To Governor DeWine...more than a drop in the bucket

To Governor DeWine...more than a drop in the bucket

June 30, 2025

Dear Governor DeWine,

I'm sure you have heard from many active and retired teachers in the last few days, urging you to please line-item veto the part of the budget bill that throws half a million Ohio teachers under the bus regarding their pension system, STRS Ohio.

If this bill is allowed to go through as written, you can be sure the messages you have received so far are but a drop in the bucket, compared to what you will receive if that bill goes through without intervention from you.

Up to half a million teachers will be sending a much stronger message at the ballot box in ALL future elections that involve all legislators and other politicians who do NOT show support for Ohio's teachers. We are fed up, sir, and it is very clear to us that YOU AND YOUR POLITICAL COHORTS ARE NOT JUST "PART" OF THE PROBLEM; YOU ARE THE PROBLEM ITSELF.

Do the right thing, Mr. DeWine. Start cleaning up the mess you and your friends have created, NOW.

Katherine B. Bracy

Retired Ohio Teacher