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Ohio
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
The Ohio Senate still crafting separate budget proposal
State Sen. Scott Oelslager of Stark County says the Senate hopes to pass its version by June 17
by WKSU's KABIR BHATIA |
Reporter
Kabir Bhatia | | |
 | | State Sen. Scott Oelslager (right) cites tension between the House and Gov. Kasich as one reason the Senate will craft its own two-year budget proposal. | | Courtesy of OHIO PUBLIC RADIO |
With less than two months before the deadline for Gov. Kasich to sign a new two-year budget, the Ohio Senate is still working on its version of the state’s spending plan. WKSU’s Kabir Bhatia reports. |
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House Republicans stripped much of the governor’s tax proposals from the budget — including increases on tobacco, fracking and some types of businesses. And the House plan adds more money for schools.
State Sen. Scott Oelslager estimates the Senate plan will be about $4 billion cheaper than the House.
“The governor and the House have their own versions. There's a tension right now between the governor and the House. We chose not to get involved in that. So we feel we can better serve the people of Ohio by starting from a clean slate and building. Now, there may be parts of both those proposals -- from the governor and the House -- that end up in our proposal.”
Oelslager says the Senate aims to have its version passed and ready for discussion with the House by June 17. Gov. Kasich must sign the budget by the end of June.
Kasich's budget Director Tim Keen has blasted the House budget as one built on overly optimistic projections and raiding a contingency fund for Medicaid. |
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