Making the pitch
Our Governor took his efforts on the road this weekend, heading out to Vegas to deliver a keynote at a luncheon for the spring conference of the Republican Jewish Coalition. The conference gathers some heavy weight Republican donors, and is hosted by none other than Sheldon Anderson, the single biggest donor to the 2012 Romney campaign. The event is an annual gathering of some of the biggest names and strongest candidates for the highest office in the land, and this year included Jeb Bush, former VP Dick Cheney, New Jersey Governor Chris...
read moreAge Old Economic Debate Surrounding Ethanol
As a proud Ohioan, I have an acute awareness surrounding the importance of farming in our state. As a bread basket to the nation, Ohio grows and produces myriad food products, soy and corn being very significant to our state’s GDP. The dialog in our nation’s capitol surrounding how to handle the ethanol subsidy going forward is compelling as an Ohioan, but also from an objective economic perspective, as it is a debate that has raged since the beginnings of the study of economy: to subsidize or not to subsidize? Certainly there will...
read moreManufacturing and Ohio
There are some stunning new numbers coming out of Northeast Ohio’s manufacturing sector, courtesy of The Plain Dealer and Team NEO. Exports for the 18 county region were $31.1 billion for 2012, higher than they were even before the Great Recession of 2008, and the automotive industry continues to roar, adding to the demand for manufactured goods. Looks like the #OhioModel continues to gain momentum. Let’s keep it going in...
read moreTo Expand or Not To Expand
As Medicaid expansion is set to hit the state Controlling Board for a vote on Monday, speculation seems rampant that the board will approve Governor Kasich’s plan in favor. The administration has characterized the expansion as compassionate, and it would create a federal funding stream at 100% for three years, then 90% after that. The concern is that the ongoing 10% would be an unmanageable burden on state coffers. Do you think the Controlling Board should authorize the...
read moreExchanges Struggle to Open
Rivaling the release of a new iPhone in popularity, today marks the first day of open enrollment in the President’s healthcare overhaul, the Affordable Care Act. Unsurprisingly, the Fed systems set up to handle the surge of open enrollment applications are buckling under the weight, seemingly insufficient to handle the demand. But according to Federal officials, everything is under control: “We have built a dynamic system and are prepared to make adjustments as needed and improve the consumer experience,” said U.S. Health and...
read moreKasich Taking the Longview
National media have slowly been positioning Ohio Governor John Kasich as a case study. They were happy to jump on the band wagon when approval ratings were low early on. Now, with the economy moving in the right direction and and election campaign in the not-too-distant future, the punditry has proclaimed that Kasich is a study in how to win. With 2014 elections nearly upon us in political and fundraising terms, some eyes have trained their focus on the presidential and federal elections coming in 2016. But some eyes have been looking toward...
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