Bipartisan JobsOhio oversight bill gets first hearing

By: Nick Evans

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: June 5, 2026

Words: 988

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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A bipartisan measure creating new oversight for JobsOhio got its first hearing Tuesday. The bid for greater transparency comes after a podcast scandal that cost the former Ohio State University president his job. But the drumbeat began before that incident.

Former Gov. John Kasich structured the economic development agency as a nonprofit private corporation. JobsOhio holds the state’s liquor franchise and uses the proceeds to fund job creation efforts. But because it’s a private entity, …

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