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Strickland: Budget details coming Monday
I went to Stivers School for the Arts tonight to hear Gov. Ted Strickland talk about his big education plan and, frankly, I wish I had done a better job of getting him to be specific in his answers.
The big things he said were:
—Annual education spending in Ohio will increase in $925 million in the next budget as the education plan phase-in begins. This will bring education spending to about $18 billion annually.
—If all the elements of Strickland’s plan were implemented right away, his office estimates it would cost about $3.5 billion.
—Strickland keeps talking confidently that the new spending will be offset by cuts elsewhere, but he’s not being specific. He did say many state departments will take deep cuts of 10 or 20 percent of their annual budgets. He specifically mentioned the departments of jobs and family services, natural resources and mental health while talking about cutbacks.
—The proposed budget is due out Monday, and Strickland said that’s when we will learn the specifics of how he will pay for his plan.
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