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New budget plan would cut taxes for Ohioans making more than $100K annually

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The third version of the state budget is out, and it proposes cutting taxes for any Ohioan making more than $100,000 a year.

The State Senate would do that by flattening the state income tax.

If approved, Ohio’s income tax rate would be 2.75% for everyone. Taxpayers who earn $100,000 or more currently pay 3.5%.

So, upper-income Ohioans would see a 21% tax cut.

Supporters say a flat tax will make Ohio more attractive to businesses and boost the economy. Opponents say it’s a payoff for the wealthy.

To break down the pros and cons of this flat tax plan, we turn to a panel of experts: Ohio State political scientist Herb Asher, Republican strategist Mike Gonidakis, and Statehouse reporter Andrew Tobias of Signal Statewide.

Snollygoster of the week

As President Trump ordered National Guard troops to deal with protesters in Los Angeles, Ohioans of a certain age immediately remembered Gov. Rhodes’ decision to send National Guard troops to Kent State in 1970.

We all know how that ended: four protesters dead, nine wounded and a nation scarred. No doubt, the legacy of that decision will give Gov. DeWine great pause before ordering troops to confront protesters.

And the anti-ICE protest in Columbus was very peaceful, as a group of protesters even broke into a line dance at the end.