Posts Tagged ‘TFP’
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 [...]
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 [...]
Upcoming Council meeting Yeah and Boo
It appears after quite a bit of discussion, media attention, which included several columns I wrote on the topic, the Toledo-Lucas County Housing Fund will finally get the disbursement they were owed and there will be a plan for future payments. The legislation for those of you interested that will be before Toledo City Council on May [...]
Birther brouhaha
I don't often delve into national politics in my Toledo Free Press column, but after watching some of the reaction and reading some of the commentary on April 27 -- Inflexible reality shares some of my thoughts on the whole Birther brouhaha. It also raises some questions as to how easily history is forgotten and how uninformed some of our [...]
No Deed Restriction on TPS Libbey deal
Story released earlier today for Toledo Free Press - Libbey legislation does not include deed restriction for those of you following the discussion concerning the proposed development agreement between TPS and the City of Toledo. The basic gist, sources believe it was a simple misstatement made by Deputy Mayor Steve Herwat at the April 26 [...]
Ooooh that smell
Often when I transcribe council meetings or committee meetings questions are raised. My column in this week's TFP is the result of one of those question creating moments. Oooh that smell focuses on conflicting information given concerning Toledo's recycling program as far as how much it's made in profits, how much it costs and why we still owe [...]
Anti-SB 5 will help Democrats
Interesting article from the Columbus Dispatch that suggests the presence of the Senate Bill 5 repeal effort on the ballot will help turn out more voters who tend to lean Democrat. The issue should help bring out more votes for the Democrats, said Paul Beck, a political science professor at Ohio State University, in a city where there are five [...]
TFP has Opening Day covered
The April 10 Toledo Free Press focuses on the April 14 Mud Hens Opening Day, it's 92 pages with a good number of them focusing on the Mud Hens, from history to what's new at concession stands. You can read some of the articles online, the e-Press edition should be up tomorrow for those interested in reading the full edition online. One of [...]
Force in Enforcement
I did not realize how much money was owed to children in the State of Ohio until I started researching my column that's in the April 10 Toledo Free Press. Link The raw numbers as of February 2011: # of Non-Custodial Parents (NCPs) with Arrears * 459,819 # of Cases with Arrears* 605,072 # of those Cases in Default** 529,844 Total [...]
Blade story raises answerable questions about election
The Nov. 2 election between Toledo City Councilman George Sarantou and then-Sylvania Trustee Carol Contrada for a Lucas County Commissioner spot is final from a legal standpoint. Sarantou and his legal team dismissed the Contest of Election suit they had filed to challenge the results of the election on Feb. 3; to many, that ended the saga. [...]