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With the state budget set to be introduced on February 4th, there are bound to be many, many issues of importance that we’ll be watching closely. But, our Top 4 currently include:
- Income Tax Cuts – These cuts will lead directly to service cuts. We should be investing in education, public safety, and more, not further cutting these and other services that Ohioans rely upon. The Governor is very likely to include the income tax/severance tax swap (we think that’s a bad trade) he proposed last year, but may go further. We are opposed to income tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the wealthiest Ohioans.
- Medicaid Expansion – A program that both insures approximately 500,000 Ohioans AND is expected to bring in $1.4 billion in revenue over the next decade?! This is exactly the kind of investment we should be making for the future of Ohio, so One Ohio Now supports the Medicaid expansion.
- Education Funding/Formula – Details will be released later today, but we’re hopeful that the Governor will recognize that after $1.8 billion in cuts to K-12 education and $500 million in cuts to higher ed, it is time to re-invest in our education system in Ohio. The new funding formula will be inevitably be hotly debated and we’ll be keeping a close eye on the process.
- Local Government Fund (LGF) Funding – After being cut in half in the current budget, we believe restoration of the LGF is the right choice for Ohio. But, it seems likely that the General Assembly will at least not make any further cuts to the LGF. Our voices have been heard on this issue, but we still have more work to do to ensure we’re investing appropriately and adequately at the local level.
What are you paying close attention to in the budget? What are you wondering about? Many questions will be answered on February 4th with the budget’s introduction, and full information should be available in the weeks following.
Stay tuned!
For all the editorials and stories about abuse and neglect of seniors and retirees, there is no revenue to fund Adult Protective Services and flat funding of the programs to support aging in our own homes.
I have sole cusadtody of my two sons. Their dad, my ex-husband, is 40% disadabled. He didn’t retire from the Navy, just got out after 11 years of seradvice. I reivece $67/month in child supadport. Is there any other monies my sons can reivece?
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The local government is smaller this biennium than last. We need real restoration of funds, not this nickel and diming.
We got Medicaid expansion, time to kick out those tax cuts!