A potential tax on Summit County cigarettes that would fund local arts and cultural programming took another major step forward this week after authority to levy it was approved as part of Ohio’s operating budget.
The legislation next heads to Gov. Mike DeWine for his signature.
As Signal Akron reported in April, a provision added into the vast House Bill 96 by state representatives opened the door to Summit County joining Cuyahoga County as the only Ohio jurisdictions allowed to put the cigarette tax for a regional arts district before voters…