State lawmaker pitches ban on foreign adversaries buying land near military bases

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State Sen. Terry Johnson wants Ohio to bar foreign entities from purchasing land within 25 miles of military installations, such as Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, or vital infrastructure as a matter of national security. Here an Air Force C-141 Starfire flies low on a landing approach this August at Wright-Patterson. (John Kuntz/The Plain Dealer) The Plain Dealer

COLUMBUS – A state lawmaker on Tuesday urged his colleagues to back a plan aimed at keeping foreign adversaries from owning Ohio property within 25 miles of any military base or near critical infrastructure.

State Sen. Terry Johnson, a Republican from McDermott, testified to the House Economic and Workforce Development Committee that the change was needed to protect national security.

“I strongly believe that Ohio’s land should not be for sale to those who seek to destroy the American way of life,” Johnson said…

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