COLUMBUS — Legislation sponsored by State Senator Bob Peterson that aims to allow qualified government entities to save money and time by using an Agreed Upon Procedure (AUP) Audit was approved today by the Ohio Senate.

COLUMBUS — State Senator Bob Peterson today announced that Cody Harper, a senior at Miami Trace High School, and Cody Graham, a senior at Wellston High School, have been awarded college scholarships through the Legislative Scholarship Program. Harper will use his $36,758 award to study computer information systems, while Graham was awarded $42,326 to pursue electronic engineering. Both will attend DeVry University at its campus in Columbus.

The first budget I ever developed was for my 4-H market hog project 40 years ago. That was the first of many budgets I have worked on including the annual budget for our family’s farm and then 15 budgets prepared for Fayette County as a county commissioner. These were great preparation for my role in helping to develop Ohio’s main operating budget.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Senate today approved Senate Bill 25, legislation introduced by State Senators Bob Peterson and Frank LaRose (R- Copley) that creates the SharedWork Ohio Program. The program provides employers and workers with an alternative to layoffs in which both sides agree to reduce the number of hours each employee works.