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Fact Check: What Kasich Didn’t Say at the OhioMeansJobs Relaunch Today
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Today, Governor Kasich relaunched the OhioMeansJobs website (after previous launches were critiqued for sending Ohio job seekers to out-of-state job listings). What the Governor failed to mention at the announcement was that, this week alone, his tax schemes have been criticized for failing to free up funds for job creation and causing many business owners to pay additional taxes.
Fact Check: Pay No Attention to the Tax Increase
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As Governor Kasich continues to take credit for new tax cuts this week, several articles over the last few days have examined whether working Ohioans are actually seeing a net tax decrease under Kasich’s policies or if it’s all just smoke and mirrors. If you’re a homeowner, a business owner, or not in the top one percent, the answer is likely disappointing.
The Kasich Record on College Affordability
May 27, 2014
FitzGerald Statement on Statehouse Plan to Give Additional Funds to Failing Charters
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A report published by the Akron Beacon Journal yesterday found that, while “charter schools received the largest funding boosts per pupil in the most recent state budget, state legislators are toying with the idea of giving them more money to fix Ohio’s dropout problem at a time when charter schools are reporting record-high dropout rates.”