Ohio

A bipartisan plan for funding Ohio’s public schools gives more control to local districts and will help develop the state’s students into the workforce of the future, its proponents say.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ decision to grant Ohio’s work requirement request could boost Medicaid recipients’ earnings, proponents say, while critics say the decision could cost 36,000 Ohioans their access to healthcare.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday unveiled his proposed budget for fiscal years 2020-2021, one he called “a budget for Ohio’s future” containing no tax increase.