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Cleveland Museum of Natural History to get state funds for renovation

$2.5 million dollars in tax money will help the expansion.

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History will undergo a facelift soon, thanks to money from the state.

$2.5 million dollars in tax money will help the expansion.

The money is allocated from the state capital budget, but one watchdog group is upset, saying the renovations are something that a small number of Ohioans will benefit from.

"Why is it a Columbus taxpayer or a Westerville taxpayer has to pay for that out of their own money," asks Greg Lawson of The Buckeye Institute. "There's a lot of physical infrastructure needs that the state has. Cities across the state are having problems with their sewer systems having to upgrade those."

There is a system set up for this.

5% of the overall capital budget is given to projects like this one.

The renovations are expected to be finished by 2020.

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