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Gov. Kasich delivers State of the State
Updated: Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013, 9:04 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013, 6:55 PM EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN/AP) - Ohio Governor John Kasich focused on jobs and Medicaid in his State of the State address Tuesday evening in Lima.
Kasich says extending Medicaid coverage to thousands of low-income residents will help the state on multiple levels.
The Republican governor proposed Medicaid expansion under the federal law in his two-year budget plan. He's framed the decision as recapturing Ohio taxpayers' federal money.
The state would see $2.4 billion from Washington to cover those newly eligible for Medicaid over the next two years beginning in July.
Many Republicans are averse to President Barack Obama's signature health care law and resistant to expanding government programs.
Kasich said he knows the issue is controversial, but he says he's asking lawmakers to examine the issue carefully and examine their conscience.
He says the most vulnerable shouldn't be ignored, but lifted.
He told Ohioans that jobs are the state's greatest moral purpose because they create stronger families and allow people to fulfill their hopes, their dreams and their purposes.
Kasich says has succeeded in his promise to put Ohio to work and reclaim the state's title as one of the country's great states.
The governor says Ohio has added 120,400 jobs on his watch, is the number one job creator in the Midwest and number six in the country.
Kasich also used his speech to remind people the state's budget is balanced and the state has gone from having 89 cents in its rainy day fund to a $1.9 billion surplus.
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