A coalition of more than 100 unions and progressive advocacy groups is calling on state leaders to avoid making cuts to front-line workers serving Ohio鈥檚 communities during this pandemic.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently signed an for an Last year, when, he said he thought the budget would actually be worse off than it is now. But lately.
But Nick Bates, budget and public policy director for One Ohio Now, says this pandemic has hit Ohioans who depend on the state鈥檚 social services hard. Bates thinks DeWine should tap some of the $2.7 billion dollars now in the state鈥檚 rainy day fund.
鈥淲e cannot cut our way to solutions. Ohio needs a balanced approach to balancing the state budget. Ohio should use the rainy day fund now to prevent further pandemic budget cuts,鈥� Bates said.
Bates says investments are needed in social work, education, and programs to address hunger.
DeWine has said to eventually. DeWine鈥檚 order also put back $160 million into K-12 education and $100 million into higher education, which were both cut last year.
One thing that appears off the board: a tax hike. , even though the liberal-leaning think tank
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