Ohio House Bill Proposes De-funding Hundreds of Millions in Planned State Construction Projects

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By Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com

An Ohio House bill would de-fund hundreds of millions of dollars in previously approved state construction and building maintenance projects, proposed cuts that would take particular aim at state colleges and universities.

House Bill 670 proposes spending $697.6 million on previously approved state capital projects, compared to nearly $1.2 billion in the version before the Ohio Senate.

Accounting for much of the difference between the two is $325.2 million for the state Higher Education Improvement Fund that appears in the Senate version but not the House version. The House also proposes cutting $75.2 million from the state’s Cultural and Sports Facilities Building Fund.

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