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We're starting the second half of the 130th General Assembly. It was a fairly productive session, with nearly 60 bills passed by lawmakers covering topics including the state budget and various other spending blueprints, internet cafes, jobless benefits, election laws, pensions, the state auditor's authority to audit JobsOhio and a Columbus schools plan similar to one for Cleveland. But there are hundreds more bills that are still out there - some are only partway through the legislature, and there are others that are awaiting hearings. And there are those that made waves, but have no chance of passing.

Last week the top leaders in the Ohio House, Speaker Bill Batchelder and Minority Leader Tracy Maxwell Heard, shared their thoughts. This week, it's the leaders from the upper chamber. Republican President Keith Faber of Celina is starting his second year as President. Democratic Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni of Boardman near Youngstown is just starting that position - he took over for Senator Eric Kearney when he left that position late last year.

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00:00:29	>> THE STATE BUDGET, ELECTION LAW CHANGES, MEDICAID EXPANSION
00:00:33	AND THE ECONOMY. 2013 WAS A BIG YEAR IN THE
00:00:36	LEGISLATURE. THE TOP REPUBLICANS AND
00:00:40	DEMOCRATS IN THE OHIO SENATE STOP IN TO REVIEW THAT FIRST
00:00:43	YEAR OF THE TWO-YEAR SESSION AND LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT
00:00:46	LEGISLATION MIGHT BE AHEAD. THE COMMONPLACE AND THE
00:00:51	CONTROVERSIAL. ALL THIS WEEKEND ON "THE STATE
00:00:52	OF OHIO."
00:01:01	>> STARTING THE SECOND HALF OF THE 130TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIS
00:01:05	YEAR, IT WAS A FAIRLY PRODUCTIVE SESSION THIS FIRST
00:01:08	YEAR WITH NEARLY 60 BILLS PASSED BY LAWMAKERS COVERING
00:01:11	TOPICS INCLUDING THE STATE BUDGET AND VARIOUS OTHER
00:01:13	SPENDING BLUEPRINTS, INTERNET CAFES, JOBLESS BENEFITS,
00:01:18	ELECTION LAWS, THE AUDIT FOR JOBSOHIO AND A JOBS PLAN.
00:01:25	SOME ARE ONLY PART WAY THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE AND THERE ARE
00:01:28	OTHERS THAT ARE AWAITING HEARINGS.
00:01:29	AND THEN THERE ARE THOSE THAT MADE WAVES BUT HAVE NO CHANCE
00:01:33	OF PASSING. LAST WEEK WE HEARD FROM THE TOP
00:01:35	LEADERS IN THE OHIO HOUSE, SPEAKER BILL BATCHELDER AND THE
00:01:39	MINORITY LEADER. THIS WEEK WE HEAR FROM THE
00:01:41	UPPER CHAMBER. I'M VERY PLEASED TO WELCOME THE
00:01:43	LEADERS OF THE OHIO SENATE. REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT KEITH
00:01:47	FABER IS STARTING HIS SECOND YEAR AS PRESIDENT.
00:01:52	DEMOCRATIC MINORITY LEADER JOE SCHIAVONE TOOK OVER FOR SENATOR
00:01:56	ERIC KERNEY WHEN HE LEFT THAT POSITION LATE LAST YEAR.
00:01:59	WELCOME TO BOTH OF YOU. >> THANK YOU.
00:02:00	>> LET'S START OUT WITH YOUR OVERALL VIEW OF 2013.
00:02:05	REPUBLICANS HAVE A SUPERMAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AND
00:02:08	OUTNUMBER DEMOCRATS 2-1 IN THE SENATE.
00:02:21	BUT REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS WRANGLED OVER THE BUDGET.
00:02:22	THE SEVERANCE TAX BEING TAKEN OUT OF IT, THE MEDICATION
00:02:23	EXPANSION THAT WAS TAKEN OUT OF IT AND EVENTUALLY PASSED AND
00:02:25	THE SALES TAX PROPOSALS THAT THE GOVERNOR CAME UP WITH.
00:02:26	IN THE END ONE MEMBER OF YOUR CAUCUS JOINED SEVEN HOUSE
00:02:27	REPUBLICANS IN VOTING AGAINST THE BUDGET.
00:02:29	SO WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS AND
00:02:31	CONCHOR CASE IN THIS CASE 2013? >> WELL, LIKE EVERYTHING, WE
00:02:34	HAD A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. AND I THINK THAT'S HEALTHY.
00:02:36	I ALWAYS REMIND PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE CO-EQUAL BRANCHES OF
00:02:42	GOVERNMENT, THE TWO CHAMBERS IN THE LEGISLATIVE BREAN MUCH.
00:02:46	THE SURPRISES THAT REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE AND REPUBLICANS IN
00:02:48	THE SENATE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE. AND THEN WE'VE GOT OUR FRIENDS
00:02:50	IN THE COURTS. AND YOU SAW A LOT OF THAT.
00:02:52	WE TAKE OUR INSTITUTIONAL INTEGRITY VERY SERIOUSLY HERE
00:02:55	IN THE LEGISLATURE. AND JUST BECAUSE IT'S SUGGESTED
00:02:57	BY THE GOVERNOR DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO
00:03:00	DO. WE HAVE OUR OWN IDEAS, TOO.
