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by Nicole Piscitani • July 6, 2025

The six-month budget process has come to an end with Gov. Mike DeWine signing House Bill (HB) 96. This is DeWine’s last budget, as he is term-limited at the end of 2026. DeWine used his power to line-item veto 67 items, and several of them impact education.

One of DeWine’s line-item vetoes removed provisions that would have impacted school board races. However, HB 96 makes changes to several other education boards, including the State Teachers Retirement System Retirement Board and the State Board of Education.…