Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine delivered his 2023 State of the State address to the Ohio General Assembly Tuesday.Watch the full address in the video player aboveIn his address, DeWine details some of the biggest budget priorities for the next few years.It's the governor's first address since his re-election."Our future's bright, but that future will be defined by how we educate our children and how we tear down their barriers to success," DeWine said.DeWine said the budget focuses on people, families and children.The governor detailed some of the directives within the budget, including plans for reading curriculums in schools, programs to reduce infant mortality and improve maternal health and repeal Ohio sales tax on infant supplies."I’m also asking the legislature to enact a $2,500 per child state tax deduction," DeWine said in his address.The governor also touched on child care costs, saying the budget will work to give working families access to high-quality childcare and extend health care coverage to children adopted in Ohio. DeWine also announced he's proposing the creation of a new agency called the Ohio Department of Children and Youth that will focus on children's issues.Talking about school safety, DeWine said the budget will provide funding for all public and private schools that want a school resource officer.The budget will also include funding for career tech center and proposed scholarships for students in the top 5 percent of their high school graduating class if they choose to attend a school in the state.DeWine also talked about Ohio law enforcement, saying the budget will include $40 million each year for trainings from de-escalation to use of force to crisis intervention for those with mental illness. The governor also says the budget will fully fund a 911 system that routes calls made from cell phones to local dispatchers and uses the phone's GPS to get first responders to the exact location of the call. One of his final announcements through the budget was on the state's H2Ohio program, which focuses on the algae problem in Lake Erie. The governor says the state plans to expand to cover the entire state through a new H2Ohio Rivers Initiative.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine delivered his 2023 State of the State address to the Ohio General Assembly Tuesday.
Watch the full address in the video player above
In his address, DeWine details some of the biggest budget priorities for the next few years.
It's the governor's first address since his re-election.
"Our future's bright, but that future will be defined by how we educate our children and how we tear down their barriers to success," DeWine said.
DeWine said the budget focuses on people, families and children.
The governor detailed some of the directives within the budget, including plans for reading curriculums in schools, programs to reduce infant mortality and improve maternal health and repeal Ohio sales tax on infant supplies.
"I’m also asking the legislature to enact a $2,500 per child state tax deduction," DeWine said in his address.
The governor also touched on child care costs, saying the budget will work to give working families access to high-quality childcare and extend health care coverage to children adopted in Ohio.
DeWine also announced he's proposing the creation of a new agency called the Ohio Department of Children and Youth that will focus on children's issues.
Talking about school safety, DeWine said the budget will provide funding for all public and private schools that want a school resource officer.
The budget will also include funding for career tech center and proposed scholarships for students in the top 5 percent of their high school graduating class if they choose to attend a school in the state.
DeWine also talked about Ohio law enforcement, saying the budget will include $40 million each year for trainings from de-escalation to use of force to crisis intervention for those with mental illness. The governor also says the budget will fully fund a 911 system that routes calls made from cell phones to local dispatchers and uses the phone's GPS to get first responders to the exact location of the call.
One of his final announcements through the budget was on the state's H2Ohio program, which focuses on the algae problem in Lake Erie. The governor says the state plans to expand to cover the entire state through a new H2Ohio Rivers Initiative.
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