00:03:02	AND YOU SAW THAT IN THE BUDGET. I THAT I WHAT WE CAME OUT WITH
00:03:06	WAS A VERY STRONG PROPOSAL. IT WORKED ON THE NUMBER ONE
00:03:09	PRIORITY IN OHIO, JOING -- GROWING JOBS, STRETENING THE
00:03:15	ECONOMY. WE DID THE LARGEST TAX CUT IN
00:03:18	ANYBODY'S MEMORY. IT WAS EFFECTIVE ON A LOT OF
00:03:20	LEVELS. STATEMENT, WE PUT MORE THAN $1
00:03:22	BILLION, LARGEST INCREASE IN SCHOOL FUNDING IN MORE THAN A
00:03:26	DECADE. WE FUNDED PRIORITIES, ALL OF
00:03:29	THAT WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE HAVE A REVENUE SOURCE NOW THAT
00:03:31	IS REBOUNDING. AND IT IS STRONGER.
00:03:34	AND WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO START PAYING FOR ESSENTIAL
00:03:39	SERVICES AGAIN. THE ECONOMY IS GETTING A LITTLE
00:03:41	BETTER AND THAT'S IN PART BECAUSE WE ELIMINATED THE DEATH
00:03:44	TAX. WE LIVED WITHIN OUR MEANS
00:03:46	INSTEAD OF RAISING TAXES IN THE FIRST BUDGET TWO YEARS AGO OR
00:03:49	THREE YEARS AGO. >> YOUR CAUCUS IS VERY MUCH IN
00:03:52	THE MINORITY. OVER THE YEAR THERE HAVE BEEN
00:03:54	LOTS OF COMPLAINTS THAT THE MINORITY WAS EXCLUDED FROM
00:03:57	CONVERSATIONS ABOUT VARIOUS BILLS.
00:03:58	IN FACT, SENATE DEMOCRATS ARE A PRETTY EXCLUSIVE GROUP.
00:04:01	THERE ARE ONLY 10 OF YOU. I'M WONDERING, HOW DO YOU GET
00:04:04	ANYTHING ON YOUR AGENDA ACCOMPLISHED WHEN YOU HAVE NO
00:04:07	POWER ESSENTIALLY? >> WELL, WE'RE SMALL BUT MIGHTY
00:04:10	AND WE WORK INCREDIBLY HARD TO TRY TO WORK TOGETHER ON EVERY
00:04:15	SINGLE ISSUE SO THAT WE CAN BE AS POWERFUL AS POSSIBLE WITH
00:04:17	OUR SMALL NUMBERS. YOU KNOW, WE TRIED TO GET ALONG
00:04:20	AND WORK WITH THE MAJORITY PARTY WHEN WE CAN AND FIGHT
00:04:23	WHEN WE HAVE TO. I THINK THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE
00:04:26	OPERATE IN THE SENATE. I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE TAX
00:04:28	ISSUE A LITTLE BIT, SINCE PRESIDENT FABER TALKED ABOUT
00:04:32	THE -- WHAT HE'S SAYING IS A TAX CUT.
00:04:36	THERE WAS SOME ACTUAL TAX INCREASES THAT WERE IN THAT
00:04:39	BUDGET AS WELL. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SALES TAX
00:04:41	INCREASE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAKING AWAY
00:04:44	THE STATE SHARE FOR LEVY CHESS IS CAUSING PROBLEMS IN LOCAL
00:04:47	COMMUNITIES AND TAKING AWAY THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
00:04:50	SO THERE ACTUALLY ARE SOME TAX INCREASES.
00:04:54	AND WE ALL TALK ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT AND HOW IMPORTANT
00:04:55	THAT IS AND WE TALK ABOUT JOB NUMBERS AND THE JOB NUMBERS
00:04:58	THAT WERE -- THAT ARE SHOWING TODAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT --
00:05:02	IT'S NOT A GOOD FORECAST HERE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LARGEST
00:05:07	INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE NATION IF YOU LOOK AT
00:05:09	THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. I MEAN, OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
00:05:13	ACTUALLY WENT UP .6% FROM 11.12 TO 11.13.
00:05:19	AND I THINK WE NEED TO INVEST MORE IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES,
00:05:24	INVEST MORE IN JOB TRAINING, INVEST MORE INTO THINGS THAT
00:05:27	MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFE PLACES AND ATTRACT PEOPLE TO MOVE HERE
00:05:32	RATHER THAN SAYING WE'RE GOING TO GIVE MONEY BACK IN TAX CUTS.
00:05:36	>> I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE TAXES AND THE BUDGET.
00:05:38	THE INCOME TAX CUT IN THE BUDGET.
00:05:40	THE ARGUMENT HAS BEEN MADE THAT IT HELPS THE HEALTHY AND THE
00:05:44	SMALL BUSINESS TAX CUT THAT THE SENATE ACTUALLY PUT BACK IN.
00:05:46	THE ARGUMENT'S BEEN MADE THAT THAT ISN'T ENOUGH TO EVEN
00:05:49	CREATE ONE JOB. TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS THAT --
00:05:53	>> LOVE TO. YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.
00:05:54	IF A TAX CUT DISPROPORTIONATELY HELPS ONE GROUP AND IT'S NOT
00:05:59	BIG ENOUGH, THAT'S AN INCONSISTENT ARGUMENT.
