Ohio’s Kasich Stands Ready to Cut Budget If Economy Pinches
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Ohio Governor John Kasich stands ready to cut state spending if revenue slows as the economy sputters following what the former congressman called the “chaos” surrounding the debt-ceiling debate in Washington.
Kasich, 59, a first-term Republican, has told his budget director to monitor revenue collections so any emerging deficit can be averted, he said yesterday in a telephone interview. The seventh most-populous state passed a two-year budget in June that closed an $8 billion deficit.