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Mike DeWine: “Taxpayers of the state have put money into stadiums and…”

Featuring: Mike DeWine, Republican | Governor of Ohio

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Gov. Mike DeWine nominates former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel as lieutenant governor

Published | Video Starts at 22:30

And still we would not be the highest state in the union and using that money to do something that we have done for over 50 years, and that is the state government. Taxpayers of the state have put money into stadiums and ballparks for over 50 years. And quite candidly, there's no anybody thinks that there will ever be an end to that. This would make sure that we have a dedicated fund and we're not taking this money out of the precious general fund. (22:30–22:35)

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Asserts that Ohio taxpayers have funded stadiums and ballparks for over 50 years.

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