On March 15, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine unveiled his proposed executive budget for fiscal years 2020-21.
“The budget we are sending to the Ohio General Assembly is a budget for Ohio’s future, and it reflects our need to invest in Ohio and Ohioans,” said Gov. DeWine. “Our budget plants seeds of hope and opportunity for tomorrow through smart, strategic investments in Ohio today.”
Gov. DeWine’s executive budget focuses on investing in Ohio’s children, families, workforce, infrastructure, mental health and addiction recovery, and natural resources. The executive budget “blue book,” including Gov. DeWine’s full budget recommendations, tax expenditure report, and budget highlights can be found on the Ohio Office of Budget Management’s website.
The Family Medicine line item, which supports Ohio’s departments of family medicine, was flat-funded in the Ohio Department of Higher Education portion of the state budget bill. No increase, but also no decrease.