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This in via e-mail from the Barlos for Ohio House District 46 campaign:
MAUMEE – Candidate for the 46th House District Harry Barlos and the Ohio Democratic Party will official open a campaign office in Maumee. The office will serve as the Barlos campaign headquarters and a field office of the Ohio Democratic Party; the [...]

This in via e-mail from the Ohio Democratic Party:
WEB VIDEO: As Kasich Trots Around with GOP Presidential Hopefuls, Ohio Democratic Party Releases Flashback Footage of Kasich’s 2000 “Soul Brother” Endorsement of George W. Bush
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels Comes to Ohio Tomorrow for Kasich; Pawlenty, Gingrich, Romney Already Visited
COLUMBUS – Today, The Ohio Democratic Party [...]

The below came in via e-mail as a media advisory, it may be of interest to some of you on the blog since it may create additional media coverage tomorrow.
ADVISORY: Speaker Budish to Visit Toledo Area, Promote Green Jobs
Budish, Szollosi, Barlos Tour W&K Solar, Meet with Local Business Leaders
TOLEDO – Ohio House Speaker [...]

The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) endorsed Strickland in 2006, as pointed out in the link to 2006 FOP endorsements included in the below release from the O’Shaughnessy for Ohio Secretary of State campaign. Two releases are below, one from the re-election campaign of Governor Ted Strickland and one from Attorney General Richard Cordray [...]

This in via e-mail from the O’Shaughnessy for Ohio Secretary of State campaign:
Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio Endorses Maryellen O’Shaughnessy for Ohio Secretary of State
Ohio’s Largest Law Enforcement Organization Supports O’Shaughnessy
COLUMBUS – The Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio endorsed Maryellen O’Shaughnessy today in her bid to become Ohio’s next Secretary of State.
“I [...]

I guess it comes down to how you measure the word “success” though when I read the Blade headline – GOP chief: Reform petition drive a ’success’ (link) for a brief moment I thought that Stainbrook had actually pulled off getting the required 14,289 signatures.
The story doesn’t state how many signatures were collected – the [...]

Several releases were sent out yesterday on the passage of the Wall Street reform bill, below are the ones I received, John Michael Spinelli has a recommended article (link) that references them and a few others that I did not receive yesterday:
Governor Applauds U.S. Congress for Passage of Wall Street Reform, Rebukes Republican Calls [...]

This in via e-mail from the Yost for Auditor campaign, no additional information was provided on the poll beyond what is shared below:
Wenzel Strategies conducted a telephone survey of likely voters statewide in Ohio to gauge voter sentiment of the race for Auditor of State. The poll was conducted June 30-July 1, 2010, and [...]

There are moments when I feel as Joe Hallett expresses in his column a few days ago where he asks the question – Wouldn’t it be nice if politicians focused on what matters?. It’s one that has been asked here, more than once and the challenge is to not become so entrenched into what [...]

The following received via e-mail from the Strickland campaign in response to the latest ad from the Republican Governors Association blaming Strickland for NCR leaving Ohio for Georgia.
Strickland Campaign Responds to Latest Republican Governors Association Ad
COLUMBUS–Today, Strickland for Governor Communications Director Lis Smith released the following statement responding to the Republican Governors Association’s [...]

Republican candidate Dave Yost and Democrat candidate David Pepper are seeking election to the Auditor of the State of Ohio, the position that Mary Taylor held until she became the Republican Lt. Gov. candidate. A release from the Yost campaign yesterday focuses on Strickland and performance audits, which have been in the news since [...]

The following was received via e-mail from the Lucas County Republican Party, it’s an interesting position when compared to the Blade article (link) where Lucas County Commissioner Ben Konop states, “In all honesty, it’s not a Republican document, it’s not a Democratic document; it’s a good-government document.” I think it’s important for Democrats to [...]

This in via e-mail from the Strickland campaign:
COLUMBUS — Today, Governor Ted Strickland delivered the following remarks at the Ohio Democratic Party Headquarters in Columbus. The following remarks are as prepared for delivery:
In the 1950s, Ohio State defensive end Jim Marshall was one of the most dominant players in football. Jim Marshall accomplished a lot [...]

According to govtrack.us Representatives Marcy Kaptur and Bob Latta voted no on the conference report for HR 4173 -Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. Part of what Kaptur said on the floor, as reported by Allison Bell, (link):
“The bill doesn’t appear to encourage prudent credit accumulation,” Kaptur said, according to a version of [...]

The give and take of politics continues with the media coverage ramping up about House Minority Leader John Boehner’s specific reference to raising the retirement age to 70. According to MSNBC there was a press conference held today by Ohio House Democrats where the expected political outrage took place and Boehner’s office said there [...]

