We’re adding something new to this site to help us stay informed of the many state and local issues affecting Knox Countians. We will re-blog or re-post or re-print, straight from the source, the top piece of news you need to know for the week. Why is this important? Through Facebook, Twitter, blogs and sites, we often hear local news second- or third-hand, despite best intentions, that may miss mark.
This week, we hear from our Democratic allies in the Ohio House of Representatives, who comment on the recent overrides of Governor Kasich’s budget vetoes (most notably, of course, Medicaid restrictions, which Republicans opted to keep hands off, for now). You can amplify these words by sharing with your networks.
Today, the Republican-controlled Ohio House of Representatives overrode eleven items Governor John Kasich vetoed in the recently passed state budget, House Bill (HB) 49. Under the House’s overrides, Medicaid expansion will have to be reauthorized through the state Controlling Board and new taxes on working people could be put in place as a condition of healthcare coverage – if the Senate takes up the House overrides.
Knox County Citizen Action Network 