Ohio Gov. DeWine Signs Capital Budget Bill06/16/2026Ohio’s capital budget bill for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 has been signed by Governor Mike DeWine. The capital budget has a total of $3.7 billion in appropriations, which include these investments:Upgrade Ohio’s higher education classrooms, laboratories, and buildings to improve campus safety and efficiency and support the state’s future workforce.Support construction and renovation projects to strengthen Ohio’s behavioral health hospitals and for the development of a youth specialty care facility.Modernize and improve Ohio’s 76 state parks, which are nationally recognized as the best state park system in the country.Promote safer and more functional residential options for Ohioans with developmental disabilities.Renovate correctional institutions across the state to ensure inmate and staff safety.Support construction and renovation projects at more than 50 Ohio historical sites and museums, including the completion of the new Poindexter Village Museum and the reimagined Ohio River Museum.Enhance Ohio Fire Academy training facilities to provide a safer, more advanced, scenario-based training environment.Improve local community and regional areas, including parks, trails, historical sites, and county fairgrounds to support recreation and tourism across the state.