Kasich signs 17 bills, including concealed-carry expansion

Ohio Gov. John Kasich today took a stab at clearing his desk of some of the mountain of bills passed by the frantic lame-duck session of the General Assembly.

The second-term Republican signed 17 bills into law largely crafted by the GOP majority in the House and Senate.

Among the bills signed by Kasich were measures to:

-- Allow Ohioans with concealed-carry permits to carry guns on college campuses and other locations, if local authorities approve. Active-duty military also can carry guns without permits. (Am. Sub. SB 199).

-- Create a Tax Expenditure Review Committee to review $8 billion in tax breaks handed out by the state each year (Am. Sub. HB 9).

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