Taxing fracking is a good idea; swapping it for income tax is not

Gov. Kasich proposes to give the money raised from a higher severance tax mostly to upper-income Ohioans. Instead, we all must benefit from better education and public services that otherwise are being cut in the current state budget.

Governor proposes doing the right thing, wrong use

Gov. John Kasich is right to propose a tax on the proceeds from fracking. But the rates he proposes are too low and the use