Kasich Signs Reduced Budgets for Bureau, Industrial Commission

Gov. John Kasich signed into law Monday bills providing $579 million in biennial appropriations for the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, a reduction of $78.7 million from the previous biennium, and $118 million for the Industrial Commission of Ohio -- representing an approximate 7% reduction.Kasich signed the bills at a ceremony which included Rep. Jay Hottinger, R-Newark, author of House Bill 123; Stephen Buehrer, administrator of the bureau; and Tim Adams, executive director of the Industrial Commission of Ohio, the governor's office said in a statement.The statement said HB 123...