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Ohio Senate Will Hold Off On Veto Override For Now

Ohio Senate votes on veto overrides
Andy Chow
Ohio Senate votes on veto overrides

After joining the House in voting to override six of Gov. John Kasich’s budget vetoes last month, the state Senate was expected to come back this week to consider overriding more. But the Senate has canceled its planned session. 

The Medicaid managed care tax replacement was one of the House overrides that made it to the Senate floor. But it was set aside without a vote, though Republicans and Democrats were interested in overriding Kasich’s veto on it. That’s because local transit authorities raise hundreds of millions of dollars through that tax. Republican Senate Caucus Spokesman John Fortney says talks are continuing on it.

“I think it boils down to getting something is a lot better than getting nothing.”

Fortney says there’s no guarantee that the state could get the federal waiver needed to follow through with changes to the Medicaid program. So he says Senate leaders will continue to talk to members of Kasich’s administration to figure out the best way to move forward, at least in the short term.

Copyright 2017 The Statehouse News Bureau

Jo Ingles is a professional journalist who covers politics and Ohio government for the Ohio Public Radio and Television for the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau. She reports on issues of importance to Ohioans including education, legislation, politics, and life and death issues such as capital punishment.