(The Center Square) — After a proposed constitutional amendment was denied a chance to go before voters and several bills in the state legislature have stalled, Ohio Democrats are pushing for property tax changes.
Some residents across the state show 40%-50% property tax increases this year and taxes jumped more than 20% between 2019 and 2023.
Recently, Democrats blamed the Republican-led Legislature for failing to take action.
“At the end of the day, high property taxes are a choice,” Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney, D-Westlake, said. “This property tax crisis Cuyahoga County residents are now facing is a direct result of the state legislature’s failure to act and an intentional policy platform that has systematically shifted the burden of property taxes onto the backs of working people, middle-class families, and senior citizens. It’s time for the state legislature to take action— Ohioans need help now.”
Rep. Phillip Robinson, D-Solon, pushed House Bill 573, which would restore state support for local governments to 2008 levels and ease taxes that pay for police, fire, and other services.