Posts Tagged ‘Governor’
ACLU Asks Governor Kasich to Grant Clemency
CLEVELAND- Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter to Governor John Kasich asking him to grant clemency to Shawn Hawkins, who is scheduled to be executed June 14, 2011. The ACLU’s request comes after the Ohio Parole Board voted unanimously to recommend the governor grant Mr. Hawkins clemency. Since his conviction, serious [...]
Waiting for Superman May 19 & LCRP May 21 event
On Thursday May 19, Governor Kasich is hosting a screening of the movie “Waiting for Superman”. Governor Kasich and special guest Michelle Rhee who is featured in the film will be part of a live stream discussion. According to the Kasich blog viewers at home can watch the live online webcast, but would need their own copy of "Waiting for [...]
ODP on Kasich’s Tweet about GM jobs
COLUMBUS—Chris Redfern, Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, released the following statement today in response John Kasich’s effort to take credit for General Motors announcement of up to 400 new jobs in Toledo. (Twitter from Gov. Kasich's twitter.com/JohnKasich: Thanks to GM for a great event today announcing hundreds of jobs retained [...]
Drilling profits may not be gusher
Environmentalists first raised concern, now it appears that the dollars may not be gushing in the way the Kasich administration hoped for when they first talked about opening up our state parks to drilling -- Sunday's Columbus Dispatch has more. Of the 115,300 acres of state parks, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources estimates that it owns [...]
Kasich loves Bell
Joe Vardon for the Columbus Dispatch writes about Toledo, Senate Bill 5, Mayor Mike Bell, Gov. John Kasich, Councilman Joe McNamara, Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken and a few others in the Sunday Dispatch. Part of the recommended piece: Bell, a Democrat who ran as an independent, is now a favorite of Republican Gov. John Kasich's. [...]
TMACOG to Host SB5 Information Session
Elected officials, public administrators, and public employees all have a stake in Ohio Senate Bill 5. TMACOG has invited attorneys from the law firm Spengler Nathanson to make a presentation about the ramifications of the bill Friday, May 6 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the TMACOG office, 300 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. As written, SB5 [...]
April Fool’s Day? Budish wonders …
Ohio House Democratic Leader Wonders If Today is April Fool’s Day Governor’s statements supporting public employees and teachers are laughable COLUMBUS – The following is a statement from House Minority Leader Armond Budish (D-Beachwood) on Governor Kasich’s statements regarding public employees and teachers. Governor Kasich today [...]
Voters spoke on Casino
Issue 3 passed in Ohio, it was the will of the voters. Expecting and demanding the casinos to deliver on what was promised is one thing, trying to change things that conflict with what voters approved is another. Know the inside scoop on how to effectively play your hand using tips from our online poker sites. Long-time readers of the [...]
Charter oversight weakened
Several recommended articles on the topic of the proposed action in the Ohio House that would weaken the oversight process when it comes to charter schools in Ohio. Charter backer says House proposal weakens oversight. Terry Rice who is quoted in the Dispatch articles more detailed thoughts - Ohio’s charter program risks becoming a [...]
We Are Ohio gathers 2000 signatures in 2 hours
COLUMBUS – We Are Ohio gathered thousands of signatures this weekend as the campaign to give Ohioans a chance to veto SB 5, the unfair attack on employee rights and worker safety, officially kicked off. With volunteer circulators fanning out across the state, We Are Ohio also provided voters with the opportunity to sign petitions at nine [...]