State Bill That Would Preempt Participatory Budgeting Won't Move Forward Ahead November Election

Potential conflicts with Ohio home rule could prevent the legislation from advancing at all

By Maria Elena Scott

Senate Bill 158, which aimed to ban participatory budgeting before Issue 38 goes up for a vote in Cleveland on November 7, will not pass in the House before the election, according to Republican State House Speaker Jason Stephens. On Tuesday, Stephens said the bill is not on Wednesday’s agenda and won’t go up for a vote in the House before the election...

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