The Ohio Historical Society and the State Budget

Gov. Ted Strickland signed on July 17th the $50.5 billion state budget for Fiscal Years 2010-11, which reduces state spending by $2 billion compared to the previous two-year state budget. The state’s economic misfortunes have been well publicized. The state received a whopping $2.32 billion less in tax revenue in the fiscal year that ended [...]

House Hearing Alert–We Need Your Help!

The House Finance & Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) has set public hearings on the “impact of potential Senate budget decisions” in Statehouse Room 313 at the following times: Thursday, July 2 @ 3 pm Monday, July 6 @ 10 am Tuesday, July 7 @ 2 pm  We need your voice! Don’t let Ohio [...]

Governor’s Budget Takes OHS to 1986 Funding Levels!

  The Space Shuttle Challenger explosion. Chernobyl. Iran-Contra.   These were all in the news in 1986. The cost of a U.S. postal stamp was 22 cents, half of what it is today. It was also the last time the state of Ohio invested less than $8 million in the Ohio Historical Society. Nevertheless, Governor [...]