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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Petition to abolish property taxes in Ohio OK'd by the state
May 19—Backers of a constitutional amendment to abolish property taxes in Ohio will soon start circulating petitions in local communities to get the matter on the ballot after clearing hurdles at the state level. Their proposed amendment would add three lines of text to the Ohio Constitution to state that "no real property shall be taxed," either by law or by constitutional amendment. The petitioners behind the amendment will need to gather over 413,000 valid signatures in order to get their proposed amendment on the ballot. A simple majority of voter support would pass it. The petitioners got approval from the state after Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost determined that the petitioners' summary fairly and truthfully reflected the content of the proposal, and the Ohio Ballot Board determined that the proposal could be contained in just one constitutional amendment. One petitioner, Timberlake Mayor John Marra, told the Ohio Ballot Board that he views property taxes to be unfair, especially to seniors. "Property taxes undermines true ownership," Marra said. "When people can lose their homes over unpaid taxes, even after their mortgage is paid off, that is not freedom; it is a form of government control." On X, Ohio's Republican Attorney General Dave Yost blamed the attempted amendment squarely on the Republican legislature, which has not yet passed substantial property tax reform even as much of the state has seen skyrocketing rates. "Ohio's broken, dysfunctional property tax is forcing people out of their homes with unvoted tax hikes," Yost wrote. "The people are going to blow it up at the ballot box — and the resulting chaos will be a failure of the legislature, which knew better but would not act." ------ For more stories like this, sign up for our Ohio Politics newsletter. It's free, curated, and delivered straight to your inbox every Thursday evening. Avery Kreemer can be reached at 614-981-1422, on X, via email, or you can drop him a comment/tip with the survey below.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost ends campaign for governor
May 16—Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost suspended his gubernatorial campaign Friday, one week after the Ohio Republican Party endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for the 2026 primary election. Yost, a longtime state official, and Ramaswamy, a close ally to President Donald Trump, were the two big names trying to replace term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine, who is set to leave office in early 2027. In a letter he sent to supporters detailing his decision, Yost wrote that he would drop out of the race to to consolidate Republican support under Ramaswamy. "... it is also apparent that a steep climb to the nomination for governor has become a vertical cliff," Yost wrote. "I do not wish to divide my political party or my state with a quixotic battle over the small differences between my vision and that of my opponent. I am simply not that important." After his party endorsed Ramaswamy, who has never held political office, Yost's campaign released a statement that he would consult supporters about a path forward, while noting that "the people of Ohio deserve a choice, not a premature coronation of an untested candidate." Note: This is a developing story and may be updated as more information becomes available. ------ For more stories like this, sign up for our Ohio Politics newsletter. It's free, curated, and delivered straight to your inbox every Thursday evening. Avery Kreemer can be reached at 614-981-1422, on X, via email, or you can drop him a comment/tip with the survey below.
