State lawmakers have overridden a quarter of Gov. John Kasich鈥檚 48 vetoes. And they could do more in the next two weeks. And Kasich has said he鈥檇 also veto the so-called and the that recently passed the House. Those vetoes and what lawmakers do about them could say something about the outgoing governor's relationship with his fellow Republicans in the legislature.
One possible override is , which could kick off 400,000 recipients and switch Ohio to a partial expansion. Kasich said he鈥檚 not negotiating with lawmakers on this: 鈥淭hey all understand this issue.鈥�
And Kasich doesn鈥檛 speculate on why lawmakers would send the Stand Your Ground and Heartbeat Bills to him though he has promised vetoes. But he said Republicans ran for re-election this year on jobs and tax cuts. 鈥淭hey didn鈥檛 run on abortion, guns, taking away people鈥檚 health care. I never heard that out of any of them. So I think it鈥檚 really important that they remember what their campaign promises were," Kasich said.
Lawmakers have said they want more authority on spending and public policy.
(NOTE: the full interview with Gov. John Kasich, where he talks about Lordstown, graduation requirements, his plans for the future and his thoughts on politics, will air on this weekend.)
