McNally criticizes Kasich's proposal to phase out income tax

YOUNGSTOWN — A closed library was the backdrop for a news conference in which Mahoning County Commissioner John A. McNally IV bashed Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich for calling for a phaseout of Ohio’s personal income tax.

McNally, a Democrat, said he was asked by the re-election campaign of Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland to conduct the news conference, which was part of a statewide series of Strickland campaign events that took place today.

The phaseout of the tax, which was enacted in 1971 to bolster school funding, would be disastrous for county and municipal governments, libraries and schools, McNally said.

Kasich’s proposal is “going to help gut local government operations across the state of Ohio,” McNally said.

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