Embracing Innovative Budget Ideas
Today is the day.
Our governor will unveil a budget that is bound to spark national stories and local debate. Given the backdrop of SB5, our fellow struggling Midwestern industrial economy Wisconsin, and a projected $8 billion budget hole, Governor Kasich has called for innovative ideas to reduce spending and proposals to create new revenue in order to compose “one of the most reform-oriented budgets Ohio’s ever seen.”
If there is one thing Governor Kasich is not, it would be indirect.
Not simply holding a press conference, there will be a town hall meeting at the Riffe Center in Columbus. Our governor will respond to constituent questions via Facebook and Twitter.
Though the specifics of the budget remain locked down until around noon, I’m looking forward to the opportunity to propose innovative revenue generators and public / private partnerships that will strengthen the fabric of Ohio.