Posts Tagged ‘Media’
Obama to nominate Cordray to lead CFPB
President Barack Obama intends to nominate former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to a new consumer financial protection bureau that was a central feature of the Dodd-Frank Financial Regulatory Reform bill that overhauled banking regulations. White House and administration sources say Obama plans to announce the nomination Monday at the [...]
ODP: Fact check Gov. Kasich on MSNBC
Gov. John Kasich’s appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” today demonstrated that he is willing to lie not just to the people of Ohio but also to the national media. Kasich repeated his tired claim that Senate Bill 5 provides local governments with the “tools” they need to balance their budgets. He ignores that local governments have [...]
Tolling for dollars
Towards the end of June it was reported that the foreign investors who bought the lease for the Indiana toll road were in danger of default. While it was reported a day later that a default is not expected, with what took place in Indiana being cited as an example of why Ohio should lease it's turnpike -- the resulting media coverage is worth [...]
John Lennon closet Repub? Sigh …
Imagine there's credibility ... A word that would be extremely difficult to attach to Fred Seaman, a man who admitted to stealing hundreds of the late Beatle's personal photographs and letters. Seaman for a year took items that did not belong to him that included personal journals written by John Lennon, all a part of a deal he struck with [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Husted wants a May primary
The 2012 Presidential primary may take place in May instead of March if Secretary of State Jon Husted is successful in getting the support of the House and the Senate. Columbus Dispatch reports Husted stated today that May would work better since redistricting has to be completed, some including Husted believe March does not give enough time for [...]
CREW on Boehner
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed an ethics complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) against House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) for violating the Antideficiency Act. In violation of a law designed to stop government officials from overspending appropriations, Speaker Boehner directed the House Office [...]
Poll shows Little Support for GOP Plan to Privatize Medicare
Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll finds little support for privatizing Medicare, even though most people agree the government-sponsored health insurance program for older Americans needs major changes if it is to survive. According to the Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll, slightly more than one in ten of the respondents supported the plan to [...]
Does budget proposal address Ohio’s needs?
Interesting point/counterpoint in The Columbus Dispatch based on one question, Does budget proposal address Ohio's needs? No: By slashing services, it makes Ohio less desirable for businesses is one side. A small part of: One Ohio United is creating a false perception of Ohio's taxes and budget in order to support these cuts. They ignore that [...]