Ohio Report for Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Senate Report
House Report

Slightly Rosier Budget Projections Mitigated By Unfunded Medicaid Changes, Budget Conferees Told; Kasich Still Wants More Tax Cuts

The state should have a little more financial leeway over the next two years than was expected when Gov. John Kasich's fiscal year 2014-2015 spending plan was unveiled four months ago, budget conference committee members were told Tuesday.

However, the revised financial forecast data presented to lawmakers, based largely on consultants' economic forecasts of a slow but steadily improving economy, does not point to any large increases in state funding that government service advocates had hoped for in education and other areas.