6/3/10 - Government Relations Update Webcast - June 9 6/3/10 - Library Testimony on HB 400 - Elimination of the State Income Tax 5/5/10 - Ohioans Support 86% of Public Library Levies 3/30/10 - Legal Analysis: Federal Health Care Reform Legislation 2/10/10 - OLC Legislative Day - March 16 2/3/10 - Library Levy Special Election Report - Feb. 2 12/23/09 - HB 318 Passes; New State Budget Delays Income Tax Cut 12/11/09 - Action Needed on HB 318 - Contact Senators Now! 11/19/09 - OLC Receives Achievement Award for Government Relations 10/12/09 - Voters Approve 81% of Public Library Levies 10/12/09 - Facts About Census 2010 9/21/09 - Slot Machines Subject to Referendum 9/17/09 - Supreme Court Ruling Saves State $700 Million 9/9/09 - Record Number of Libraries Pursuing Local Funding 7/21/09 - Public Libraries Avoid Major Vetoes as Governor Signs State Budget 07/13/09 - Public Library Funding Cut in New State Budget 07/02/09 - House Financing Committee Hearings 07/02/09 - State Budget/Library Funding Update 06/29/09 - Legislature Moves on Interim Budget 06/29/09 - Legislative Conference Committee Hearings Delayed 06/20/09 - Governor's Budget Proposal cuts the PLF 50% 06/04/09 - Senate Approves 2010-2011 State Budget Bill 05/21/09 - OLC Presents Testimony Before Senate Finance Committee 5/12/09 - State Finance & Budget Update 05/12/09 - OLC Budget Testimony - May 20 05/06/09 - Library Levy and Bond Issues 05/05/09 - House Version of State Budget Sent to Ohio Senate 4/22/09 - OLC Monitors State Budget Negotiations in Ohio House and Senate 3/31/09 - State Library Board Supports Funding OPLIN and LBPH through GRF 3/31/09 - OLC Presents Testimony Before House Finance Committee 3/17/09 - OLC Submits Amendment to State Budget 3/17/09 - Federal Stimulus Funding for Public Libraries 2/24/09 - Governor Visits Cincinnati Library for Stimulus Funding Announcement 2/24/09 - Federal Government to Subsidize COBRA Payments 2/13/09 - Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to Speak at OLC Legislative Day 2/12/09 - Webcast on State Budget and Preparation for Legislative Day 12/2/08 - Governor's Budget Presentation 11/24/08 - OLC Funding Webcast - December 3 11/4/08 - Ohio Public Library Levy Results8/26/08 - For Libraries With Foundations: IRS Releases Instructions for New Form 990 6/26/08 - Legislature Creates Local Government Commission 6/24/08 - Provisions of SB 185 Now in Effect 5/14/08 - Governor Shows Support for Libraries at OLC Legislative Day 2/14/08 - Library Funding Webcast - February 14 12/18/07 - Ohio Senate Passes SB 185 12/18/07 - Advocates of Paid Sick Leave File Petitions11/20/07 - Senate Committee Passes SB 185 11/14/07 - Library Language Included in Head Start Bill 11/8/07 - Library Levy and Bond Issue Results 10/17/07 - Plan Ahead for Increase in Ohio's Minimum Wage9/21/07 - Library Funding and Open Records Webcast Archive 8/21/07 - Open Records Information Added to Library Funding Web Cast 8/9/07 - National Security Letters Act Introduced 7/31/07 - Homestead Exemption Information 7/23/07 - OLC Endorses ALA Resolution on National Security Letters6/19/07 - Omnibus Library Bill Introduced 7/2/07 - Governor Signs State Budget Bill 6/19/07 - Senate Unanimously Approves State Budget 6/4/07 - Senate Finance Committee Hears Library Funding Testimony5/9/07 - Library Levy and Bond Issue Results 5/4/07 - House Approves Budget Bill 4/23/07 - Legislative Day 2007 Highlights 3/21/07 - Governor's Budget Proposal Establishes New Funding Source for Public Libraries 3/6/07 - State Budget Analysis Webcast 3/2/07 - OLC Legislative Day 2007 Scheduled for April 182/5/07 - Governor Strickland Expresses Strong Support for Local Government Funding 2/5/07 - Use of Volunteers in Public