00:06:01	I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYBODY SAY $2.7 BILLION IN OHIOANS POCKETS
00:06:06	IS INSIGNIFICANT. THE NET CUT FOR THE TAX CUT ON
00:06:10	ALL LINES, WHEN EVERYTHING WAS CONSIDERED, ALL THE INCREASES,
00:06:13	ALL THE ADJUSTMENTS, ALL THE TAX REFORM WAS $2.7 BILLION
00:06:17	LESS MONEY COMING INTO OHIO. THAT MEANS IT'S $2.7 BILLION IN
00:06:21	BOB AND BETTY BUCKEYE'S POCKETS.
00:06:24	FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO ARGUE THAT IT IMPACTS -- THE FACT IS
00:06:28	WE'VE GOT A PROGRESSIVE STATE INCOME TAX WITH NINE BRACKETS.
00:06:31	AND WHENEVER YOU'RE GOING DO ADJUSTMENTS ACROSS THE BOARD,
00:06:35	EVERYBODY GETS THE SAME LEVEL OF CUT.
00:06:36	THE NUMBERS AT THE UPPER END ARE GOING TO BE LARGER THAN THE
00:06:39	NUMBERS AT THE LOWER END. BUT WHAT YOU HAVEN'T HEARD JOE
00:06:42	AND HIS COLLEAGUES TALK ABOUT IS THE FACT AS WE PUT AN EARNED
00:06:45	INCOME TAX CUT IN FOR THE FIRST TIME.
00:06:48	THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY BENEFITS THE LOWER INCOME FOLKS
00:06:51	WHO ARE GIVEN AN OFFSET FOR THAT PAYROLL TAX INCOME.
00:06:55	THOSE THINGS WE DID TO TRY TO BALANCE IT AND MAKE IT FAIR.
00:06:57	I'M A FIRM BELIEVER THAT YOU NEED TO GO AWAY FROM INCOME
00:07:00	TAXES AND TO OTHER REVENUE SOURCES, THINGS THAT ARE
00:07:04	ESSENTIALLY NOT GOING TO BENEFIT ONE GROUP OR ANOTHER
00:07:07	BASED ON ACTIVITY. I THINK THE INCOME TAX DOESN'T
00:07:11	DO THAT VERY EFFECTIVELY. WHAT YOU DO IS YOU TAX
00:07:15	EARNINGS. YOU DISCOURAGE THINGS WHEN YOU
00:07:16	TAX IT. AND SO IF YOU GO TO
00:07:19	CONSUMPTION-BASED TAXES, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT GENERALLY BEN
00:07:21	EVERYONE FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT.
00:07:24	THIS ADJUSTMENT DID SOME OF THAT.
00:07:26	WE WENT TO MORE CONSUMPTION TAXES AND LESS AWAY FROM INCOME
00:07:31	TAXES. THE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY CLEAR.
00:07:32	$2.7 BILLION LESS COMING INTO THE STATE OF OHIO FROM THAT TAX
00:07:36	CUT. AND SO I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S
00:07:37	GOING TO CALL THAT INSIGNIFICANT.
00:07:39	>> I'LL ASK YOU TO RESPOND TO THAT AND ALSO WITH THE IDEA OF
00:07:41	THIS ANNOUNCEMENT THAT PRESIDENT FABER HAD MADE A
00:07:44	COUPLE WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE OHIO WORKS BOND PROGRAM THAT'S GOING
00:07:48	TO BE HAPPENING POTENTIALLY ON THE MAY BALLOT.
00:07:51	THAT COULD MEAN MORE INVESTMENT IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
00:07:53	WHY IS WHAT THE STATE DOING WRONG?
00:07:57	WHY ISN'T MAKING INCOME TAX CUTS, WHY ISN'T THAT A GOOD
00:08:00	IDEA? >> WELL, TAKING MONEY OUT OF
00:08:02	ONE POCKET AND PUTTING MONEY IN THE OTHER DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
00:08:04	IF YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE BACK IN INCOME TAX TO A MIDDLE CLASS
00:08:08	FAMILY AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO CHARGE THEM MORE TO BUY GOODS,
00:08:12	MORE FOR LEVIES, YOU'RE CREATING A SITUATION IN LOCAL
00:08:16	GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL SCHOOLS WHERE IF THEY'RE NOT GETTING
00:08:19	MONEY FROM THE STATE, THEN THEY HAVE TO PUT LEVIES ON.
00:08:21	WE HAVE AN INCREASED SALES LEVY THAT'S COMING AS WELL ASAL THE
00:08:25	SCHOOL LEVIES LAST YEAR THAT FAILED.
00:08:27	SO, I MEAN, WE'RE HAVING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TRYING TO GET MORE
00:08:30	OFF THE RESIDENTS. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER PEOPLE ARE
00:08:32	PAYING. AND THAT'S THE ISSUE THAT I'M
00:08:34	HAVING WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS BOND PROGRAM, THAT'S A GREAT
00:08:38	PROGRAM. IT'S BEEN AROUND SINCE 1987.
00:08:40	IT'S DONE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS. I THINK AS A CAUCUS WE'VE BEEN
00:08:44	DISCUSSING ACTUALLY GOING AT -- DOUBLING THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD
00:08:47	BE PERMITTED TO RAISE IN THAT PROGRAM.
00:08:50	AND I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL FOR THE
00:08:53	INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.
00:08:55	SO I THINK THAT WE AGREE A LOT THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS
00:08:58	GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE STATE.
00:08:59	>> WHAT ABOUT THAT PROGRAM? >> GREAT PROGRAM.
