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.

The Cleveland Browns are closer to constructing a new, enclosed stadium after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed late Monday night a state budget bill that allocates $600 million in unclaimed funds to the project.

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,