CLEVELAND, Ohio - What if local school districts could not pass their own property tax levies, and instead every home in the state was taxed at the same 20-mill rate? Ohioans would pay an extra 1.75% in sales taxes to make up the difference.
We’re talking about the bold idea to relieve property taxes and wrest control from districts on Today in Ohio.
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