00:09:02	>> WHERE IS THAT GOING TO BE IN TERMS OF THE TALK OF DOUBLING
00:09:06	IT? >> WELL, THE PROGRAM ACTUALLY
00:09:07	STARTED IN THE MID 1980'S AND WAS RENEWED BY THE VOTERS IN
00:09:11	THE 1990'S I'S COMING UP ON THAT TIME TO RENEW IT AGAIN.
00:09:14	THE PROGRAM WAS AT $150 MILLION A YEAR.
00:09:17	UNDER THE LAST VERSION OF THE RENEWAL, WE PROPOSED INCREASING
00:09:20	IT TO $175 MILLION A YEAR FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS AND THEN
00:09:25	$200 MILLION IN THE SECOND FIVE YEARS.
00:09:27	WE BELIEVE THAT THAT'S FISCALLY PRUDENT, FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
00:09:33	THE STATE WILL BORROW THE MONEY AND GIVE TO IT LOCAL
00:09:37	GOVERNMENTS. EVERY TIME YOU INCREASE, THAT
00:09:40	INCREASES THE AMOUNT THAT THE STATE HAS TO PAY IN INTEREST.
00:09:42	AND WHAT WE DID WAS A PROGRAM IN THE PROPOSAL IS TO KEEP IT
00:09:46	WITHIN THE CURRENT DEBT LIMITS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE
00:09:49	STATE CAN AFFORD IT. WE'VE BEEN RESPONSIBLE AND PAY
00:09:52	DOWN OUR BORROWING. AND SO NOW OUR DEBT LIMIT IS
00:09:57	CONSTITUTIONAL SET AT 5%. WE'RE IN THE LOW FOURS OR BELOW
00:10:01	4%, AND SO WE CAN INCREASE THAT DEBT A LITTLE BIT.
00:10:04	THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU BORROW MONEY, SOMEBODY'S GOT TO PAY IT
00:10:07	OFF. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
00:10:09	WE TIE THAT ALONG WITH OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE DOING.
00:10:12	BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID THAT I'M SURE JOE WILL
00:10:15	AGREE WITH ME ON IS WE GOT A COMMITMENT FROM THE
00:10:17	ADMINISTRATION TO DO $50 MILLION IN ADDITION TO THAT
00:10:21	$175 MILLION AND $200 MILLION FOR PARKS AND FOR PUBLIC
00:10:24	INFRASTRUCTURE, THINGS LIKE LAKE ERIE, TO USE THAT MONEY
00:10:27	OVER 10 YEARS FROM OUR EXISTING BONDING AUTHORITY, TO USE THAT
00:10:32	MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR MUCH-NEEDED PARK INFRASTRUCTURE
00:10:35	AND OUR UNMET, ACUED MAINTENANCE ISSUES FOR OUR
00:10:39	PARKS. IT'S ALSO LAKE ERIE.
00:10:41	WE'VE GOT AN EVER-GROWING PRAB WITH ALGAE IN LAKE ERIE AND WE
00:10:45	NEED SOME RESOURCES TO HELP SOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS.
00:10:48	THAT'S PART THAT OF COMMITMENT AS WELL.
00:10:49	>> ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? >> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
00:10:51	THE CAPITAL BUDGET IS COMING UP AS WELL SO HOPEFULLY WE
00:10:55	ADEQUATELY FUND THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO CREATE MORE JOBS IN
00:10:59	OUR COMMUNITIES, THAT ARE GOING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE
00:11:01	WITH ARTS AND ENTER INMENT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
00:11:03	ADVOCATING VERY, VERY HARD FOR THE THINGS SPECIFICALLY IN MY
00:11:07	DISTRICT THAT WE NEED. >> A LITTLE COMMON GROUND
00:11:10	THERE. LET'S GET BACK TO TAXES AND
00:11:12	SENATOR FABER, YOU'VE SAID SEVERAL TIMES ALONG WITH
00:11:16	GOVERNOR KASICH AND OTHERS, YOU'RE NOT DONE CUTTING TAXES.
00:11:18	>> WE'RE NOT. >> BUDGET DIRECTOR TIM KEEN HAS
00:11:23	SAID IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO SEE WITH
00:11:27	REGARD TO TAX CUTS? >> I'M NOT SURE.
00:11:28	THERE'S A NEW PROPOSAL FOR A SEVERANCE TAX ADJUSTMENT THAT I
00:11:32	THINK MANY, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE, SUPPORT IN SOME FORM
00:11:36	OR ANOTHER. THE QUESTION IS WHAT FORM.
00:11:38	>> GOVERNOR KASICH HAS SAID IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
00:11:40	>> HE'D LIKE A BIGGER INCREASE IN SEVERANCE TAX.
00:11:44	WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT.
00:11:45	THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS. I THINK THE GOAL IS STILL TO
00:11:48	REDUCE THE INCOME TAX RATES. WHEN YOU TALK TO BUSINESSES AND
00:11:51	YOU TALK TO BUSINESS LEADERS, I WAS WITH A BUNCH OF FOLKS HERE
00:11:55	THAT FRANKLY HAVE THEIR RESIDENCE NOW IN FLORIDA.
00:11:57	YOU ASK THE TWO REASONS THEY'RE IN FLORIDA.
00:11:59	ONE USED TO BE THE ESTATE TAX. WE GOT RID OF THAT.
00:12:01	THE SECOND IS THE DIFFICULT ENTION INCOME TAX.
00:12:04	BUSINESS AND FOLKS WHO ARE GROWING AND STRENGTHENING THE
00:12:07	ECONOMY NOTICE PAYING INCOME TAXES.
