Issue Position: Restoring Local Control

Issue Position

As a Hudson City Councilman, I've seen the state limit our local governments' ability to provide critical upgrades to infrastructure and emergency response capability through severe budget cuts. Even our most well-to-do communities struggle with basic road upkeep. Our emergency responders are hampered in their ability to respond to the opioid crisis. Ohio's rainy day fund is now full, but the state continues to hoard money and direct resources away from local governments. When I go down to Columbus, I will fight to empower local governments so that they can invest in and deliver the services necessary to ensure our kids grow up in the strongest possible communities.

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