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At times when school levies and property tax relief are hot-button political issues, a persistent myth about Ohio Lottery profits and education tends to resurface. One listener asked 星空无限传媒鈥檚 "Curious Cbus," 鈥淲asn鈥檛 the state lottery supposed to replace property taxes as a method of school financing?鈥�

The Republican who heads the Ohio Senate鈥檚 Education committee has a plan that he says will solve the over-reliance on local property taxes to pay for education.

On Thursday, a Columbus City Schools committee discussed closing four schools, as well as ending transportation for high schoolers at lottery schools.

Columbus spends about 6% of its $1.8 billion budget on transportation. At a committee meeting on Thursday, the school board recommended eliminating the requirement to transport students in grades 9 through 12.

The group has until the end of next month to come up with recommendations to help struggling homeowners and farmers in Ohio, while still funding local services such as schools, police and libraries.

Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed one measure that Ohio school officials said would have left many districts in financial chaos.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed his last budget right at the deadline, vetoing 67 items, but allowing a flat income tax and $600 million for the Cleveland Browns' stadium in Brook Park to go forward.

Eight of the largest school districts in Ohio are urging Gov. Mike DeWine to veto a few provisions in the budget the legislature passed last week.

The conference committee has approved a two-year state budget, which makes changes to the income tax and provides funding for a domed stadium for the Cleveland Browns in Brook Park.

An analysis of a Republican-backed bill that seeks to help struggling homeowners by lowering the amount of property tax they pay shows it could be a devastating hit to Ohio鈥檚 public schools.