Rotunda Rumblings

Capping tax spikes : Ohio lawmakers voted 72–23 Wednesday to approve a sweeping plan to slow the rise of school property taxes. House Bill 186 would limit how fast taxes can grow when property values climb and spend $360 million in state dollars to help schools adjust. The average homeowner would save about $128 next year, though Anna Staver reports that residents in larger cities like Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo wouldn’t see any savings.

Unhealthy crisis: U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, a Warrensville Heights Democrat, warned Wednesday that looming federal cuts to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid will create a healthcare crisis in Northeast Ohio, potentially leaving tens of thousands of residents with higher costs or no coverage at all, Mary Frances McGowan re

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