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Earmarks supporters in Congress on way out - The Columbus Dispatch
With Congress edging closer to killing earmarks, central Ohio faces the loss of millions of federal dollars steered to the area by outgoing Democratic Reps. Mary Jo Kilroy of Columbus and Zack Space of Dover.
Kilroy, who lost her seat to Republican Steve Stivers, won $18.2 million in earmarks for the 2010 federal spending year, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense, a Washington organization opposed to earmarks.
Space, who lost his seat to Republican Bob Gibbs, won $13.7 million in earmarks for his congressional district, which stretches into Licking and Muskingum counties.
2. Republicans Start to Line Up to Challenge Senator Sherrod Brown in 2012
Sherrod Brown expects tough 2012 race for U.S. Senate - Associated Press
Brown will face voters who gave the GOP sweeping victories in mid-term elections this year in U.S. House, Senate and governor races.
"I know that it will be difficult," Brown said. "Politics is so volatile that who knows two years from now what things will look like. I plan to represent Ohio as long as the voters want me to, and I expect they will want me to in 2012."
3. Lame Duck State Legislature
Capital News: What will happen during upcoming lame duck session?
The head of the Ohio Senate isn't expecting to move on very much legislation during the coming lame duck session, deferring to Gov.-elect John Kasich and new Republican leadership to set the agenda for the coming General Assembly.
"I'd love to be able to work on some things that we have in front of us, and I'd love to be able to work on the capital budget and get that done," Republican Senate President Bill Harris, in his last term in the chamber, said Nov. 3. "Having said that, I think that the new governor ought to have the opportunity to say what he wants to be able to do. And I am inclined [to be] supporting what he wants to do."
4. Another Columbus City Council Member Leaves Early
Mentel leaving council for time at home - The Columbus Dispatch
President Michael C. Mentel is leaving the Columbus City Council, saying he wants to attend to his legal career and spend more time with his teenagers before they head to college.
"Twelve years has been a great, long run," Mentel told The Dispatch. "This is the perfect time in my life to turn a chapter."
November 19, 2010