Libraries 2/5/07 - Libraries Impacted by Recently-Enacted Public Records Legislation2/5/07 - OLC Legislative Day Scheduled 1/22/07 - Updated Levy Campaign Report 12/21/06 - 2007 OLC Legislative Platform12/1/06 - Looking Ahead to 2007: The Next Biennium Budget 11/30/06 - Legislative Task Force Approves Report on Local Government and Library Funding 11/27/06 - Compliance With State Smoking Ban 11/17/06 - Implementation of Minimum Wage Increase11/10/06 - Library Levy and Bond Issue Results 11/6/06 - Task Force on Local Government and Library Revenue Distribution: Draft #3 10/31/06 - ACLU Drops Patriot Act Challenge 9/13/06 - General Assembly to Vote on Accelerating Income Tax Cuts9/11/06 - It's Official: TEL is Dead 7/31/06 - U.S. House Passes Bill Targeting Social Networking Sites 6/14/06 - Constitutional TEL Compared With Statutory TEL 6/13/06 - REVISED Library Levy Results: May 2 Ballot 6/6/06 - Governor Approves TEL Legislation 5/30/06 - Legislature Passes TEL Bill 5/22/06 - TEL Could Be Removed From Ballot 5/15/06 - OLC Board Adopts Resolution Opposing TEL 5/2/06 - Center for Community Solutions to Sponsor Local TEL Fiscal Impact Training Programs 5/1/06 - Libraries Encouraged to Pass Resolutions Opposing TEL Amendment 5/1/06 - New TEL/TABOR Tools for Libraries 4/24/06 - Local TEL/TABOR Meetings 3/06/06 - ALA National Legislative Day2/22/06 - Funding Task Force Receives LLGSF Overview 12/16/05 - Local Government & Library Funding Legislative Task Force Meets 11/23/05 - Library Levy and Bond Issue Results9/21/05 - Legislature Forms Local Government Funding Task Force 9/12/05 - Ohio Supreme Court - Employee Info is Not Public Record 9/12/05 - ACLU Requests Library Action on US PATRIOT Act 9/12/05 - Libraries May be Affected by TIF Law Changes 9/12/05 - County Law Libraries 9/12/05 - Tangible Personal Property Tax Reimbursement Schedule 8/08/05 - No TEL Amendment on November Ballot 7/20/05 - HB 104 Will Impact Libraries That Use Social Security Numbers 7/20/05 - County Law Libraries May Try for LLGSF Funds 7/13/05 - Budget Web Cast Now Available Online 7/06/05 - Governor Approves 2006-2007 State Budget 7/06/05 - Budget Update Web Cast (July 12) 6/24/05 - Budget Bill Passes and Awaits Governor's Signature6/20/05 - ALA News - Patriot Act Vote 6/13/05 - Additional Budget Dollars May Restore LLGSF 6/06/05 - Senate Passes State Budget Bill5/31/05 - Budget Update Videoconference (archive) 5/24/05 - Senate Releases Substitute Budget Bill 5/23/05 - Bill Will Require Monthly OPERS Payments5/23/05 - Ohio Senate to Release Budget 5/23/05 - Budget Update Videoconference Scheduled for May 26 5/12/05 - Senate Finance Committee Testimony5/05/05 - Library Funding Senate Hearing Set for May 12 5/03/05 - Library Supporters Ask Ohio Legislators to Handle With Care: Please Protect Library Funding 4/18/05 - Budget Update Video Presentation4/18/05 - House Passes Budget Bill 3/17/05- Local Government Fund Press Conference 2/28/05 - Local Government Funding Meetings 02/22/05 - OLC Budget and Tax Reform Videoconference Available Online 1/18/05 - State Budget Overview by Videoconference RESCHEDULED - February 16 1/10/05 - Sen. Gardner Pledges Support of Local Government Funds 1/07/05 - Local Government Funding Meetings 12/15/04 - Ohio House Rejects Bill Requiring Internet Filtering 12/10/04 - Ohio Senate Passes Internet Filtering Bill 12/06/04 - Local Government Funding Meetings 11/12/04 - No Action Taken by House Committee on SB 144 11/12/04 - Ohio House and Senate Elect New Leadership 11/08/04 - ALA's Washington Perspective Following November Election 11/08/04 - House Committee Schedules Hearing on SB 144 11/08/04 - Library Levy & Bond Results
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