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This week on "The State of Ohio": A twist in the campaign for governor -the GOP goes after the Democratic governor for his Wall Street connections. A new report says the state spends hundreds of millions of dollars locking up low level offenders for sentences that are too short for rehabilitation, but long enough to give them time to learn from experienced criminals. There's a huge budget deficit on the horizon, but the Department of Education has requested nearly a billion dollars more money in the next budget. The state school superintendent explains.
And the 2010 Ohio State Fair is open, and it brings a colossal honor for a former chief executive - all this week in "The State of Ohio".
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| Democrats Advise To Consider "Value Added Tax" To Plug Budget Money Hole. |
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By Bill Cohen - April 17, 2001 |
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Don't rule out a tax increase to solve Ohio's budget crunch.
That's what some Democrats in the legislature are saying. State Representative Peter Lawson Jones is worrying that spending cuts will be used to plug a $1.3 billion hole in the upcoming two-year state budget. He warns that could decimate health, anti-poverty, and mental retardation programs.
As one alternative, Jones says lawmakers should consider what's called a "value-added tax" on manufactured goods, a tax that's passed onto consumers. Jones talked about the idea with statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen. |
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Bill Cohen reports (1:48) 
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That is Democratic State Representative Peter Lawson Jones. Democrats are in the minority in both the Ohio House and Senate. Republican legislative leaders and G.O.P. Governor Bob Taft have been meeting behind closed doors to hammer out a budget agreement, and they have ruled out a major tax increase or any new tax.
That means they have to find other ways to collect an additional $1 billion for Ohio schools. The State Supreme Court has given lawmakers until mid-June to completely revamp the way Ohio pays for education. |
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