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Ohio University dean urges $75 million statewide motion-picture tax credit with no sunset to grow local industry and retain graduates

3717166 · June 5, 2025
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Scott Titsworth, dean of the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University, urged senators to set the state's motion picture and entertainment tax credit at $75 million with no sunset, arguing the change would signal durable support to attract studios and keep graduates in Ohio.

Scott Titsworth, dean of the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University, told the Senate Finance Committee he supports increasing Ohio's motion-picture and entertainment tax credit to $75 million per year with no sunset and expanding eligible production definitions and workforce-development components in section 122.85 of HB 96.

"Higher tax credit could unlock that," Titsworth said, describing Georgia's experience…

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