{"id":3093,"date":"2009-07-14T13:15:07","date_gmt":"2009-07-14T17:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.libology.com\/blog\/?p=3093"},"modified":"2009-07-14T13:15:07","modified_gmt":"2009-07-14T17:15:07","slug":"ohio-gets-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.libology.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/14\/ohio-gets-a-budget.html","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Gets A Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

The deal has finally been closed, and the state of Ohio has a new two-year budget<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 The proposed cuts to libraries were scaled back by two-thirds, to about 11%.\u00a0 All told, library funding is expected to drop between 25-30%<\/a> from last year.<\/p>\n

This is still not a good situation, but libraries are still better off than many other state services<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It didn’t have to be this way.\u00a0 The budget process was confrontational, and most people have a bad taste in their mouth.\u00a0 Most of this was due to the inflexibility and charged rhetoric coming from the Governor.\u00a0 I suspect that we will revisit this episode during next year’s election, and that Ted Strickland will not be viewed favorably as a result of his words and actions.<\/p>\n

Because I feel strongly that criticism should be joined with the responsibility of offering one’s own solutions, I feel that the option of a temporary sales tax increase (not affecting food or drug purchases) would have provided a reliable cash flow without negatively impacting those least able to cope.\u00a0 This was never even included as a possibility by the Governor, perhaps because of next year’s election, and we have a controversial gambling plan plus drastic cuts in libraries and social services as a result.<\/p>\n

Ohio residents:\u00a0 is your voter registration current?\u00a0 If not, make it so, and remember everyone’s words and actions when you make your choices next year.<\/p>\n

some sources found via SaveOhioLibraries<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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