Rep. Crawley statement on latest Senate budget proposal

State Rep. Erica C. Crawley (D-Columbus), the Ranking Democrat on the House Finance Committee, released the following statement on the latest Senate changes to the state budget, House Bill 110:

“While we’re still looking through the Senate’s latest version of the state budget, we do have serious concerns over a number of changes that stand to hurt our opportunity for a strong recovery, including Republicans doubling down on a tax giveaway for the wealthiest Ohioans and radically changing school funding without a real vetting process. We hope that the final version of this budget is something that takes us in the right direction, but today’s announcement looks like more of the same missed opportunities and misplaced priorities that fail to invest in working people, families and the communities they live in.”