Posts Tagged ‘Transparency’
IG Investigation into New State Superintendent by Lawmaker
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Debbie Phillips (D- Athens) sent a letter today to Inspector General Randy Meyer requesting an investigation of new State Superintendent of Education, Stan Heffner. The requests comes as questions arise over a possible conflict of interest between a company that he had been hired to work for and his continued advocacy of [...]
Innovation Ohio: Is Moelis in bed with Penn National?
Columbus--Innovation Ohio, a progressive think tank headquartered in Columbus, said today that it has uncovered a "potentially troubling linkage" between Penn National Gaming and Moelis & Company, the New York-based consulting firm that earned a reported $13 million to help Gov. John Kasich strike a deal with Ohio's casino and race track [...]
Redfern Calls on Rep. Mecklenborg to Resign
COLUMBUS – Today, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern issued the following statement on recent developments involving State Representative Bob Mecklenborg (R-Cincinnati): "State Representative Robert Mecklenborg, of his own choosing, endangered the lives of his female passenger and that of the public when he chose to drive [...]
Lawmakers Criticize Republicans for Secrecy in Government
COLUMBUS – State Reps. Ted Celeste (D-Grandview Heights), Jay P. Goyal (D-Mansfield) and Matt Lundy (D – Elyria) today criticized the Republicans for moving Ohio away from open, accountable and transparent state government. The lawmakers pointed out a number of examples of Republicans attempting to hide their actions behind a vault of [...]
Toledo Council July 12
9 present when the meeting began -- McNamara, Sarantou, Steel, Waniewski, Webb, Collins, Copeland, Ludeman, Martinez - Hicks-Hudson and Craig arrived after the meeting started. Appropriation for engineering oversight of TWI project by Mannik & Smith, $235,000 Sewer Replacement Fund - relieved of Utilities & Public Service Committee then - [...]
TFD accreditation
Toledo Fire and Rescue maintains accreditation status Department continues to meet the mark despite financial challenges and increasing service The Toledo Fire and Rescue Department has maintained their accreditation by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International at the Center for Public Safety Excellence after completing a required [...]
ACME – the “attractive nuisance”
Once upon a time the Marina District Plans included the ACME Power Plant -- when the city was seeking funds for clean up in 2003 it was said, "In order to ensure the success of the Marina District, the City must fully remediate the ACME Power Plant to enable end users to restore this historically significant symbol of Toledo's industrial past. [...]
Redividing Wards
Toledo is required to redivide the City into wards based on the 2010 census numbers. Legislation to do this needs to be passed at the July 12 Council meeting. According to the July 1 Friday packet, this ordinance follows the recommendation of the Plan Commission with the following adjustments: shift 699 persons from Ward 4 to Ward 10 shift [...]
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 [...]
Szollosi, Ohio House Remove “Pit Bull” from Vicious Dog Definition
COLUMBUS- Ohio House Assistant Minority Rep. Matthew A. Szollosi (D-Toledo) and the Ohio House has approved legislation that will remove pit bulls from the definition of “vicious dog” from a state law that has been in effect since 1987. In a speech to House colleagues during this afternoon’s legislative session, Rep. Szollosi cited a [...]