135th General Assembly

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Senate Advances Main Operating Budget - Issues With Brownfield Program Remain

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Senate Advances Main Operating Budget - Issues With Brownfield Program Remain

As we did last week, GOPC is strongly urging supporters to contact members of the House of Representatives and urge them to reject the changes made to HB33 related to the Brownfield and Demolition programs.

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🚨GOPC ACTION ALERT🚨 Proposed Changes Could Adversely Impact Brownfield, Residential Tax Abatement

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🚨GOPC ACTION ALERT🚨 Proposed Changes Could Adversely Impact Brownfield, Residential Tax Abatement

Earlier this week, the Ohio Senate introduced its substitute budget bill. It makes changes to the Ohio Brownfield Remediation and Building Demolition & Site Revitalization Programs, and how communities may use residential tax abatement in the future. 

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UPDATE: Governor Signs Transportation Budget

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UPDATE: Governor Signs Transportation Budget

On March 31, Governor Mike DeWine signed the state transportation budget without issuing a veto, permitting the fully agreed upon legislative conference report to become law without removing any provisions in the bill.

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Transportation Budget Heads to Conference Committee; House Finance Resumes Budget Work

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Transportation Budget Heads to Conference Committee; House Finance Resumes Budget Work

Work on the transportation budget should wrap-up by the end of this week, with main operating budget work continuing through June.

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Concern Over Institutional Real Estate Investment Spurs Legislation at Statehouse

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Concern Over Institutional Real Estate Investment Spurs Legislation at Statehouse

Investment in single-family homes by bulk real estate investors has been on the rise nationally and across Ohio for more than two decades. Now, the recently accelerated pace of acquisition has inspired the Ohio Statehouse to attempt to rein-in the practice.

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Ohio House Approves Changes to Transportation Budget, Ohio Senate Begins Work

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Ohio House Approves Changes to Transportation Budget, Ohio Senate Begins Work

Over the past two weeks, the House made a number of substantial changes to the budget, which allocates funding to the Ohio Department of Transportation and other transportation-related entities.

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GOPC Testifies in Support of Public Transit, Active Transportation Policies at Statehouse

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GOPC Testifies in Support of Public Transit, Active Transportation Policies at Statehouse

On February 15, GOPC Director of Strategic Engagement Jason Warner testified before the Ohio House Finance Committee regarding the state transportation budget, which was introduced two weeks earlier by Governor Mike DeWine.

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Main Operating Budget Proposal Submitted to the General Assembly

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Main Operating Budget Proposal Submitted to the General Assembly

With the introduction of the budget blue book, the work of passing the two year state budget now shifts to the Ohio General Assembly. Hearings should begin soon in the Ohio House of Representatives, with the Ohio Senate likely to begin work in April or May.

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