State Senator Kyle Koehler
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Today, we passed my Senate Bill 328 out of the Senate on a vote of 30-0.
Senate Bill 328 is the “Education and Workforce Return on Investment” Initiative. It establishes an inter-agency initiative to improve education and workforce data, while mandating middle school career exploration courses.
Much thanks to Ohio Excels as well as The Greater Springfield Partnership for the groundbreaking work they have done on improving workforce readiness by helping students pursue their God-given talents and helping make sure students are being trained and educated for the jobs of the next 10-20 years.
05/08/2026
I know I harp on this A LOT, but the State of Ohio continues to report tax revenues well above projected estimates. Currently, the surplus is $1.2B of your money with over two months left in our fiscal year.
These are YOUR tax dollars generated by income tax, sales tax, CAT tax, etc. Again, this is your money, generated from your commerce and business activity in Ohio.
Many folks say my Senate Bill 356 (that doubles the Homestead Exemption on property tax for seniors and those who are disabled) is not big enough. I agree!!!
Because $1.2B could quadruple that exemption for homeowners on fixed incomes.
At a minimum, we could move towards reducing property taxes to $0 for seniors who own their homes.
Bottom line, we need to return this tax revenue to taxpayers instead of just finding something new to spend it on.
(And NO, spending it on a football stadium is not something I support and pushed to remove it from the operating budget multiple times.)
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