06/11 • (0)