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DeWine outlines education, childcare and mental-health priorities in proposed biennial budget
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told a Columbus Metropolitan Club audience that his proposed $218 billion, two-year budget emphasizes literacy, school-bus safety, mental health and expanded childcare supports, and would fund several programs with new tobacco and targeted tax revenue.
Governor Mike DeWine on Wednesday described key priorities in his proposed $218 billion biennial state budget, telling a Columbus Metropolitan Club audience his administration is focusing on literacy, school-bus safety, mental-health funding and expanded childcare support.
DeWine said the budget includes additional funding for literacy coaches tied to what he called the "science of reading," $30 million aimed at targeted school-bus safety improvements and a "significant amount of money" carved out for mental-health services. "Science of reading. We put additional funds in there for literacy coaches," DeWine said. "Two years ago, we asked the legislature to basically mandate the science of reading in every school in the state. They have done that. We are seeing great, great success."
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