So we just kind of went from one decision to another and tried to weigh all the facts and we came out where we did. And we also had high school athletics tournaments going on. And then very quickly after that we got into the issue of the NCAA, the play-off games, the first two nights were going to be in Dayton, Ohio. What I felt was, it was a matter of life and death, that we were protecting human life and we had to act.
It was not easy because no one had really done this before, but I just weighed it out. We just felt it was a recipe for disaster. And it just didn’t make sense to have 60,000 people from 80 countries come into Columbus for a four-day event and be in close quarters. But again, we listened to the experts, talked with them. And it was a tough decision to close it because I know I was not aware at least of anybody else in the country shutting down of a major event like that. I think also we had an event that really forced us to make a decision and that was the Arnold Classic. That even delaying a few days can make a huge amount of difference. And the one message I kept getting from the people I was talking to, who really understood these pandemics, is you have to move quickly and you have to move early. I think that has served me well during this because we’ve just been really focused on trying to find out everything that we could.
I have spent 40 years in public office and the mistakes I’ve made are generally when I didn’t have enough information, didn’t talk to the right people, didn’t drill down to get all the facts. I think that what I’ve tried to do throughout this is just get the best information I could, talk to the scientists, talk to the medical professionals. She has been keeping me informed about what was coming. Well, I have a very good health director, Dr. Did you know something other Governors didn’t? You’ve been a step ahead of us on other things: advising no spectators at indoor sporting events, calling on universities to go to remote instruction, closing bars and restaurants. You were the first Governor in the country to announce the entire state school system would close, starting on March 16. DeWine summoned the experts and then heeded their advice even as it threatened his political popularity.īelow is a lightly edited transcript of the conversation. Although his state now has about 6,600 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 274 deaths, DeWine argues it could have been far worse had he waited any longer. Analysis from the OLSC indicates HB 687 could change what tax incentives are available to “megaprojects,” meaning Intel could be eligible for more of them, which “could decrease state revenue by hundreds of millions of dollars across several fiscal years.The veteran politician took a break from briefings and budget calls this past weekend to speak with TIME as he walked around his farm near Dayton, Ohio, with his new puppy. The plant already had $1.2 billion earmarked in grants and infrastructure investments, according to the state development department. Tax incentives for the coming Ohio Intel manufacturing plant also come up in the bill. The bill’s spending also aims to enhance prison security and build facilities for firefighting training. It also covers infrastructure projects, construction and renovations at state schools and colleges and school safety improvements.
Speaking generally, DeWine said that the bill will pay for improved mental health care and noted $15 million dedicated to improved state parks. DeWine said that most, if not all of the bill’s spending, will be paid in cash. In total, the bill allocates $3.51 billion in funds for the 2023-2024 fiscal two-year period. The legislation in question, House Bill 687, would also authorize the state to take on $2.28 billion more in new debt, according to an analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission.
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