Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, R-Lima, speaks with reporters. (Photo by Graham Stokes for Ohio Capital Journal. Republish photo only with original story.)
In the gerrymandered Ohio Statehouse, Republican supermajorities exercising unconstitutional, undue power have made an operating philosophy out of afflicting the afflicted and comforting the comfortable. This past week has provided Ohioans prime examples of both.
On Tuesday, Republican lawmakers from both the Ohio House and Senate introduced legislation to eliminate the state income tax . This would leave a $13 billion deficit. The lawmakers say they could make up the money by raising the sales tax, cutting spending, and letting the economy allegedly “fix itself.”
On Wednesday, the gerrymandered Ohio Senate Republican supermajority joined the gerrymandered Ohio House Republican supermajority in overriding Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a law banning gender-affirming care for trans youth . The ban takes effect 90 days following the Senate’s override. Lawsuits are likely.