A First in Nearly a Decade, Ohio Legislature Overrides Its Governor

The Republican-controlled Senate completed the override of six of Gov. John Kasich's budget vetoes on Tuesday, the first successful overrides of an Ohio governor's veto in nine years. Chief among them were provisions designed to clip the governor's power to use the quasi-legislative Ohio Controlling Board to draw down billions in federal funds, as he did in 2013 to expand Medicaid over the objections of many in his own party. Another overridden provision requires legislative approval before optional populations may be added to the Medicaid rolls in the future.