Governor Focuses on Positive
John Kasich had quite an inaugural year as our Ohio’s 69th Governor. In meeting with the state house press corps in a news conference today, he proclaimed that we may “never see another one like it.” And he may be right. His activities to streamline state government, jump start the jobs picture, and get Ohio’s economy moving again are unprecedented. And they had to be. The budget problem was bigger than ever, and the national economy has scarcely improved since the 2008 real estate bubble burst. Our Governor has had to...
read moreLearning Our History
Republicans in the Ohio House have asserted the importance of bettering Ohio’s output of educated, informed graduates again. Our Representatives have called on schools to raise standards of knowledge by ensuring that students are well-familiar with our nation’s founding texts. The issue was raised when a survey reported sub-par results from Ohio’s students, specifically in their grasp of our nation’s history. As we know from the old saying, those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Republican...
read morePlaying Ball – Sears and Economic Development
Governor John Kasich isn’t divulging a whole lot of detail surrounding the status of his and our state’s economic development teams and Sears, the multi-million dollar retail giant currently headquartered in Illinois. What is saying is that we’re in the game, and we’re playing to win now that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D) has made it clear that he can’t match our offer. Quinn’s state government is also at odds, unable to agree on an update to their tax code. This puts Ohio, with its sound leadership from...
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