Gov. Strickland gets berated on proposed cuts
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Gov. Strickland gets berated on proposed cutsE-mail iPod Print ShareThisPublished: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 @ 1:30 p.m.

COLUMBUS (AP) — Constituencies from libraries to mental health advocates are berating Gov. Ted Strickland about more than $2 billion in cuts he’s proposed to the state budget.

From Cleveland to the steps of the Ohio Statehouse, the final days of budget negotiations are increasingly filled with angry advocates who say they’re shouldering an unfair share of the burden.

Strickland, a Democrat, has proposed cutting alcohol and drug addiction services by 28 percent and community-based mental health services by 34 percent.

The governor also has proposed a nearly 50 percent cut in funding for public libraries.

Strickland proposed about $2.4 billion in cuts, along with a gambling expansion he says will raise $933 million, to close a $3.2 billion gap in the two-year state budget.


This is good news for Gov. Ted for 2010???????

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Give Ted a break
By OHliz Jun 24th 2009 at 3:07 pm EDT (Updated Jun 24th 2009 at 3:07 pm EDT)
We know where he is, he's not a philanderer, he doesn't solicit bribes or try to shake down children's hospitals, and he won't embarrass us by appearing on a reality show. What more could you ask for in a governor these days?
  



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