State budget

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine struck lines prohibiting cities from banning flavored tobacco and on mandatory vaccine bans at universities. But the income tax cut and the exemption to the state's main business tax stay in, though he did veto provisions related to those items.

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

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

Republican lawmakers are pushing for tax cuts during the budget process.

The Ohio House Finance Committee will begin holding hearings this week.

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