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Ohio low priority for COVID aid | News, Sports, Jobs


Times Leader Staff Writer
COLUMBUS The Senate approved the proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday and many, including Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, are objecting to the funding formula that places Ohio at a lower priority for assistance.
Husted elaborated last week, saying Ohio is essentially being penalized for doing the right thing.
“There’s no doubt that the plan provides significant additional relief funding for state and local governments, however there’s a provision in here that I want to raise an issue with. The relief bill, which provides $350 billion to state and local governments, uses a formula that incorporates the state unemployment rate for the fourth quarter of Calendar Year 2020 instead of using the straight population base formula, that is traditional in most bills of this nature and was certainly used in the previous CARES Act. In doing this, it really puts Ohio and a lot of states at a disadvantage in terms of t ....

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