Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a two-year, $60 billion operating budget that flattens the state’s income tax and sets aside $600 million in unclaimed funds for a new Cleveland Browns stadium.

A new home for the Dawg Pound with a retractable roof might be back on track upon the formal approval of a two-year Ohio state budget plan that sets aside $600 million for the Cleveland Browns' stadium construction plan.

The Browns are one step closer to a new stadium in the Brook Park, Ohio, suburb of Cleveland. Ohio governor Mike DeWine signed the state’s $60 billion biannual operating budget beginning with the 2025-26 fiscal year on June 30,