Rotunda Rumblings

Running the numbers : Ohio has 607 school districts, with superintendents and treasurers often earning six-figure salaries, among other personnel overhead costs at the central offices. Lake County Auditor Chris Galloway believes that if the state is serious about controlling property taxes, districts must consolidate, Laura Hancock reports . Public school leaders disagree, saying that the public will be unhappy with forced mergers, pointing out the ways they realize efficiencies by working together and that Ohio falls just above average in the number of districts per 100,000 residents nationwide.

The repeal option: As chances grow by the day that Ohio Republicans will end up approving a new congressional redistricting plan next month without Democratic support

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