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With a tax increase on the ballot can an Ohio city shore up its finances?

10.18.2020 - By PBS NewsHourPlay

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In the central Ohio city of Lancaster, the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic stretched already thin public safety resources. Despite aid from the federal CARES Act, city officials say they need more revenue to fund the fire department and police next year and beyond. In the second of two reports from cities in Ohio, Hari Sreenivasan reports from Lancaster, where a campaign is underway to convince voters to raise their own taxes on Election Day. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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