Common Ground: A New Year, A NewState Budget
Tara Britton, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy | Edward D. and Dorothy E. Lynde Fellow
January 12, 2017
This edition of Common Ground lays out the process and anticipated schedule of activities of Ohio budget, introduces CCS’ new Board Chair Zulma Zabala, recaps recent media mentions and more.
Key Takeaways
- Every two years, the governor releases budget recommendations and the General Assembly takes the first half of the year to consider the proposal and develop its own versions of a budget for the state.
- There are usually differences between the House- passed and the Senate-passed versions of the budget, and a conference committee is required to reconcile these differences.
- Any provision in any bill that includes appropriations can be line-item vetoed by the governor.