Columbus, OH– Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today released the following statement on the Ohio Senate Majority’s higher education budget proposal:
“I applaud the leadership that the Senate President and his caucus have shown today in offering groundbreaking improvements to higher education in Ohio,” Strickland said. “By building on my executive budget and the House budget, this proposal provides increased college affordability while also substantially increasing research and scholarship connected to creating jobs. The future of job growth in Ohio is in investing in our regional strengths and in making sure we have the most-educated, highly skilled workforce possible. Today's proposal shows that bipartisan progress toward that future can be a reality.”