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Allocation Of State Money To OSU Under Scrutiny

Ohio Public Radio

State lawmakers have been working to find ways to cut 800 million dollars from the two-year state budget bill. That's why a 5 million dollar allocation to a new program at Ohio State University has gotten some attention. The allocation came from the Speaker of the Ohio House. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports.  

The money would launch a leadership institute at Ohio State’s John Glenn College of Public Affairs, aimed at teaching local and state elected officials about budgeting, dealing with state government and other matters. It was added to the budget by Republican House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger of Clarksville, who is term limited at the end of next year.

 

“This has been in discussions for over a year. And let me just also quell – I am not looking, nor have I ever had an opportunity to say that I’m going to run that in the future. This is solely an opportunity to get something started.”

 

Rosenberger says the funding isn’t recurring, and there is also a dollar for dollar match with the private sector.

 

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