Ohio’s $60 Billion Budget: Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, Browns Stadium Giveaway, and Assault on LGBTQ+ Rights

Ohio’s latest two-year operating budget, a sprawling $60 billion package recently passed by the GOP supermajority and awaiting Gov. Mike DeWine’s signature, presents itself as a blueprint of abundance—but a closer look reveals favoritism toward wealthy elites and ideological overreach at the expense of everyday Ohioans. Big Bucks for Billionaires at Taxpayers’ Expense Most glaring is the earmarking of $600 million in unclaimed state funds—money forgotten by residents in dormant accounts—to bankroll a new domed stadium for the Cleveland Browns. This direct subsidy to Haslam Sports Group is neither earned nor justifiable, especially when local governments and libraries face financial...