Vetoes are a relief to area school officials

From Gazette staff reports

School officials around Union County are pleased with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto efforts regarding the recent state budget process.

DeWine signed the state’s $60-billion spending bill at the end of last month but issued nearly 70 line-item vetoes for the bill, many of which dealt with controversial school funding matters.

In the months preceding the decision, superintendents, treasurers and school board members spoke out against a number of proposals that claimed to bring property tax relief to residents but ultimately could have threatened school funding across the state. Some of those items of concern included a school’s cash balance carryover, how the 20-mill …

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