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Mike DeWine: “Prior to our putting this in the budget, we were getting…”

Featuring: Mike DeWine, Republican | Governor of Ohio

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Columbus Metropolitan Club Forum: Governor Mike DeWine Discusses Ohio's State Budget and Policy Priorities

Published | Video Starts at 14:35

Now, because we have the jobs we're going to create and attract people from other states, we want to keep our top kids in the state of Ohio. And here's what the statistics are. Prior to our putting this in the budget, we were getting somewhere. I think between 60, around 60, 65% of these kids who were the top 5% were staying in the state of Ohio. We changed that and gave an incentive of $5,000. And it's $5,000. And you can pick your school in the state of Ohio, any school in the state of Ohio, we give you $5,000 and we give it to you for four straight years. (14:35–14:49)

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Asserts that before the budget change, 60-65% of top 5% students stayed in Ohio.

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