Rotunda Rumblings

Tax tug of war : House Republicans have introduced the “Taxpayer Freedom Trilogy,” a package of three bills to change how Ohio’s property taxes work. Anna Staver reports the push comes as activists gather signatures for a 2026 ballot measure to abolish property taxes — an idea 61% of Ohioans say they would support, according to a recent poll. With the governor’s working group, potential veto overrides, and a dozen other bills also in play, the fight over property taxes is far from over.

Working for free : A handful of states, including Kentucky, Michigan and Pennsylvania, offer student teachers a stipend, seeing the burden of working full-time without compensation, plus university tuition and living expenses as a barrier to entering the profession. Ohio too has a

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