Posts Tagged ‘Lucas’
57,442 Signatures validated to repeal SB5 in Lucas County
Columbus- Today Lucas County Board of Elections validated 57,442 signatures to Repeal SB 5, the unfair attack on employee rights and worker safety. Only 4,342 signatures were required to meet 3% of the total vote in the last gubernatorial election in Lucas County. According to this information from the Lucas County Board of Elections, We Are Ohio [...]
ORP Dinner RSVP deadline July 13
Tickets for the Ohio Republican Party's 2011 State Dinner with featured guest Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal on July 22, 2011 in Cleveland are going fast! Individual tickets are $100 each. We are filling up tables seat by seat so we can sit together. If you would like to sit at a table with other Northwest Ohio Republicans, please email [...]
Kaptur Announces Federal Award To TARTA for Solar Power Equipment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following on the heels of last week’s federal award for new vehicles for TARTA, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today announced $1 million in federal funds for solar panels and solar equipment at the transit authority’s main offices on Central Avenue. Kaptur said the $1 million was awarded by the Federal Transit [...]
More than 317,000 risers replaced
A potential safety concern for Columbia Gas of Ohio customers has been resolved through the company’s Riser Safety Program, which concluded on June 30, Columbia announced today. Crews have replaced more than 317,000 risers around Ohio since the project began in 2008. “We made a commitment to our customers to resolve this concern, and [...]
County & City sign solid waste agreement
City to sign solid waste service agreement with Lucas County today Republic Services to provide solid waste services under new agreement Toledo Mayor Michael P. Bell and Lucas County Commission President Pete Gerken will today sign a regional service sharing agreement to provide refuse and recycling services to the city of Toledo through the [...]
Statements on House passing state budget
Statement by State Rep. Matthew A. Szollosi on Passage of House Bill 153 COLUMBUS – Despite strong objections from the Democratic members of the Ohio House of Representatives, the House concurred with the Conference Report this afternoon on the state budget which is going to have a devastating impact on local government and middle class [...]
Local Dems File Election Complaint in District 6 Council race
Reported on Toledo Free Press website -- Local Dems File Election Complaint Against Council Candidate. Short summary: Douglas DeCamp, Republican candidate for District 6 did not file a designation of treasurer with the BOE as required by law but has signs with a disclaimer for "Citizens to Elect DeCamp." Lucas County Democratic Party Chair Ron [...]
Ohio House Approves Rep. Sears’ Pit Bull Legislation
COLUMBUS—State Representative Barbara Sears (R-Monclova) today announced that House Bill 14—which revises the stereotyping of pit bills and adds due process in the Ohio Revised Code—passed from the Ohio House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support. House Bill 14 would remove the Ohio Revised Code specification of pit bull [...]
Dog Warden – Law & Criminal Justice Committee
Collins said it's easier to divide the issues, they covered the ordinance before Toledo City Council as it pertains to animal control laws, then the Dog Warden contract discussion. The role the Dog Warden Advisory Committee played in the legislation was referenced, public safety was the first agenda, then breed specific legislation that was [...]
Conklin & Company June 26
Most political junkies try to tune in to Conklin & Company, while you can find the segments on the 13abc using their search feature, if you missed any of the segments or want to watch them again, the video for all three is included below. Before the video was put up online so quickly I used to do a summary, while I don't plan to return to that, [...]