/tags/ticket-tax ticket tax en-US Copyright Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:52:15 GMT /arts-culture/2025-04-08/new-local-committee-to-review-funding-for-arts-human-services-and-tourism The city of Columbus and Franklin County formed the 15-member committee to make recommendations for long-term strategies to fund the cultural arts, human services and tourism efforts. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:52:15 GMT /arts-culture/2025-04-08/new-local-committee-to-review-funding-for-arts-human-services-and-tourism WOSU News Staff /2025-03-27/taxes-on-event-tickets-and-hotels-is-expected-to-raise-24-million-this-year-for-arts-in-columbus The 5% ticket tax that Columbus began levying in 2019 for the arts goes to pay operating and facility costs and funds grants for artists and filmmakers. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:05:53 GMT /2025-03-27/taxes-on-event-tickets-and-hotels-is-expected-to-raise-24-million-this-year-for-arts-in-columbus Mark Ferenchik /news/2019-07-22/ticket-tax-opponents-fall-short-on-signatures-for-ballot-measure Opponents of Columbus’ ticket tax came up short on collecting signatures to put a ballot measure in front of voters in November. The proposed ballot… Mon, 22 Jul 2019 20:40:42 GMT /news/2019-07-22/ticket-tax-opponents-fall-short-on-signatures-for-ballot-measure /news/2019-07-08/ticket-tax-opponents-submit-19-000-signatures-for-ballot-measure Opponents of Columbus’ ticket tax submitted around 19,000 signatures Monday to put a ballot measure in front of voters in November.The ballot measure… Mon, 08 Jul 2019 18:20:07 GMT /news/2019-07-08/ticket-tax-opponents-submit-19-000-signatures-for-ballot-measure Olivia Miltner /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-07-03/columbus-ticket-taxes-take-effect The new ticket tax in Columbus went into effect this week. The 5% tax will apply to some sporting events and arts venues, and is expected to raise some $6… Wed, 03 Jul 2019 04:05:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-07-03/columbus-ticket-taxes-take-effect /news/2019-07-01/columbus-ticket-taxes-take-effect-as-opponents-threaten-challenge Central Ohioans buying tickets for shows and sports events in Columbus will see higher prices starting Monday, as two new 5% ticket taxes kick into… Mon, 01 Jul 2019 09:30:00 GMT /news/2019-07-01/columbus-ticket-taxes-take-effect-as-opponents-threaten-challenge Clare Roth /podcast/snollygoster/2019-05-16/marijuana-felony-or-misdemeanor In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss efforts to reform drug laws so… Thu, 16 May 2019 20:08:54 GMT /podcast/snollygoster/2019-05-16/marijuana-felony-or-misdemeanor Steve Brown, Mike Thompson /news/2019-01-18/columbus-ticket-tax-opponents-hope-to-change-city-charter They may have missed their 30-day window for a referendum, but opponents of Columbus’ new ticket tax are still pursuing efforts to keep it from going into… Fri, 18 Jan 2019 11:11:32 GMT /news/2019-01-18/columbus-ticket-tax-opponents-hope-to-change-city-charter Adora Namigadde /news/2019-01-11/columbus-ticket-tax-avoids-ballot-battle Opponents of a recently approved Columbus ticket tax ordinance missed the deadline to challenge the measure through a referendum.It appears Columbus… Fri, 11 Jan 2019 20:49:02 GMT /news/2019-01-11/columbus-ticket-tax-avoids-ballot-battle Nick Evans /podcast/snollygoster/2018-12-20/sherrod-who In this week's Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss how Sen. Sherrod Brown faired in a recent poll… Thu, 20 Dec 2018 21:04:25 GMT /podcast/snollygoster/2018-12-20/sherrod-who Mike Thompson, Steve Brown