00:12:08	SO WE'RE TRYING TO LOWER THE INCOME TAX RATE.
00:12:12	ALL OF OUR -- MOST OF OUR SURROUNDING STATES HAVE AN
00:12:15	INCOME TAX RATE THAT'S LOWER THAN OHIO.
00:12:17	INDIANA JUST LOWERED THEIRS AGAIN.
00:12:19	AND YOU'RE SEEING THAT FROM A FLAT TAX.
00:12:21	NOW WE'VE GOT A PROGRESSIVE. IF IT RUNS FROM VIRTUALLY NO
00:12:24	RATE UP TO A VERY HIGH RATE, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE PROBLEMS.
00:12:28	THAT DIFFICULT ENSYATION IN THE RATES.
00:12:29	SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT.
00:12:32	I DON'T KNOW THAT THE DPWONCHOR'S IDEAS ON THE SALES
00:12:34	TAX AND SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WERE OUT THERE ARE
00:12:36	GOING TO COME BACK AND BE VIABLE.
00:12:38	BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO FIND OUT
00:12:41	WHAT WILL FLY, WHAT WORKS. THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE
00:12:44	WHATEVER WE DO GROWS AND STRENGTHENS THE ECONOMY.
00:12:46	WHATEVER WE DO CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR JOBS TO BE
00:12:50	CREATED. AT THE SAME TIME, ANOTHER
00:12:52	PROPOSAL INVOLVING TAXES IS LOCAL INCOME TAX ISSUE.
00:12:56	YOU'VE GOT A UNIQUE SITUATION IN OHIO WHERE WE GIVE LOCAL
00:12:59	POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THE ABILITY TO CHARGE MANY OF THE
00:13:02	SAME TAXES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS THAT THE STATE CAN CHARGE.
00:13:05	AND WHAT THAT HAPPENS IS IT PANCAKES ON TOP OF THOSE STATE
00:13:08	RATES. SO AS WE LOWER THE STATE RATE,
00:13:10	THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THEIR
00:13:13	LOCAL TAX BURDENS EVEN GREATER. SOONED FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE,
00:13:18	STREAMLINING THE LOCAL TAX STRUCTURE IS ALSO IMPORTANT N
00:13:21	OHIO WE DO SOMETHING THAT'S RELATIVELY UNIQUE.
00:13:23	WE ALLOW PEOPLE TO BE CHARGED INCOME TAXES NOT WHERE THEY
00:13:25	LIVE BUT WHERE THEY WORK. AND AS LONG AS WE'RE GOING TO
00:13:28	DO THAT, WE NEED TO HAVE SOME CONSISTENCY IN THE ABILITY TO
00:13:31	STREAMLINE THOSE THINGS. BUT WE NEED TO DO IT WITHOUT
00:13:34	SACRIFICING THE INCOME FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, SO WE'RE
00:13:37	TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT AS WELL.
00:13:38	>> THIS IS AN ELECTION YEAR, SO WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE
00:13:41	DEMOCRATS' RESPONSE TO ANY FURTHER INCOME TAX CUTS OR ANY
00:13:44	FURTHER TAX CUTTING IN JEB? >> I'LL TELL YOU, I'VE NEVER
00:13:49	HEARD ONE BUSINESS OWNER CALL ME AND SAY THEY'RE LEAVING THE
00:13:51	STATE OF OHIO BECAUSE THERE'S AN INCOME TAX.
00:13:54	WHEN PEOPLE THINK ABOUT MOVING TO OHIO, WHEN PEOPLE THINK
00:13:57	ABOUT MOVING HERE, THEY LOOK AT SCHOOLS, RIGHT?
00:14:00	THEY LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GOOD FOR
00:14:02	THEIR KIDS AND GOOD FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
00:14:05	THEY LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT THEIR COMMUNITIES ARE SAFE.
00:14:06	THEY LOOK AT THINGS THAT -- THEY LOOK AT LEISURE ACTIVITIES
00:14:10	AND THINGS, ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES.
00:14:13	THEY DON'T -- NO ONE'S EVER COME TO ME AND SAID HEY, YOU
00:14:15	GUYS GOT A STATE INCOME TAX. I'M NOT MOVING MY BUSINESS
00:14:19	HERE. I'M NOT GOING TO MOVE THERE TO
00:14:21	WORK BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN INCOME TAX.
00:14:23	SO I THINK THAT THIS ARGUMENT THAT LOWERING INCOME TAX
00:14:26	CREATES JOBS, IT DOESN'T FLY. IT DOESN'T WORK.
00:14:28	WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, IT'S NOT WORKING.
00:14:30	SO WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ELSE TO INCREASE JOBS IN THE STATE
00:14:35	OF OHIO, AND I THINK THAT'S MAKING THE PROPER INVESTMENTS
00:14:38	IN TRAINING, THAT'S MAKING THE PROPER INVESTMENTS IN SPECIFIC
00:14:41	COMPANIES, THAT'S MAKING PROPER INVESTMENTS INTO LOCAL
00:14:43	COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS. AND UNTIL WE DO THAT, I'M NOT
00:14:47	SURE THESE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO MOVE.
00:14:49	>> WHERE DO YOU GET THE MONEY FOR THAT?
