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Columbus projects losing about millions due to employers transferring workers to home during the pandemic, a practice that might not end with COVID

AVON Avon will lose $2.15 million in federal funding after state legislators changed how they would distribute federal COVID relief funds to include 1,305 townships in the windfall. Avon is one of dozens of cities across Ohio affected by the change, which became law when Gov. Mike DeWine signed HB 168 on June 29. In May before the cut was announced, Avon was projected to receive nearly $4.6 million of the $844 million allocated for Ohio, Finance Director Bill Logan said. Now, the city will rece...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — As Ohio communities closed city halls during the pandemic and city councils began meeting online, an interesting thing happened. Viewership of those meetings — during livestreams or when residents would watch archived meetings at their leisure — often was far higher than attendance ever was for in-person meetings. The Ohio General Assembly’s special permission for local ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Ohio House of Representatives voted 63 to 31 Wednesday to approve legislation that clarifies where workers will pay municipal income taxes in the future and could have broad implications for the financial health of cities across the state. House Bill 157 was prompted by changes in work habits brought on by the pandemic. In early March of 2020, Gov. Mike DeWine ordered ...