A bold new proposal from a conservative Ohio lawmaker aims to dramatically overhaul how school property taxes work in the state—capping them at 20 mills and increasing sales tax by 1.75 percent .

But behind the seemingly straightforward tax reform, the hosts of Today in Ohio fear something far more ominous is lurking: the potential dismantling of public education as we know it.

The latest episode of cleveland.com’s news discussion podcast covers how the proposal, while addressing legitimate property tax concerns, could fundamentally transform school funding and control in ways that would disproportionately harm vulnerable communities.

“The most sinister part of this is it opens the door to the end of public schools,” warned Chris Quinn, “because what the state could easily do once t

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