00:14:50	DO YOU USE EXISTING MONEY? IS THERE MORE TAXES THAT YOU
00:14:53	CAN THINK OF? >> A SEVERANCE TAX, YOU KNOW,
00:14:55	THAT COULD BE ONE WAY TO DERIVE SOME OF THOSE REVENUES, YOU
00:15:00	KNOW. RIGHT NOW, I'M WITH THE
00:15:01	GOVERNOR THAT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT REVENUE IS -- THAT
00:15:04	RATE IS HIGH ENOUGH FOR A SEVERANCE TAX.
00:15:06	EVERYBODY COMPARES NORTH DAKOTA TO OHIO WHEN THEY'RE TALKING
00:15:10	ABOUT OIL AND GAS. THEY HAVE A 5% SEVERANCE TAX.
00:15:13	AND SO I THINK -- NO OIL AND GAS PRODUCERS ARE RUNNING AWAY
00:15:19	FROM NORTH DAKOTA BECAUSE OF A 5% SEVERANCE TAX, AND I THINK
00:15:21	THAT WE CAN USE THAT MONEY SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREAS WHERE
00:15:24	IT'S AFFECTED AND TRY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
00:15:28	AND EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT HOW WE HAVE THIS $1.6 BILLION RAINY
00:15:33	DAY FUND THAT'S FUNDED AT THIS POINT.
00:15:35	THAT CAN BE USED TO HELP LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS BECAUSE
00:15:38	IT'S STILL A RAINY DAY IN A LOT OF THOSE AREAS.
00:15:40	>> I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF BILLS STILL OUT THERE.
00:15:43	THE SEVERANCE TAX IS JUST STARTING ITS WAY TO THE HOUSE.
00:15:45	YOU'VE GOT TAX REFORM, TRAFFIC CAMERAS, NEEDLE EXCHANGE
00:15:50	PROGRAMS, THESE ARE SOME OF THE ONES THAT HAVE PASSED THE
00:15:53	HOUSE. THERE ARE ALSO BILLS ON DRUG
00:15:56	ADDICTION AND ABORTION, INCLUDING THE SO-CALLED
00:15:58	HEARTBEAT BILL, THE DEATH PENALTY AND ALSO HOW TO USE THE
00:16:03	SAVINGS FOR MEDICAID EXPANSION, WHICH THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
00:16:06	IDEAS FROM THAT. LET ME START WITH, WHAT ARE
00:16:09	YOUR PRIORITIES GIVEN ALL THE STUFF THAT'S STILL OUT THERE
00:16:12	AND YOU HAVE ONE YEAR LEFT? >> WELL, FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE,
00:16:15	OUR FIRST PRIORITY IS JOBS AND THE ECONOMY.
00:16:17	AND IN THE SHORT-TERM, WE'RE GOING TO DO PUBLIC WORKS BILL.
00:16:20	WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT IN THE UPCOMING SESSION.
00:16:22	WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET.
00:16:26	THERE'S A LARGE COMPONENT ON THERE TO CREATE JOBS.
00:16:29	THE TURNPIKE BILL, FOR EXAMPLE, 50,000-PLUS JOBS ASSOCIATED
00:16:34	WITH THE WAY WE UTILIZE THOSE RESOURCES.
00:16:36	WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO TAX REFORM.
00:16:38	AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE IS MONEY FROM SOME OF THE SAVINGS
00:16:42	OF MEDICAID EXPANSION THAT WE THINK WE CAN PUT INTO BETTER
00:16:45	USE. AND THEN FINALLY, WE'RE GOING
00:16:47	TO CONTINUE ON WORK FORCE INVESTMENT.
00:16:49	YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATED SENATOR SCHIAVONE'S COMMENTS ON WORK
00:16:53	FORCE AND INVESTING WORK FORCE. WE HAVE THE LARGED INCREASE IN
00:16:57	K-12 FUNDING IN MORE THAN A DECADE.
00:16:59	AT THE SAME TIME, WE PASSED SENATE BILL ONE WHICH DID AN
00:17:02	INVESTMENT INVOLVING LOAN FUND FOR TRAINING FOR PRIMARILY
00:17:05	UNDEREMPLOYED WORKERS, THOSE WORKERS WHO WERE NOT AT THEIR
00:17:08	FINAL JOB YET. THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS WE
00:17:10	NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO. LOOK AT WHERE WE CAN TIE THE
00:17:13	NEEDS OF THE EMPLOYERS INTO THE NEEDS OF THE EMPLOYEES FOR THE
00:17:15	TRAINING. IF WE TRAIN, AS I OFTEN SAY,
00:17:17	TRAIN SOMEBODY IN UNDERWATER BASKET WEAVING AND THERE'S NO
00:17:21	JOBS ANYMORE, WELL, WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM.
00:17:23	SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE LINK THE TRAINING WITH THE
00:17:26	EMPLOYERS. AND SENATE BILL ONE DOES THAT
00:17:27	REMARKABLY WELL. SO FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE
00:17:30	GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THAT AND GROW THE JOBS.
