07/11/2025
[LISTEN] Ohio Lawmakers Poised to Override DeWine’s Vetoes on Property Tax Relief
Donovan O’Neil of Americans for Prosperity Ohio joined The Windsor Report to discuss Governor Mike DeWine’s vetoes of key property tax reforms in Sub House Bill 96, Ohio’s biennial budget, and urged the Ohio General Assembly to override those vetoes.
DeWine axed 67 items, including measures to curb skyrocketing property taxes, which have surged – on average - 19% from 2020 to 2024, adding $38 billion to Ohioans’ burdens.
One critical veto blocked county budget commissions from reducing voter-approved school levies when districts hoard cash reserves. O’Neil called this “an important mechanism” for accountability, noting local governments rarely refund excess taxes.
DeWine also vetoed language that would have streamlined the 20-mill floor calculation, and disallowed schools to exploit “creative accounting” for unvoted tax hikes and to use “fear porn” phrases like “emergency levies” for non-emergency funding.
O’Neil slammed DeWine’s call for a new working group as “baffling,” given lawmakers’ year-long study that produced the very language the governor vetoed. The Ohio House plans to reconvene July 21 to override three vetoes, needing 60 votes. “Nothing’s done until it’s done,” O’Neil warned, urging Ohioans to contact lawmakers – find your state senator and state representative at legislature.ohio.gov.
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Listen to the interview here: https://www.theohiopressnetwork.com/news/ohio/listen-ohio-lawmakers-poised-to-override-dewine-s-vetoes-on-property-tax-relief/article_69cf0d7d-90aa-4d96-b8f8-e2086af93597.html
Donovan O’Neil of Americans for Prosperity Ohio joined The Windsor Report to discuss Governor Mike DeWine’s vetoes of key property tax reforms in Sub House Bill 96, Ohio’s biennial budget,