/tags/ohio-municipal-league Ohio Municipal League en-US Copyright Fri, 06 Oct 2023 21:02:05 GMT /2023-10-06/ohio-lawmakers-reintroduce-bill-to-change-cities-police-pension-contributions A newly-introduced bill would change how much cities contribute to Ohio's police pension fund. Fri, 06 Oct 2023 21:02:05 GMT /2023-10-06/ohio-lawmakers-reintroduce-bill-to-change-cities-police-pension-contributions Sarah Donaldson /politics-government/2022-06-23/ohio-cities-face-snowballing-effect-with-growing-trend-to-work-from-home Municipalities are expressing concerns over changes in tax revenue and empty office buildings. Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:10:11 GMT /politics-government/2022-06-23/ohio-cities-face-snowballing-effect-with-growing-trend-to-work-from-home Andy Chow /news/2019-10-24/city-state-lawmakers-cant-agree-on-home-rule The home rule provision was added to the Ohio constitution by voters in 1912, and the struggles between local officials and state lawmakers have raged… Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news/2019-10-24/city-state-lawmakers-cant-agree-on-home-rule Karen Kasler /statehouse-news-stories/2019-02-22/state-lawmakers-mulling-over-impact-of-gas-tax-increase Gov. Mike DeWine says raising the gas tax from 28-cents a gallon to 46-cents a gallon will help fill a $1 billion construction budget shortfall, but the... Fri, 22 Feb 2019 20:04:59 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2019-02-22/state-lawmakers-mulling-over-impact-of-gas-tax-increase Andy Chow /news/2018-12-14/ohio-cities-say-they-need-state-funding-restored-to-fix-infrastructure Ohio’s cities have seen about $450 million in cuts to their local government funds under Gov. John Kasich. The Ohio Municipal League, a lobby group that… Fri, 14 Dec 2018 20:11:51 GMT /news/2018-12-14/ohio-cities-say-they-need-state-funding-restored-to-fix-infrastructure Jo Ingles /news/2018-06-21/ohio-supreme-court-says-state-can-withhold-funds-to-cities-with-red-light-cameras The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the state can cut funding to certain communities using traffic cameras. But the ruling may not have much… Thu, 21 Jun 2018 12:17:33 GMT /news/2018-06-21/ohio-supreme-court-says-state-can-withhold-funds-to-cities-with-red-light-cameras Karen Kasler /news/2018-04-02/ohio-cities-accuse-state-of-overreach-in-attempt-to-limit-traffic-cams A bill halfway through the legislature would allow the state to deduct the amount cities take in from traffic cameras from their state funding. Even… Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:04:00 GMT /news/2018-04-02/ohio-cities-accuse-state-of-overreach-in-attempt-to-limit-traffic-cams Karen Kasler /news/2017-02-03/ohio-cities-wary-of-proposed-changes-to-local-funding The Kasich administration is proposing to change the way it distributes money to local governments. The Ohio governor’s plan would give precedence to… Fri, 03 Feb 2017 13:58:37 GMT /news/2017-02-03/ohio-cities-wary-of-proposed-changes-to-local-funding Nick Castele