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Jobs Stimulus Package Introduced in the Ohio House & Senate
COLUMBUS – The two-part, $1.57 billion bipartisan economic stimulus package first unveiled by the Governor and legislative leaders in April has been officially introduced in the Ohio House and Senate, with committee hearings slated to begin in both chambers this week. Senate President Bill Harris (R-Ashland) and Speaker of the House Jon Husted (R-Kettering) are committed to passing the bills before the end of May.
State Senator Mark Wagoner (R-Toledo) and Representative Barbara Sears (R-Sylvania) have introduced companion resolutions – Senate Joint Resolution 7 and House Joint Resolution 5 – that will place a $400 million bond issue before Ohio voters this November to renew the successful Clean Ohio program. To date, the program has resulted in the preservation of more than 27,500 acres of Ohio farmland, the development of more than 223 miles of recreational trails, and the revitalization of 1,896 acres of brownfields, all while leveraging private and federal investments totaling more than $2.7 billion and creating more than 14,770 jobs, according to statistics provided by the Ohio Department of Development.
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