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The budget includes tax cuts and universal vouchers that were a key part of the Senate's plan and funding for K-12 schools that were part of the House proposal.

The new two-year state budget is supposed to be passed by June 30 but it's looking more and more like that's not going to happen so the Ohio House has taken action to keep the state operating while negotiations continue.

The deadline for adopting a new two-year state budget is June 30, but lawmakers can't agree whether they can resolve their differences in time.

The differences between the Ohio House and Senate budgets might not be resolved by the June 30 deadline, Speaker Jason Stephens said.

An analysis by Policy Matters Ohio finds more than 80% of benefit from the Senate's income tax changes will go to the top fifth of earners.

The Ohio Senate Finance Committee has released its working budget, and it includes many changes from the budget passed by the House.

Ohio Business Roundtable Executive Director Pat Tiberi, Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov Jon Husted are urging lawmakers who are considering the two-year state budget right now to include funding DeWine proposed for K-12 education, college and job training.

Several lawmakers wanted to propose more than two dozen amendments to the budget, but the vote in the end was overwhelming.

There are some big departures from Gov. Mike DeWine's initial budget, and it passed the committee nearly unanimously.

Public school advocates continue to advocate for a fully funded school finance plan, as some Republicans who have backed the idea of expanding vouchers for private schools are pressing down on the brake pedal.