Trumbull commissioners laud Ohio House on return of money to counties

WARREN — The Trumbull County commissioners are applauding the move by the Ohio House of Representatives today that gives counties back revenue they had been threatened to lose through the loss of sales taxes on Medicaid Managed Care Organizations.

The loss of the MCO money was going to cost Trumbull County $2.7 million in 2018.

“This is a great step in the right direction,” Trumbull County Commissioner Dan Polivka said. Trumbull and the rest of the counties in Ohio have been hard hit by the loss of local government funding from the state, Polivka said.

“We applaud the legislators in taking the first step to hold Trumbull County harmless,” Commissioner Mauro Cantalamessa said in a press release.

State Rep. Michael O’Brien of Warren, D-64th, said he expects the Ohio Senate to take similar action and for the federal government to authorize the move to give the sales tax money back to counties.