This in via e-mail from the Yost for Auditor campaign?
Yost Calls for Performance Audits of All State Agenncies
Looming Fiscal Crisis Demands Statutory Authority for State Auditor
(Columbus) – As the State of Ohio draws nearer to a projected $8 billion deficit in its next budget, Ohio Auditor candidate Dave Yost today called for new authority [...]

Comments made by House Minority Leader John Boehner have been getting some media attention, as reported in the Hill, (link):
“We’re all living a lot longer than anyone ever expected,” Boehner said in a meeting with the editors of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “And I think that raising the retirement age — going out 20 years, [...]

At the risk of hate mail and comments, I personally could care less if LeBron James stays in Cleveland, goes somewhere else to play basketball or retires. If he leaves Cleveland, that shows he is the one who doesn’t care about the fans. Though he’s been labeled as a “huge economic driver for [...]

The latest Quinnipiac Ohio Poll has been released – (link) with the basic news — Democrats support Strickland, Republicans support Kasich, independents support Strickland over Kasich by 3%. The other variant is between the sexes and religion. White Born Again/Evangelicals support Kasich over Strickland, 54% to 29%; the sexes — 38% of [...]

This in via e-mail from the Ohio Democratic Party:
Ohio Democratic Party Names Camilo Villa As Latino Caucus Director
COLUMBUS – Today, the Ohio Democratic Party announced Camilo Villa has joined its team as Latino Caucus Director. In this role, Villa will facilitate outreach to Hispanic/Latino communities as part of the Ohio Democratic Party’s continued efforts [...]

Some of those who comment here have expressed anger and levied insults at the Obama administration because FEMA denied the federal disaster determination for our area after tornado/storm damage reported by the Red Cross on June 8 of: 39 homes completely destroyed, 42 damaged beyond salvage and over 700 homes affected. Add to that Lake [...]

On June 16 it was reported that the Ohio Republican Party chairman Kevin DeWine filed an election complaint with the Ohio Supreme Court against Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Brown, Dayton Daily News link. Earlier today a release was sent out by the Ohio Democratic Party stating that Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern [...]

I’ve received two e-mails from the Yost for auditor campaign this week. First was a fundraising e-mail where it was suggested that previous donations from people like Rosie O’Donnell to David Pepper required Yost supporters to help him “Keep Hollywood values out of Ohio” — I checked the database at the Secretary of State’s office [...]

Ted Strickland’s story about his family temporarily living in a chicken shack after their home was burned down when he was five years old is probably something you know, if you paid attention to the 2006 gubernatorial campaign. It was referenced in some of his speeches, and some of the media back then – [...]

This in via e-mail from the Ohio Democratic Party about comments made last night at Congressman Bob Latta’s “America Speaking Out” Town Hall, a few moments ago the Blade updated with a story that Latta condems the comment (link). Rob Voska is a member of the North Central Ohio Conservatives.
Congressman [...]

This in via e-mail from the Strickland for Governor campaign:
Lt. Gov. Candidate Yvette McGee Brown’s Remarks As Prepared for Delivery
COLUMBUS — Today, Lt. Gov. candidate Yvette McGee Brown delivered the following remarks on Ohio’s urban centers at the Lincoln Theatre in Columbus. The following remarks are as prepared for delivery.
My grandmother taught me many [...]

Ohio got some major print space in the Morning Fix by Chris Cillizza in the Washington Post (link). Part of the recommended read:
Tim Pawlenty endorses Kasich, Renacci in Ohio
1. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will back former Ohio Rep. John Kasich’s bid for governor and Jim Renacci’s challenge to Ohio Rep. John Boccieri on Friday, [...]

As most of you know, I’m not feeling 100%, things have been complicated by the fact that my husband had to have an emergency appendectomy on Tuesday and is still in the hospital. While I’m getting releases that are sent to me up as soon as possible there are a great many things happening [...]

Several of you sent me links yesterday concerning the death of Ohio Congressman “Lud” Ashley, there is a variety of media coverage concerning his death the Washington Post, Blade and the Toledo Free Press are some of the print media examples.
For those of you who wanted to comment on the contributions Ashely made [...]

This in via e-mail from the Yost for Auditor campaign, the media report referenced in the media release can be listened to here:
Yost Chides Opponent for Not Signing Anti-Tax Pledge
(Columbus) – Last week Republican candidate for Ohio Auditor Dave Yost signed the Americans for Tax Reform “Taxpayer Protection Pledge”, stating he would “oppose [...]