A sweeping state budget that would give residents an income tax cut while scrapping an expansion of Medicaid passed the Republican-controlled House on Thursday after lawmakers agreed to continue discussing health coverage for the poor.
The $61.5 billion, two-year budget rewrites Republican Gov. John Kasich's proposals for overhauling the state tax code and drops his plans to extend Medicaid health coverage to thousands more low-income residents.
The House voted 61-35 on the spending blueprint, which would begin July 1. The plan, with the support of one Democratic lawmaker, now goes to the GOP-dominated Senate, where more changes and hearings are expected.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Buckeye Ladies, Have A Seat
Ohio Republican lawmakers in the State House just told Ohio women that their health needs are literally the last thing the state is worried about funding.
StupidiTags(tm):
Austerity Stupidity,
GOP Stupidity,
War On Women,
Wingnut Stupidity
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