00:17:32	I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEADWINDS WE'RE GETTING
00:17:35	FROM D.C. AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, THE
00:17:37	DYSFUNCTION THAT'S D.C. IS CAUSING US PROBLEMS EVERY DAY
00:17:40	IN OHIO. OUR OHIO EMPLOYERS HAVE
00:17:42	UNCERTAINTY ON HEALTH CARE, UNCERTAINTY ON WHAT'S GOING TO
00:17:45	HAPPEN ON STIMULUS, ON THE ISSUES WITH THE DEBT, AND
00:17:48	THAT'S WHY I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY WHO'S WATCHING TO GO
00:17:52	OUT AND SIGN THE PETITION TO ASK CONGRESS TO PASS THEIR
00:17:55	BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT. WHEN CONGRESS GETS THEIR HOUSE
00:17:58	IN ORDER, AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE OVERNIGHT, IT JUST HAS TO
00:18:01	BE A PLAN GOING FORWARD, YOU'RE GOING TO UNLOCK A LOT OF PENTUP
00:18:04	DEMAND ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. AND OHIO WILL CERTAINLY BE
00:18:08	WELL-POSITIONED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
00:18:09	WHETHER IT'S TECHNOLOGY, WHETHER IT'S RESEARCH AND
00:18:12	DEVELOPMENT IN AVIATION, WHETHER IT'S RESEARCH AND
00:18:15	DEVELOPMENT IN HEALTH CARE, ALL OF THOSE ARE PLACES TO WHERE
00:18:17	OUR INVESTMENT AND WORK FORCE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND WE'RE
00:18:20	STARTING TO SEE THE TIDE TURNING.
00:18:23	IN JOE'S AREA, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS OIL AND GAS PLAY UP THERE
00:18:26	IS GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
00:18:28	I WAS UP IN YOUNGSTOWN NOT TOO LONG AGO, AND WHAT I'M STARTING
00:18:31	TO HEAR FROM THE YOUNGSTOWN FOLKS IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE, THE
00:18:36	OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE COMING FROM THAT.
00:18:37	SO WHILE WE'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH, OHIO CERTAINLY IS DOING BETTER.
00:18:40	AND I THINK GOING FROM 84 CENTS IN THE RAINY DAY FUND TO $1.4
00:18:46	BILLION IS THE RIGHT MEASURE. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT OHIO
00:18:49	HAS GOT ITS FISCAL HOUSE IN ORDER.
00:18:53	>> SPECIFICALLY I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE TRAFFIC CAMERAS
00:18:54	BILL AND THE STAND YOUR GROUND BILL.
00:18:57	>> WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE GUN BILL.
00:18:59	I DON'T KNOW WHETHER STAND YOUR GROUND WILL BE A CURRENT
00:19:01	VERSION. WE'RE LOOKING AT HAVING
00:19:03	CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MOVING SOME PARTS OF THAT BILL.
00:19:05	I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THE WHOLE BILL RIGHT AWAY
00:19:08	OR WE'RE GOING TO DIVIDE IT UP INTO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT
00:19:10	BILLS. THIS IS AN AREA THAT JOE AND I
00:19:13	GENERALLY AGREE. THE SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS ARE
00:19:17	SOMETHING WE NEED TO WATCH AND PROTECT AND MAKE SURE OHIOANS
00:19:20	HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.
00:19:22	HAVEN'T STUDIED THAT BILL CLOSELY ENOUGH FOR THE STAND
00:19:26	YOUR GROUND PART EXCEPT I BELIEVE THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT
00:19:28	FROM THE STAND YOUR GROUND IN OTHER STATES.
00:19:29	I'M NOT SURE THAT CALLING IT STAND YOUR GROUND IS
00:19:33	NECESSARILY ACCURATE. BUT THERE ARE COMPONENTS TO
00:19:34	THAT BILL THAT I THINK MAKE SOME SENSES.
00:19:38	ON THE RED LIGHT CAMERA BILL, WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSION IN
00:19:40	CAUCUS. I'M NOT A FAN OF RED LIGHT
00:19:43	CAMERAS. I THINK IT'S A BIT HEAVY
00:19:46	HANDED, BUT WE'LL SEE WHETHER WE NEED TO DEAL WITH THAT FROM
00:19:49	THE STATE PERSPECTIVE. >> LET ME GIVE YOU A FEW
00:19:52	MOMENTS TO TALK ABOUT YOUR PRIORITIES AMONGST ALL THE
00:19:54	THINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE. WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO SEE?
00:19:56	>> EVERYBODY NEEDS JOBS IN ORDER TO HAVE A QUALITY OF LIFE
00:20:01	THAT IS REASONABLE AND MEANINGFUL.
00:20:03	AND SO WE'RE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT HOW TO BRING JOBS TO THE
00:20:06	STATE OF OHIO, HOW TO KEEP JOBS IN THE STATE OF OHIO.
00:20:11	AT THE SAME TIME MAKING SURE THAT NEIGHBORS ARE SAFE AND
00:20:13	SCHOOLS ARE GOOD. IF YOU KEEP EVERYTHING VERY
00:20:15	SIMPLE LIKE THAT, THEN IT MAKES SENSE TO PEOPLE AND IT'S
00:20:18	REASONABLE AND IT'S WORKABLE. AND SO THOSE ARE THE THREE
00:20:21	GOALS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THIS YEAR.
00:20:24	HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO WORK ACROSS THE AISLE ON SOME THINGS
00:20:26	THAT AREN'T POLITICAL, THAT AREN'T CONTROVERSIAL IN ORDER
00:20:30	TO HELP IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE.
00:20:33	THERE'S AN ORAL CHEMO BILL SO THAT INSURANCE COMPANIES WOULD
00:20:36	HAVE TO COVER ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY.
00:20:38	THERE'S SCHOOL SAFETY BILLS OUT THERE THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED
00:20:42	TO MAKE OUR KIDS HAVE A SAFER LIVING AND SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
00:20:46	I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON.
00:20:49	THOSE AREN'T POLITICAL. WE SHOULDN'T WASTE A LOT OF OUR
00:20:52	TIME TALKING ABOUT VOTING BILLS AND ABORTION BILLS.
