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Jun 28, 2021 / 10:18 PM EDT COLUMBUS (WCMH) The Ohio General Assembly passed legislation establishing Juneteenth as a paid state holiday Monday. President Joe Biden declared Juneteenth a federal holiday on June 17, establishing it as a holiday in Ohio. The state’s legislation, included as an amendment in the state’s budget, adds Juneteenth to the state holidays explicitly listed in the Ohio Revised Code. “Commemorating Juneteenth as a paid state holiday will help us honor the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States,” said state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus), sponsor of the legislation, in a statement Monday. “It will acknowledge the sacrifices and struggles and celebrate the tenacity and triumphs of Black Americans. As we celebrate this historic occasion in the years to come, I urge all Ohioans to be mindful of the systemic racism that still impacts our society and continue to stand up and speak out against injustice. While ....
Ohio lawmakers pass state budget bill including school funding reform, tax cuts House Bill 110 now heads to Gov. DeWine s desk The Ohio Statehouse. and last updated 2021-06-28 23:20:33-04 COLUMBUS, Ohio â On Monday evening, Ohio lawmakers passed House Bill 110, the two-year state operating budget for the 2022 and 2023 Fiscal Years, which includes a new school funding reform plan, tax cuts, jobs and economic support, among other initiatives. Education and childcare House Bill 110 has several educational and child care factors included in the legislation. The school funding reform plan included in the bill has been in the works for more than three years and would enact the Fair School Funding Plan, which intends to more accurately measure school district s funding using both property and income wealth to determine the local share. ....