State Budget proposal What’s in, what’s out

Some of the highlights of Ohio House Democrats’ revised version of Gov. Ted Strickland’s two-year budget proposal:

Hospitals lose $127 million instead of $411 million because of higher fees that trigger more federal Medicaid money.

Increase money for nursing homes.

Increase aid to food banks to $9.5 million each year; Strickland had proposed $8.5 million a year.

Overhaul Strickland’s school-funding formula to funnel more money to the poorest school districts.

No gambling proposal. Strickland’s version didn’t include one either.

Source: AP Research