07/23/2026
“The state has steadily reduced its share of financial support for public education for more than two decades, dropping from a high of nearly 47% in 1999 to an estimated 32% in 2027 … shifting the majority of support for public education to the local taxpayer.”
Columbus must change, and it is incumbent on us all to make that happen by voting to end the veto-proof supermajority’s control of the legislative process, writes David Lima of Mentor in a letter to the editor.