E05 - "Fireworks and Leaf Blowers"

Ohio News

• State Budget Signed: Governor Mike DeWine signed the new two-year, $60 billion state budget after issuing 67 line-item vetoes. The budget establishes a flat 2.75% income tax and allocates $600 million from unclaimed funds for a new Cleveland Browns stadium. Key vetoes included measures that would have made school board races partisan and a ban on using food stamps for sugary drinks.
• DEI Ban in Effect: Senate Bill 1 is now law, banning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and faculty strikes at Ohio's public colleges. An effort to repeal the law via a public referendum failed to get enough signatures.
• Ice Cream Trail: In honor of National Ice Cream Month, TourismOhio has expanded its Ohio Ice Cream Trail to feature over 150 ...