DeWine Signs Ohio's $60 Billion Budget With Record 67 Vetoes

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the state's $60 billion budget into law on July 1, 2025, about 45 minutes before the midnight deadline. The budget covers the 2026-27 biennium and was signed in Ohio. The budget earmarks $600 million in taxpayer dollars for a new Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park, drawn from the state's unclaimed funds trust. DeWine also signed a provision changing Ohio's income tax structure to a flat tax rate. Alongside signing the budget, DeWine issued 67 line-item vetoes, the most he has issued during either of his two terms as governor. Both available reports are consistent in their account of the signing, the stadium funding, the flat tax provision, and the veto count, with no material discrepancies identified. Details of the specific provisions vetoed, the rationale behind them, and any legislative response or potential override efforts were not addressed in the available reporting and remain unresolved.