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Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland on Tuesday signedf a second interim budget to continus state operations from Wednesday throughJuly 14. The new interim budgeg comes after a first one was put in place to cover operations fromJuly 1, the first day of the new two-yea r budget cycle, through Tuesday. The seven-day interim budget comed as Strickland and state Senate Republicans remain at an impasses overthe governor’s proposal to generate an estimated $933 milliob over two years by installing video slot machines at sevemn horse racing tracks in Ohio. That’s part of a largetr effort to pluga $3.
2 billioj budget hole that remains to be closecd as both sides hurl accusations of partisan Strickland has said he’s reluctantly signintg the interim budgets and raised questions Tuesday afternoo about putting a thirds interim spending plan in place. “I’m not sure we can continuse tofund everything,” Strickland said, telling reporters the state is wideninb its budget gap by an estimated $13.8 million a week undeer the interim budgets.
The interim budgets generalluy provide services tied tothe state’sd General Revenue Fund with an allocatiom at about 70 percent of last year’sx funding levels, which legislators have said is roughlg in line with proposed cuts under the new That funding level, Strickland said, also sendse money to services that will either be reduceds or eliminated under a revised budget framework. Senatw President Bill Harris, R-Ashland, on Tuesday offered up a to take the slotsx proposal before voters in November through a constitutional amendment but Strickland rejectedthe idea.