John Kasich

Policy

Ohio launches new small business tax credit

The state of Ohio has launched a $100 million investor tax credit program that’s intended to help small businesses access growth capital. The program, called InvestOhio, awards a 10 percent tax credit for investments of up to $10 million that are held for two years and made in eligible businesses, according to a statement from […]

Policy

Kasich floats new Ohio investor tax credit plan

Ohio Gov. John Kasich is calling for a tax break for investors who push money into companies that are based in the state. Details of the proposal, which Kasich delivered to a conference committee that’s reconciling differences in budgets passed by the House and Senate, were scant, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Here’s how Kasich […]

Hospitals

Gov. John Kasich’s State of the State Address: OHA statement

Ohio hospitals have delivered a package of initiatives that fit within Gov. John Kasich’s call for all Ohioans to work together, employing innovation and common sense, for a better Ohio. In his first State of the State address yesterday, the governor stressed the need for creative solutions to control costs and enact far-reaching reforms to help Ohio deal with an unprecedented $8 billion budget deficit and move the state forward. Ohio hospitals have worked for months to deliver a $2.2 billion proposal to the administration to be part of the state’s budget solution. Hospitals believe these changes can help preserve adequate funding for the Medicaid program and hope they will be included in the governor’s budget when it is introduced March 15.

Policy

Facing huge budget gap, Ohio Republicans look to cut Medicaid

It was all but inevitable that healthcare would suffer cuts in the face of Ohio's crushing $8 billion budget deficit, and state Republicans look likely to put Medicaid eligibility on the chopping block. Since the GOP will take control of the governorship and both the Senate and House next year, it's highly likely that the Republican budget-cutting plan will receive much more serious consideration. And reducing eligibility for Medicaid is a big part of that plan.