00:20:54	ALL THESE POLITICAL BILLS THAT GET EVERYBODY UP IN ARMS.
00:20:57	LET'S WORK ON THINGS THAT MAKE SENSE THAT PEOPLE NEED AND I
00:20:59	THINK THAT WE CAN DO THAT THIS YEAR.
00:21:01	>> ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE SOCIAL AGENDA BILLS OR THE
00:21:04	ELECTION BILLS COMING FORWARD? >> SURE.
00:21:06	THEY'RE ALWAYS COMING. AND WHEN THEY COME, IT SEEMS
00:21:08	LIKE WE -- WE USE A LOT OF OUR TIME ON THEM.
00:21:12	YOU KNOW? AND PEOPLE AT HOME ARE TALKING
00:21:14	ABOUT WHY CAN'T I FIND A JOB AND WE'RE DOWN HERE TALKING
00:21:18	ABOUT TAKING AWAY RIGHTS FROM VOTERS.
00:21:20	THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. THAT STUFF IS VERY FRUSTRATING
00:21:23	TO ME COMING DOWN TO COLUMBUS TO GO HOME AND REPORT THAT WE
00:21:27	TALKED ABOUT A BILL THAT WOULD TAKE AWAY RIGHTS TO VOTE.
00:21:31	>> HOW ARE THINGS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT HERE?
00:21:33	THE ENTIRE HOUSE IS UP FOR RE-ELECTION AND HALF THE
00:21:36	SENATE. HOW ARE THINGS GOING TO BE
00:21:38	DIFFERENT DOWN HERE? >> WELL, MOST OF WHAT THE
00:21:40	SENATE DOES IS BIPARTISAN. I BELIEVE WITH HIM ON THAT.
00:21:46	I BELIEVE WE'VE HAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
00:21:50	AND SO WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THOSE FEW THAT DON'T, IT TENDS
00:21:52	TO GET ALL THE ATTENTION. BUT THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF
00:21:55	WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY IS WHEN WE WORK ACROSS THE AISLE VERY
00:22:00	WELL. WE'RE NOT CONGRESS AND I'M
00:22:03	PRETTY PROUD OF THAT. WE CAN WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THE
00:22:06	SAME TIME. THIS IS AN ELECTION YEAR.
00:22:07	I EXPECT ELECTION YEARS TO HAVE MORE HEATED DEBATE,
00:22:11	PARTICULARLY WHEN WE'VE GOT HOW MANY MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
00:22:13	RUNNING FOR STATEWIDE OFFICE OR THE LEGISLATURE RUNNING FOR
00:22:16	STATEWIDE OFFICE? AND SO WE TEND TO GET A LITTLE
00:22:19	BIT MORE FLOWERRY OR TORY WHEN THAT OCCURS, BUT THAT'S
00:22:26	ORATORY. BUT THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES
00:22:29	WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH MOST SENATORS ARE PRETTY POSITIVE.
00:22:32	I THINK OUR MEMBERS TEND TO WORK TOGETHER FAIRLY WELL.
00:22:35	AND MOST OF THE WORK IN THE LEGISLATURE IS STILL DONE IN
00:22:37	COMMITTEE. AND I THINK IN THAT PROCESS,
00:22:39	I'VE HEARD GOOD COMPLIMENTS FROM MINORITY MEMBERS ABOUT OUR
00:22:43	CHAIRMAN'S ABILITY TO LISTEN AND HEAR THEIR CONCERNS AND
00:22:47	SOMETIMES HEARING YOUR CONCERN DOESN'T MEAN THAT'S THE WAY THE
00:22:49	BILL'S CHANGED BUT AT LEAST YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
00:22:51	YOUR POINTS. >> I'LL GIVE YOU THE FINAL WORD
00:22:55	TO SUPPORT OR REFUTE? >> PEOPLE THAT ELECT US WANT US
00:23:00	TO GET THINGS DONE. AS LONG AS WE KEEP THAT IN MIND
00:23:03	FIRST AND FOREMOST, OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE, LET'S GET THINGS
00:23:09	DONE TO HELP PEOPLE AT HOME. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS
00:23:11	WORK TOGETHER. WE MET YESTERDAY FOR OVER AN
00:23:13	HOUR AND WE TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WERE
00:23:15	COMING. AND WE BOTH SAID WE'RE GOING TO
00:23:18	BE HONEST WITH ONE ANOTHER SO THAT WE CAN DO EXACTLY WHAT I
00:23:20	JUST EXPLAINED. NOW SOMETIMES THAT GETS SCREWED
00:23:24	UP OR SHIFTED AROUND AND THINGS, YOU KNOW, THIS BECOMES
00:23:27	LIKE HIGH SCHOOL SOMETIMES DOWN HERE.
00:23:29	AND YOU SAY SOMETHING AND SOMETHING GETS BLOWN OUT OF
00:23:31	PROPORTION, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'VE SAID THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
00:23:34	HONEST WITH EACH OTHER, WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER TO TRY
00:23:36	TO GET THINGS DONE AND I TRUST THAT WHAT HE WAS SAYING WAS
00:23:39	TRUE AND I'M GOING TO BE HON TOAST MY WORD AS WELL.
00:23:41	>> HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU BOTH. THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
00:23:45	>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
00:23:47	>> FOR MY COLLEAGUES AT OHIO PUBLIC RADIO AND TELEVISION,
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