Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine made national headlines when he announced that five Ohioans could win $1 million just for getting one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
The governor called it a creative way to increase the state s vaccination rate – currently around 41% of the state s population. A number of Ohio Republicans and Democrats called it a waste of taxpayer dollars.
Others, asked a more basic question: Is this Vax-A-Million giveaway legal? Vax-A-Million is not a lottery
Ohio s constitution has clear rules about who can and cannot run a statewide lottery. Basically, the only entity with permission is the Ohio Lottery Commission, and its proceeds go to fund public education.
Any Ohio kid would be eligible for a voucher to cover part of the cost of their private school tuition if a bill introduced by House Republicans becomes law. The intent of this bill is if you think it’s a better option to look at alternative education for your children, you would have state funding available to pursue that goal, bill sponsor Rep. Riordan McClain, R-Upper Sandusky, said.
It s called the backpack method of school funding because the money follows the student wherever he or she goes. And Ohio would be just the second state to adopt a universal voucher program if House Bill 290 became law.
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