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Kasich pledges clearer rules for businesses large and small, by Joe Hallett, The Columbus Dispatch
Standing next to a 3-foot-tall stack of books containing state regulations, Republican gubernatorial nominee John Kasich vowed yesterday to reform a regulatory process that he said is killing job development.
John Kasich wants to streamline state regulations; Gov. Ted Strickland says he's already done it. The Plain Dealer
Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich on Wednesday laid out a plan to reform Ohio's business regulations - complex and sometimes duplicative rules that he says are a major impediment to job creation. But his ideas nearly mirror the regulatory reform plan laid out by his opponent, Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland, just two years ago in an executive order.
Race to the Top education funds:
a. Why did Ohio win?
b. Why won't some school districts benefit?
c. Do these programs rely too much on standardized tests?
d. Will some districts win the money, but lose the levy?
Ohio wins 'Race to Top' school aid - The Columbus Dispatch
Ohio won $400 million from a $4.3 billion education initiative by the Obama administration, but almost half the state's school districts won't reap the full rewards.
Fisher vs. Portman
Weight of Bush Ties at Issue in Ohio Senate Race - NY Times
Rob Portman the Republican Senate candidate, talks to economically stressed voters incessantly about jobs - how to keep existing ones and create new ones for workers who have seen opportunities vanish as businesses cut back or pulled out of this once-proud manufacturing hub. Yet it is jobs held by Mr. Portman himself that have drawn attention from Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, his opponent, and other Democrats.
Rob Portman is "the one who actually sucked the jobs out of the (Mahoning) Valley and sent them to China." - Lee Fisher on Saturday, July 31st, 2010 in a campaign speech, PolitiFact Ohio
RIP Jerry Hammond
'Swashbuckling politician' helped build city, The Columbus Dispatch
Jerry Hammond, the first black president of Columbus City Council, is being remembered today as a political maestro who helped develop Columbus into a big city and as a tenacious ally of the downtrodden. Hammond, 76, died early yesterday morning at a hospice center after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
August 27, 2010